Guys some new information about this PSUs have come to light. In effort of full transparency as a tech content creator. Please give the this video from Gamer's Nexus a look. They have made some discoveries about this PSU that you SHOULD KNOW before buying. ruclips.net/video/EmeFRtoiIrQ/видео.html
Im glad someone finally did a real informative review and showed internals, unboxings are such a bogus waste of time in most cases and just done to get YT views.. I own a 650w Aresgame PS and im VERY pleased with it so far these last four months. Though I wouldnt expect to see Japanese caps in the bronze models, I admit I am disappointed to see Capxon caps in this gold rated model - though the build quality still looks top notch, no sloppy assembly here like ive seen in others even name brands. I still feel Aresgame is building a decent quality PS for the money and you get a three year warranty on the bronze units and ten year on the gold, im not sure about these newer ones theyve come out with that use different casings and stickers, I have the older original version and will stick with them until I see how things go with the new ones.
I have the Aresgame 850W Fully Modular 80Plus Gold. And I love it. It's the best pus I've owned. And I think as far as price-to-performance goes Nobody can beat them.
I got the free gift. Nice looking RGB mousepad. Not very large but not garbage. I can say I have been stress testing computers with these PSU’s and no whine and not a lot of noise even with systems under full load. I’ve been impressed.
I agree on this point, looking for a decent budget ps recently my friend tried to sell me on the thermaltake smart units I think, but frankly all I saw was bad reviews and high prices. After weeks of looking and reviewing I have to say I just went on my eventual gut feeling that Aresgame though new was really trying hard to add credibilty to both their quality and customer service. I saw 95% or better positive reviews which speaks for itself and excellent customer service comments when someone got the rare bad unit which happens to all brands even if its just shipping damage. I have two of the 650w non modular ones and my friend has an 850w gold, as well as a 500w both mine and both of his are doing perfectly, he's a bench tech and even he is surprised at how cool and quiet both are doing on two of his 24/7 mining rigs. As always time will tell, but so far im sold on the brand in the best budget ps category.
I own both the thermaltake smart 500w and the aresgame 500w. And as I can tell you without a doubt, aresgame crushes the thermaltake. This don’t even need explaining whatsoever. I couldn’t even come up with a con for aresgame LOL.
I have nothing bad to say about ares game. I use the 550w bronze rated power supply with a 3200g and a 1050 TI and it does exactly what I need it to do, and it does that task very well. If and when I do build another PC, I'd definitely consider using them first, just due to cost to performance.
Agreed. Sure it’s not the most top of the line thing to buy but most gaming rigs don’t need 80+ platinum rated PSUs. I personally have never gone above gold myself. Like Gamer’s Nexus said… “at least it doesn’t blow up”
Capacitor plague was not just P/S it was everything. It was not uncommon to hear pops in the IBM computers where I worked, The outer shell of the MB caps would be found laying in the case.
Those look like the FL series capacitors curiously they listed as automotive and rated for 12000hrs. It was hard to make out in your video so I could be wrong. I'll open up my psu once it arrives.
