Gordon's PSU Fails Intel's Test And Goes Up In Smoke!

[@BlissBatch]

"I passed this! AC Line Regulation!" "That means the power supply turns on."

[@Chriva]

I knew it would be a good one but I had no idea just how much I'd laugh. Gordon, please never change.

[@zivzulander]

Gordon is the ultimate embodiment of the "this is fine" meme 🤣 That blue power supply is pretty, though, I'll give you that 😅. Great video. [insert "Thanks, Steve" gif here].

[@vcjester]

Gordon builds computers for his relatives, gets on their good side, they put him in their will. Now all he has to do is wait...

[@psychosis7325]

Love the Gordon logo, very minimalistic.

[@raylopez99]

There goes Gordon's dream to become Mr. Power Supply! All his "life savings" gone, up in smoke! Literally could not have happened to a nicer guy! Get well soon Gordon. ;)

[@raylopez99]

@10:00 mark - what's that smell?

[@WTP_DAVE]

I cant wait until we can actually show a benchmark of power supplies in a measurable and comparable manner

[@christopherjackson2157]

Lol 700W is the model number. Devious. Reminds me of "100% beef"

[@praack4563]

man what a load of old psu's, i had one of those blue ones- it was a 550 i believe. since i don't remember it much it could not have lasted long.

[@sysghost]

Quick! Catch the smoke before it dissipates into the air. Maybe you can put the smoke back in again.

[@yamilabugattas3895]

Really fun video guys, top quality content, haha.

[@johnpaulbacon8320]

Nice video. Hope "SeaSonic" wasn't the OEM for any of those.

[@earltaylor1893]

Great video! Very informative. I’m glad Intel doesn’t just write off PSUs as good, especially Gordon brand.

[@darthdadious6142]

It's kinda like an old Chevy. If it ain't smokin, it ain't working. :D

[@flioink]

Don't buy cheap ass generic PSUs. Especially if BaoDong or another completely unknown name.

[@AlbertoMartinez765]

I am literally having the problems he mentioned w my PC just shutting off randomly when I boot up a game or sometimes when I'm running multiple video, checked the CPU and GPU temps they were fine checked the system logs for the shut down and it was some "Kernel; power" issue turns out it my 2 year Old 800W Gold Power Supply by Thermaltake.

[@aliensounddigital8729]

Thermaltake. Get one from some of the better companies: Antec, Corsair, EVGA, Seasonic or Bequiet. The asus psu's are nice, though really overpriced.

[@icey35]

I cant wait for the Gordon Ung power supply class action lawsuit

[@mxthunder2]

Loving the content guys!

[@len9518]

I would NOT, put my face, anywhere near this thing. It could have caught fire or exploded.

[@odie5268]

The most amusing part of the video is that Intel's CPUs use 35W, 65W and 125W....

[@a.j.haverkamp4023]

Putting your face that close to a crappy power supply that is being stress tested….. not recommended.

[@CarlosDeBernardMrAgapi]

Sorry Mr Gordon i am still laughing. But those are real McCoy test. Fantastic video guys

[@SacreDro]

1st PSU Apevia ATX-CB700W 700W - fail. Intel please test Super Flower power supplies.

[@hangemhi001]

Thx that was very insightful

[@fairycat]

Thanks for information.

[@bertnijhof5413]

In Apr 2019 I bought 2 new 600W xTech power-supplies locally for $16 each, one for my Ryzen 3 2200G desktop (TDP 65W) and one for a Pentium 4 HT Backup Server (TDP 82W). They had the following plugs; 24-pin; 4-pin; 2 SATA plugs and 2 Molex plugs :( I only had 2 minor problems: - One power-supply fan (2-pin) had to be replaced after 3+ years, because I used it 24/7. The desktop suspends automatically and is never powered-off. - On the Pentium with 4 HDDs, it only switches on, if I combined one 3.5" IDE HDD with one 2.5" SATA HDD on each power-line. All my PCs are connected to a 1200W Avtek Surge Protector, since we have 2 to 20 power fails per week. Before the Avtek I had one defect off-lease PC per year (SFF power-supply or motherboard) and probably now Avtek protects the life of those $16 power-supplies too. By the way that Pentium 4 HT stuff is from a 2003 HP d530 SFF with a defect SFF power-supply :(

[@techieg33k]

Lol. Were these some online no name "specials?"

[@nanoflower1]

What would be scarier is if they were popular PSUs from overseas.

[@3dfxvoodoocards6]

That happens very often

[@Ludak021]

how much of 125W does the 13900KS consumes when it's consuming over 250W? Nah...125W is fine, it's not like all mobos come with PL1 set to unlimited :D

[@RonI-qz2tz]

Great video

[@itsdeonlol]

This was a great test!

[@agenericaccount3935]

Beef Hardcastle over there running the PSU lab.

[@TacoGrande007]

Is this the Chinese guy from the Kung Fu film 36th Chambers of Shaolin?

[@seydaneen8970]

ill take 3 gordon special PSUs

[@toddincabo]

👍 I like that guy, I hope he's spared the axe over there at Sintel.

[@kelownatechkid]

this is awesome!!