The CapXon primary is of what one would expect of a budget unit. Unfortunately, they're also very low rated at only 270uf(at least they're 105°C), so I'd imagine that 12v ripple suppression to be relatively poor. It is a typical double forward unit, so the gold rating is likely to be fake or only in certain scenarios as double forward is usually quite inefficient due to power being needed during switching. There have been a few gold rated double forward units, but they are few. Btw, to the right of the dc-dc circuit is a very large coil, that's the 12v inductor and also the easiest way to tell that it's a double forward unit. That emi filter(the stuff around the ac in) looks very poorly done. I'd like to see some shrink tubing at least instead of exposed leads. I also didn't catch a MOV, so if that's actually missing, it won't have surge protection. X caps and Y caps are there, as well as a ntc thermistor, so inrush current should hopefully be ok. Typically, the secondary caps(the small electrolytic ones around the dc-dc) will be a tier lower then the primary cap, or the same brand. I can't tell just from the wrapping, so we can either assume more capxon, or maybe something worse like chengx/asiax, etc. The bridge rectifier was bolted to a heatsink! Many cheap psu's skip this(cough*evga W1*cough), so that's one of the few positives. Unfortunately, there wasn't enough detail in the images to spot the supervisor IC, which are the main method in seeing if a unit has proper protections. Fets were also not discernible, and those are also a weak spot that can cause explosive failures. A comparable unit would be the evga BQ 850. It's built by HEC and is also double forward. The primary caps on the BQ are both rated at 470uf, nearly double of the aresgame' caps, so you can already imagine how poor the performance the hold up time and ripple suppression would be on the aresgame unit. The BQ is a bronze unit, but I honestly expect this aresgame unit to also be bronze. For those that follow the ltt tier list, it would likely be placed in tier C in the lack of info section. I'd avoid this unit if pairing with a decent system, but if paired with something lower power(kinda defeats the purpose), it may be alright. Thanks for the teardown btw.
Thank you so much for the very in-depth analysis! You definitely seem to know your stuff!!! Much appreciated! I’m going to pin this comment! This is the response I’ve been waiting for!
@@PCTechHustle Gamers nexus just released their review of the unit, and they pretty much confirm most of the things I stated. The gold rating was indeed false and gamersnexus stated that it's closer to 80+ white, or bronze if being lenient. The AGS unit only approaches 80+ gold at one point at 30% load. The emi filter did in fact, NOT have a MOV, so no built in surge protection. There was a ntc thermistor as I had mentioned, but no bypass relay, which further impacts efficiency. The secondary caps were indeed a lower quality brand, with some being AsiaX and others being totally unknown. This is as expected, but it does come as a surprise that there were no filtering caps on the modular board. The voltage load regulation was deemed bad by gamers nexus, but it actually does fall in line with many budget units, so it's not the worst, though 3.3v regulation is quite a bit worse then average. The ripple suppression was indeed horrid. With the 12v rail operating at 98mv under max load, that value is unacceptable, and is worse then pretty much every psu in my recent memory. The vast majority of psu's will typically operate within 60mv on the 12v rail, and is what I consider minimum acceptable value, and this unit likely only reached that around the 50% load point. They did test the OCP/OPP values, and it did trip without failure, so it seems that the Fets are at least capable of reaching advertised wattages without failure, so those parts are at the least properly rated. Other protections were not tested yet, so we'll have to see how OVP or UVP hold up. I consider UVP pretty important as often if a psu is overloaded, the voltage will drop to compensate for higher wattage, so UVP should kick in if the voltage drops too far, and hopefully that UVP value isn't too low. It seems the fan is also sleeve bearing, which really just means that it has a low lifespan with the majority of sleeve bearing fans failing after 3 years. Gamersnexus goes on with the potential that there was a possibility that some of the units were actually gold rated or that aresgame had made one actual gold sample but the rest weren't. Considering the design and how companies similar to aresgame operate, I'd agree with the latter and there never was a gold rated unit available to consumers. So, pretty much nothing fell too far out of line with my original statement. But now, with the company removing the gold certification from the unit entirely makes me suspect of the rest of their lineup. The only one that potentially meets efficiency requirements will likely be the AGT, which uses a more modern LLC resonant design. The AGK still has its gold certification, but seems to just be a fully modular version of the AGS, so it too likely has a fake gold cert. I'd pretty much put zero faith in their efficiency ratings for now.
One thing to try and see is the temp ratings on the caps including the small ones, regular caps are 85*C but better grade caps are usually 105* C, if these are 105*C that would be a big positive even if they are Capxon.
The inside looks tidy, but yeah, I'm not sure of the quality of the overall internal design. I'm probably gonna stick with this for awhile to really see how much life I can get out of it. Great video!
I have a 850 gold Segotep in my Son's Computer. It had a 6800xt sapphire edition in it, 8700k cpu, web browsing was fine but as soon as a game started to play the computer crashed. i Transfered the card over to my computer that has a 1000 watt aresgame psu with a 5600x cpu, no crashes at all, what so ever. He's currently using a 1060 3gb on the same pc same psu with no crashes
Yeah, the CapXon is garbage, but I just had an 18 year old Delta PSU that soft failed after about 12000 hours of use based on CapXon caps, so it's not the end of the world. I don't have any way of telling if that is the point of failure either. I just ordered an Aresgame 600w models to replace it. The PCB looks great; nice to see something that's not cheap stripboard on a $35 PSU.
After 4 weeks this is still running fine. However , my ATX new build is not overloaded and never will be. Still waiting for the GPU prices to go down and all this stupid stuff to stop so I can test that area. Also love my two bronze EVGA 600 watts. Some close up photos of the caps and other parts would be helpful.
Good and informative video. I just put a 750w fully modular one in my system to replace a very old OCZ (now EVGA) 500w unit. I have an actual Antec tester (not the fake tester that is included that only turns it on) that puts a load on the supply and I tested for 2 days before installing it. So far no issues but it's still new so time will tell if I made a mistake. Also, I got the fully modular 750w unit from Amazon for below $50 with a coupon . That really felt weird because that just seems too good to be true. Nice to see a full review of this. With that said... I majored in EE but haven't worked in that field for a long time. You didn't get a good view of the mosfets or other active components so we can identify the brand, you mostly showed passive components so it's really hard to tell anything from this. Also, it isn't energized so it's not going to kill you to stick your fingers in it, it just came out of the box. If it had been plugged in you can just short the big cap to discharge it or let it sit for 24 hours. Also, just unplug the fan so the other half of the case isn't in the way. One other thing. In the 90s and early 2000s you could tell a good power supply from a bad one by the weight. Many of the cheap ones then weighed next to nothing but a good Antec or other supplies were quite heavy compared to the cheap ones.
Thanks for the information and responding. I may give this video another take to point out the things I missed. Sorry for my lack of knowledge of the subject but I have learned some good things from friendly commenters like you! Thanks again!
@@PCTechHustle That would be great, a follow up after having used it for awhile would be good. I'm still wondering if I did the right thing since I can afford any power supply I want but went with this. When I saw the Amazon coupon that made it $49 I just had to see what it was about and it looked good. So far I'm happy. Hey, at least it's not an exploding Gigabyte PS.
Did the literature also say was the Temp Rating was in C ? I find this to be tell tale: those 30 C and below are cheap, 40 C and up, better. Thanks for your help.
Hi there, Nice review that you've made, I would like to buy one but I don't understand the difference between agv750, agw750, ags750 and agk750 ??? Can someone help me figure this out please ? Thank you and all the best, Etienne
Its more / less the power certification AGS = 80+ AGW = 80+ Bronze AGV = 80+ Bronze (looks to be older model) AGK = 80+ Gold Fully Modular NOTE: My unit in this video was found out later that is not of full efficiencies standards of a normal 80+ gold PSU. Gamer's Nexus did discover this and actually Aresgame has since updated their product documentation on that (good on them!)