[@Tainted-Soul]

LOL love your videos .... Note to oneself never buy from Gordon LOL

[@j7ndominica051]

How can it fail to deliver 35 watts when it was actually loaded to a few hundred? Obviously you'd buy a PSU with some reserve and avoid no-name brands. If the outside becomes hot beyond belief you'd stop and fail the test instead of destroying equipment that could have been derated.

[@hquest]

Fun content, interesting metrics other than pure sticker checking that makes sense why is being tested. However wish I could see a more in depth, technical discussion. Can Gordon find a way to ship GamersNexus’ Steve to this lab? Might not be hard, just put him in a container from Taiwan and he’ll be there with the 5th batch of his PSU’s. If not, Patrick Stone from GN would work wonders too.

[@hellowalkman4506]

I know this is meant to be a fun comment but why would you suggest something so disrespectful? Do you think no one other than gamers nexus is smart enough to talk "technical" or what?!

[@zivzulander]

@hello walkman because they are one of a handful of places doing consumer-facing PSU testing with equipment similar to what's used in this video? Aris at Hardware Busters International (and of Cybenetics) is another, but GN is more known by enthusiasts. Not to mention GN and PCWorld have featured each other in videos, so that hypothetical joke collaboration makes more sense than anyone else. It doesn't matter, though, as you already identified that it was meant to be a fun comment, not exhaustive commentary on who has capable testing. 😄

[@hellowalkman4506]

@@zivzulander Well Gordon is an industry veteran, far longer than Steve. I have been reading PCWorld, and various other tech blogs for several years. I also know who Aris is, read his reviews at TechPowerUp and Tom's Hardware. my point is, the OP could have simply suggested Gordon to do a more technical discussion next time. This video is meant to be lighthearted, fun. The OP said it in a way which clearly seems he is suggesting Gordon ain't good enough for the job, in this case a "more in depth, technical discussion". here's what the OP said: "Fun content, interesting metrics other than pure sticker checking that makes sense why is being tested. However wish I could see a more in depth, technical discussion. Can Gordon find a way to ship GamersNexus’ Steve to this lab? ... If not, Patrick Stone from GN would work wonders too." this is kind of really disrespectful to Gordon and PCWorld, and a lot of other tech media outlets.

[@hquest]

@@hellowalkman4506 I did not mean to be disrespectful, and Gordon knows Steve well enough to the point understanding that. If you watch GN's work, you will understand the difference of being technical and being engineering technical. Yes, Gordon and team could have gone deeper on the technical questions, which would be fine for most audiences. However, GN would have made into much a more technical discussion since that's what the channel has specialized in. Plus, the two of them know each other for a while, so they know each other's strengths and weaknesses, and both can take the best of the collab. If Gordon perceived this comment as disrespectful, all I can say is sorry for expressing my opinion. About what others perceives my comments, well, sorry. Not sorry.

[@nanoflower1]

@@hellowalkman4506 I think you are taking this way too seriously. Gordon has the technical chops to do a more technical interview but he and PCWorld are known for having a lighter touch as in this video while Steve of Gamers Nexus is known for going way deep into the technical aspects on a daily basis. Hence it works well as a lighthearted joke as it plays to what each person is known for.

[@Namamiri]

Hello there, wow its my first time commenting first. Gordon being gordon again i love it

[@socaldayve]

I feel like maybe some safety glasses would be advisable when performing tests of this type. 🤷‍♂

[@earthtaurus5515]

🤣🤣🤣 bahahahaha, thanks for the laugh Gordon!

[@Jibs-HappyDesigns-990]

😁👍..........::::🤖::::............::::🤖::::.....that's just my plug! magic power inverters!

[@kaylariley9941]

are people really silly enough to buy psu's like that? the psu in your system is one thing you can't go cheap on, and the one thing you have to spend lots of time researching. if you buy a cheap nasty psu you kind of deserve the fried pc parts that go with it.

[@tacticalcenter8658]

Yes. People are stupid. Companies are criminal.

[@Gamehighlight2023]

Many People in the poor countries of the world are buying those becauce cant afford the best brands like people in the WEST !

[@n.shiina8798]

absolutely. even some people buy a "known" brand without caring whether it was a good ones or not. lots of people buying the old fsp hexa crap just because it's fsp. that's one example

[@goblinphreak2132]

Gordon brings the Chinese knock-off special and it fails. I mean, we kinda knew it would. I only buy superflower or seasonic. Granted, my PSU now is an ANTEC, but its a seasonic clone meaning seasonic made the internals but it has an antec shell and it uses seasonic cables. I only buy quality stuff! The pixie smoke you keep smelling. From electronics going bad, that can give you cancer. just saying.

[@Gamehighlight2023]

SUPERFLOWER ? :)))) SOUNDS LIKE SUPER SHIT to me.

[@goblinphreak2132]

@@Gamehighlight2023 thats cuz you dont know anything about anything

[@Safetytrousers]

@@Gamehighlight2023 Superflower and Seasonic between them make/made a lot of the PSUs for the reputable brands you have heard of. Seasonic make most Corsair PSUs and EVGA Supernova PSUs were made by Superflower.

[@cali_cal]

I've got a Seasonic psu 850w here that's pretty weak.

[@carlpenney4506]

Omg 😂

[@warpedphreak]

The @Gordon "im gonna play the idiot" theme is overworked n old... and quite annoying... I'm out...