You mean the EVGA 850w? I didn’t open it because it was running in my system and as mentioned in the video the internal components are called out on the part description
I have one now in my build but needed to got to 750w I got MSI MPG 750w gold is it good? I was thinking of getting another ates game but someone told me not to
Personally I dont see using fully modular vs partially modular as a cost cutting feature a big deal, if making a PS partially modular lowers the cost say $20 while maintaining good quality its a good tradeoff. Its when they start using weak cheap components that it matters, besides the cables that arent modular are usually cables all users will need anyway, so its not a cost cutting measure that sacrifices quallity or performance, maybe a small amount of cable convenience but thats all. Even Aresgames least expensive 500watt power supply is getting rave reviews and selling like mad and so far I love my 650 watt but as always the final tell is time - time will tell how good the long term durability is, but Aresgame plainly comes with a three year warranty on their lower end supplies so anyone with half a brain should know what kind of life to expect when buying any brand in this price range, thought I feel Aresgame is better than many other lower cost units. The most important thing here assuming good performance throughout the warranty period is that the built in protections do their job when the day comes it finally fails - and they all fail eventually - if it just shuts down and stops working outside the warranty period with no ill effects on you internal components then youve essentially gotten your moneys worth in this price category. Though based on my gut feeling of Aresgames intent to produce a decent quality product at a really fair price makes me feel you could expect up to a five year lifespan if not run beyond it design limits - of course this is just my opinion based on mine and friends positive experience this far with Aresgame power supplies. So far I really like mine, runs quiet and cool with stable voltages and you never know its there, as it should be. I feel Aresgame is one of the best of the lower tier supplies on the market at this point.
I have seen a lot of bad reviews on some evga power supply, and btw, I have a certified evga 650w and after two weeks my PC shutdown and the PSU smelled like paint or burnet. Idk.
Greatly appreciate you revealing the internals. Even if you don't give a detailed breakdown, it's still helpful. Bulk capacitor (the big capXcon ones) aren't very high quality, but it was difficult to glean a ton beyond that thanks to the camera angles and focus. Would it be possible for you to post photos of the labels on the different parts especially the label on the back of the fan and the supervisor IC (circled here: cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/799089028900585492/864661597569286164/unknown.png.)
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Guys some new information about this PSUs have come to light. In effort of full transparency as a tech content creator. Please give the this video from Gamer's Nexus a look. They have made some discoveries about this PSU that you SHOULD KNOW before buying. ruclips.net/video/EmeFRtoiIrQ/видео.html
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Im glad someone finally did a real informative review and showed internals, unboxings are such a bogus waste of time in most cases and just done to get YT views.. I own a 650w Aresgame PS and im VERY pleased with it so far these last four months. Though I wouldnt expect to see Japanese caps in the bronze models, I admit I am disappointed to see Capxon caps in this gold rated model - though the build quality still looks top notch, no sloppy assembly here like ive seen in others even name brands. I still feel Aresgame is building a decent quality PS for the money and you get a three year warranty on the bronze units and ten year on the gold, im not sure about these newer ones theyve come out with that use different casings and stickers, I have the older original version and will stick with them until I see how things go with the new ones.
I read somewhere that capcom capacitors are somewhat reliable. I'm not sure how true this is though
I have the Aresgame 850W Fully Modular 80Plus Gold. And I love it. It's the best pus I've owned. And I think as far as price-to-performance goes Nobody can beat them.
Is it still goin strong for ya? About to order one.
I got the free gift. Nice looking RGB mousepad. Not very large but not garbage.
I can say I have been stress testing computers with these PSU’s and no whine and not a lot of noise even with systems under full load. I’ve been impressed.
Nice! Good to hear!
But didn't you hear Gamers Nexus cried about it so we all must light torches and raid the PSU maker ( just be careful around GN greasy long hair) K
@@WASD-MVME No hate to tech Jesus, but the highest compliment is "it's fine, I guess".
Just bought the fully modular Aresgame 850w gold PSU. My bequiet failed on me, but this one is very good.
This brand is much better than the Thermaltake smart psu's. It should be rated much higher on the LTT Tier List
Yeah I would really like to see this brand get the proper recognition on the LTT list.
There are several Thermaltakes that leave a lot to be desired.
I own both of them
I agree on this point, looking for a decent budget ps recently my friend tried to sell me on the thermaltake smart units I think, but frankly all I saw was bad reviews and high prices. After weeks of looking and reviewing I have to say I just went on my eventual gut feeling that Aresgame though new was really trying hard to add credibilty to both their quality and customer service. I saw 95% or better positive reviews which speaks for itself and excellent customer service comments when someone got the rare bad unit which happens to all brands even if its just shipping damage. I have two of the 650w non modular ones and my friend has an 850w gold, as well as a 500w both mine and both of his are doing perfectly, he's a bench tech and even he is surprised at how cool and quiet both are doing on two of his 24/7 mining rigs. As always time will tell, but so far im sold on the brand in the best budget ps category.
I own both the thermaltake smart 500w and the aresgame 500w. And as I can tell you without a doubt, aresgame crushes the thermaltake. This don’t even need explaining whatsoever. I couldn’t even come up with a con for aresgame LOL.
Agreed 100%!!!
I have nothing bad to say about ares game. I use the 550w bronze rated power supply with a 3200g and a 1050 TI and it does exactly what I need it to do, and it does that task very well. If and when I do build another PC, I'd definitely consider using them first, just due to cost to performance.
Agreed. Sure it’s not the most top of the line thing to buy but most gaming rigs don’t need 80+ platinum rated PSUs. I personally have never gone above gold myself. Like Gamer’s Nexus said… “at least it doesn’t blow up”
Thanks for the video! I've been using the Aresgame 650w for my new build for 2 weeks now and so far so good 😎
Sure thing! Glad to hear yours has done well for you!
Capacitor plague was not just P/S it was everything. It was not uncommon to hear pops in the IBM computers where I worked, The outer shell of the MB caps would be found laying in the case.
I personally only buy EVGA PSU's, but would also buy Seasonic for a larger budget system, and most of them have a 12 year warranty.
Do u think that sometime in the future you could make another video or just a post on how well the power supply has held up, im wanting to buy one.
So far I’ve had a 500w unit in a build nearly a year, no issues
@@PCTechHustle alright thanks for the info!
Sure thing!
Those look like the FL series capacitors curiously they listed as automotive and rated for 12000hrs. It was hard to make out in your video so I could be wrong. I'll open up my psu once it arrives.
Thanks for the input!
The CapXon primary is of what one would expect of a budget unit. Unfortunately, they're also very low rated at only 270uf(at least they're 105°C), so I'd imagine that 12v ripple suppression to be relatively poor.
It is a typical double forward unit, so the gold rating is likely to be fake or only in certain scenarios as double forward is usually quite inefficient due to power being needed during switching. There have been a few gold rated double forward units, but they are few. Btw, to the right of the dc-dc circuit is a very large coil, that's the 12v inductor and also the easiest way to tell that it's a double forward unit.
That emi filter(the stuff around the ac in) looks very poorly done. I'd like to see some shrink tubing at least instead of exposed leads. I also didn't catch a MOV, so if that's actually missing, it won't have surge protection. X caps and Y caps are there, as well as a ntc thermistor, so inrush current should hopefully be ok.
Typically, the secondary caps(the small electrolytic ones around the dc-dc) will be a tier lower then the primary cap, or the same brand. I can't tell just from the wrapping, so we can either assume more capxon, or maybe something worse like chengx/asiax, etc.
The bridge rectifier was bolted to a heatsink! Many cheap psu's skip this(cough*evga W1*cough), so that's one of the few positives.
Unfortunately, there wasn't enough detail in the images to spot the supervisor IC, which are the main method in seeing if a unit has proper protections. Fets were also not discernible, and those are also a weak spot that can cause explosive failures.
A comparable unit would be the evga BQ 850. It's built by HEC and is also double forward. The primary caps on the BQ are both rated at 470uf, nearly double of the aresgame' caps, so you can already imagine how poor the performance the hold up time and ripple suppression would be on the aresgame unit. The BQ is a bronze unit, but I honestly expect this aresgame unit to also be bronze.
For those that follow the ltt tier list, it would likely be placed in tier C in the lack of info section. I'd avoid this unit if pairing with a decent system, but if paired with something lower power(kinda defeats the purpose), it may be alright.
Thanks for the teardown btw.
Thank you so much for the very in-depth analysis! You definitely seem to know your stuff!!! Much appreciated! I’m going to pin this comment! This is the response I’ve been waiting for!
you are my god. I love you astrobull
@@PCTechHustle Gamers nexus just released their review of the unit, and they pretty much confirm most of the things I stated. The gold rating was indeed false and gamersnexus stated that it's closer to 80+ white, or bronze if being lenient. The AGS unit only approaches 80+ gold at one point at 30% load.
The emi filter did in fact, NOT have a MOV, so no built in surge protection. There was a ntc thermistor as I had mentioned, but no bypass relay, which further impacts efficiency.
The secondary caps were indeed a lower quality brand, with some being AsiaX and others being totally unknown. This is as expected, but it does come as a surprise that there were no filtering caps on the modular board.
The voltage load regulation was deemed bad by gamers nexus, but it actually does fall in line with many budget units, so it's not the worst, though 3.3v regulation is quite a bit worse then average.
The ripple suppression was indeed horrid. With the 12v rail operating at 98mv under max load, that value is unacceptable, and is worse then pretty much every psu in my recent memory. The vast majority of psu's will typically operate within 60mv on the 12v rail, and is what I consider minimum acceptable value, and this unit likely only reached that around the 50% load point.
They did test the OCP/OPP values, and it did trip without failure, so it seems that the Fets are at least capable of reaching advertised wattages without failure, so those parts are at the least properly rated. Other protections were not tested yet, so we'll have to see how OVP or UVP hold up. I consider UVP pretty important as often if a psu is overloaded, the voltage will drop to compensate for higher wattage, so UVP should kick in if the voltage drops too far, and hopefully that UVP value isn't too low.
It seems the fan is also sleeve bearing, which really just means that it has a low lifespan with the majority of sleeve bearing fans failing after 3 years.
Gamersnexus goes on with the potential that there was a possibility that some of the units were actually gold rated or that aresgame had made one actual gold sample but the rest weren't. Considering the design and how companies similar to aresgame operate, I'd agree with the latter and there never was a gold rated unit available to consumers.
So, pretty much nothing fell too far out of line with my original statement. But now, with the company removing the gold certification from the unit entirely makes me suspect of the rest of their lineup. The only one that potentially meets efficiency requirements will likely be the AGT, which uses a more modern LLC resonant design. The AGK still has its gold certification, but seems to just be a fully modular version of the AGS, so it too likely has a fake gold cert. I'd pretty much put zero faith in their efficiency ratings for now.
One thing to try and see is the temp ratings on the caps including the small ones, regular caps are 85*C but better grade caps are usually 105* C, if these are 105*C that would be a big positive even if they are Capxon.
I’ll see what I can figure out!
@@keithc5080 yeah for the agw and agv they use different caps from the ags series so that might give a hint, it might not.
The inside looks tidy, but yeah, I'm not sure of the quality of the overall internal design. I'm probably gonna stick with this for awhile to really see how much life I can get out of it. Great video!
Thanks man! You had a great one recently too!
I have a 850 gold Segotep in my Son's Computer. It had a 6800xt sapphire edition in it, 8700k cpu, web browsing was fine but as soon as a game started to play the computer crashed. i Transfered the card over to my computer that has a 1000 watt aresgame psu with a 5600x cpu, no crashes at all, what so ever. He's currently using a 1060 3gb on the same pc same psu with no crashes
Interesting! Good information to know though! Thanks for sharing!
Yeah, the CapXon is garbage, but I just had an 18 year old Delta PSU that soft failed after about 12000 hours of use based on CapXon caps, so it's not the end of the world. I don't have any way of telling if that is the point of failure either. I just ordered an Aresgame 600w models to replace it. The PCB looks great; nice to see something that's not cheap stripboard on a $35 PSU.
Thanks for sharing your experiences!
Agree w/ya on fan approach.
Made me buy it. Thanks
Glad you found it helpful!
I have a AresGame 650 watt in my ryzen build with 2080 super its fine for 5 months now.
Glad to hear!
Just ordered one. Going to use it for my ryzen 5 3600 and gtx 1080 acx 3.0
Awesome! That is a good pairing and the PSU will be plenty of juice!
After 4 weeks this is still running fine. However , my ATX new build is not overloaded and never will be. Still waiting for the GPU prices to go down and all this stupid stuff to stop so I can test that area. Also love my two bronze EVGA 600 watts. Some close up photos of the caps and other parts would be helpful.
Glad to hear yours is holding up well. So far I’ve heard and experienced myself nothing but good things!
Good and informative video. I just put a 750w fully modular one in my system to replace a very old OCZ (now EVGA) 500w unit. I have an actual Antec tester (not the fake tester that is included that only turns it on) that puts a load on the supply and I tested for 2 days before installing it. So far no issues but it's still new so time will tell if I made a mistake. Also, I got the fully modular 750w unit from Amazon for below $50 with a coupon . That really felt weird because that just seems too good to be true. Nice to see a full review of this. With that said...
I majored in EE but haven't worked in that field for a long time. You didn't get a good view of the mosfets or other active components so we can identify the brand, you mostly showed passive components so it's really hard to tell anything from this. Also, it isn't energized so it's not going to kill you to stick your fingers in it, it just came out of the box. If it had been plugged in you can just short the big cap to discharge it or let it sit for 24 hours. Also, just unplug the fan so the other half of the case isn't in the way.
One other thing. In the 90s and early 2000s you could tell a good power supply from a bad one by the weight. Many of the cheap ones then weighed next to nothing but a good Antec or other supplies were quite heavy compared to the cheap ones.
Thanks for the information and responding. I may give this video another take to point out the things I missed. Sorry for my lack of knowledge of the subject but I have learned some good things from friendly commenters like you! Thanks again!
@@PCTechHustle That would be great, a follow up after having used it for awhile would be good. I'm still wondering if I did the right thing since I can afford any power supply I want but went with this. When I saw the Amazon coupon that made it $49 I just had to see what it was about and it looked good. So far I'm happy. Hey, at least it's not an exploding Gigabyte PS.
@@hypurrfpv9483 I luv my OCZ ModstreamX Pro. Still going strong from 2011.
@@PapaMav Yeah, they made good PSs then EVGA bought them out.
@@hypurrfpv9483 hmmmm, I thought they went bankrupt and that was that....
great crash course on PSUs.
Thanks for watching!
Thank you and bravo for this very well prepared video, as usual :) For information, the selling price here is not very competitive: around $ 130
Thanks for watching!
for non Japanese main capacitors, I would only consider teapo
Thanks for the input!
I've gotten the free mouse pad before. Got it like a week after going to the website and claiming it.
Neato!
Hi, what is the required psu watt for 2 cards, 3070 and 3090 used together? thx!
That would require a ton. I’d buy the best of the best.
@@PCTechHustle Would 1200w handle both of them?
Did the literature also say was the Temp Rating was in C ? I find this to be tell tale: those 30 C and below are cheap, 40 C and up, better. Thanks for your help.
Nevermind, just came across you mentioning that in the vid. And, thank for agreeing with my point on that, LOL.
No worries. Yeah 40c+. If it were rated at 30c+ I’d be worried
Great job on this one. Your videos continue to get better and better. Keep up the good work.
Thanks so much! This means a lot!
Awesome! Thank you buddy!
Heck yeah man!
@@PCTechHustle and YES, I belive you are the first with this comprehensive a review-good work !!
@@PapaMav thanks!
Hi there,
Nice review that you've made, I would like to buy one but I don't understand the difference between agv750, agw750, ags750 and agk750 ???
Can someone help me figure this out please ?
Thank you and all the best,
Etienne
Its more / less the power certification
AGS = 80+
AGW = 80+ Bronze
AGV = 80+ Bronze (looks to be older model)
AGK = 80+ Gold Fully Modular
NOTE: My unit in this video was found out later that is not of full efficiencies standards of a normal 80+ gold PSU. Gamer's Nexus did discover this and actually Aresgame has since updated their product documentation on that (good on them!)
hey man, i want to know did you buy it directly from their website or amazon?
They sent it to me for review but they sell them on Amazon. Check the description for a link.
@@PCTechHustle XD! thankyou!
What PSU would I need with a 5800x and a 3070 both OC'd, I was thinking about going with the 1000w ARESGAME. Thanks!
I wouldn’t go any lower than 700w
No OTP-over temperature protections is a pretty big thing tho. I think I ll go for a refund.
Nothing wrong with that. Glad you at least found my information useful.
Why not open up a 600 EVGA bronze and compare the two?
You mean the EVGA 850w? I didn’t open it because it was running in my system and as mentioned in the video the internal components are called out on the part description
@@PCTechHustle No I was interested in what the bronze ones looked like as I have two. EVGA 600 Ba, 80 Plus Bronze 600w, Power Supply 100-Ba-0600-K1
I have one now in my build but needed to got to 750w I got MSI MPG 750w gold is it good? I was thinking of getting another ates game but someone told me not to
I’m not familiar with that PSU
Hey I have a question I'm trying to upgrade my optiplex sff 7010 is it possible to put in a i5 10400?
Personally I dont see using fully modular vs partially modular as a cost cutting feature a big deal, if making a PS partially modular lowers the cost say $20 while maintaining good quality its a good tradeoff. Its when they start using weak cheap components that it matters, besides the cables that arent modular are usually cables all users will need anyway, so its not a cost cutting measure that sacrifices quallity or performance, maybe a small amount of cable convenience but thats all. Even Aresgames least expensive 500watt power supply is getting rave reviews and selling like mad and so far I love my 650 watt but as always the final tell is time - time will tell how good the long term durability is, but Aresgame plainly comes with a three year warranty on their lower end supplies so anyone with half a brain should know what kind of life to expect when buying any brand in this price range, thought I feel Aresgame is better than many other lower cost units. The most important thing here assuming good performance throughout the warranty period is that the built in protections do their job when the day comes it finally fails - and they all fail eventually - if it just shuts down and stops working outside the warranty period with no ill effects on you internal components then youve essentially gotten your moneys worth in this price category. Though based on my gut feeling of Aresgames intent to produce a decent quality product at a really fair price makes me feel you could expect up to a five year lifespan if not run beyond it design limits - of course this is just my opinion based on mine and friends positive experience this far with Aresgame power supplies. So far I really like mine, runs quiet and cool with stable voltages and you never know its there, as it should be. I feel Aresgame is one of the best of the lower tier supplies on the market at this point.
Does this have an mov?
EVGA forever!
Can’t go wrong with that!
@@PCTechHustle mmmm. but we know with some of their models, you can.
Agreed, when shopping for a ps recently I saw a lot of bad reviews on the lower end EVGA's, I went with Aresgame and have no issues whatsoever.
I have seen a lot of bad reviews on some evga power supply, and btw, I have a certified evga 650w and after two weeks my PC shutdown and the PSU smelled like paint or burnet. Idk.
Who is your go-to power supply manufacturer?
Corsair as I've used there power supplys for years and have never had any issues :)
I use EVGA mainly cause i trust their power supplys not to blow up
Many but NOT ALL, with the EVGA name on them.
@@PapaMav yep they even still have their super budget scary lineup
Seasonic and Corsair. EVGA is always a consideration as well, but I usually find better prices on the first two brands around here.
can someone send a tl;dr
Greatly appreciate you revealing the internals. Even if you don't give a detailed breakdown, it's still helpful.
Bulk capacitor (the big capXcon ones) aren't very high quality, but it was difficult to glean a ton beyond that thanks to the camera angles and focus.
Would it be possible for you to post photos of the labels on the different parts especially the label on the back of the fan and the supervisor IC (circled here: cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/799089028900585492/864661597569286164/unknown.png.)