WHY is Everyone Buying This Power Supply?? - Thermaltake Smart 600W

Linus Tech Tips July 11, 2023
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Checkout iFixit's toolkits at: https://www.iFixit.com/LTT The Thermaltake Smart 600W is the most popular power supply on Amazon... but that doesn't mean it is good. Discuss on the forum: https://linustechtips.com/topic/1518710-why-is-everyone-buying-this-power-supply/ Buy an EVGA 450 BR PSU: https://geni.us/qAuje2 Buy a Seasonic Prime GX-1000 PSU: https://geni.us/vrtx Buy a Thermaltake Smart 600W PSU: https://geni.us/ODPQMM Buy a Corsair SF450 PSU: https://geni.us/ompP Purchases made through some store links may provide some compensation to Linus Media Group. ► GET MERCH: https://lttstore.com ► LTX 2023 TICKETS AVAILABLE NOW: https://lmg.gg/ltx23 ► GET EXCLUSIVE CONTENT ON FLOATPLANE: https://lmg.gg/lttfloatplane ► SPONSORS, AFFILIATES, AND PARTNERS: https://lmg.gg/partners ► EQUIPMENT WE USE TO FILM LTT: https://lmg.gg/LTTEquipment ► OUR WAN PODCAST GEAR: https://lmg.gg/wanset FOLLOW US ---------------------------------------------------   Twitter: https://twitter.com/linustech Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/LinusTech Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/linustech TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@linustech Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/linustech MUSIC CREDIT --------------------------------------------------- Intro: Laszlo - Supernova Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PKfxmFU3lWY iTunes Download Link: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/supernova/id936805712 Artist Link: https://soundcloud.com/laszlomusic Outro: Approaching Nirvana - Sugar High Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ngsGBSCDwcI Listen on Spotify: http://spoti.fi/UxWkUw Artist Link: http://www.youtube.com/approachingnirvana Intro animation by MBarek Abdelwassaa https://www.instagram.com/mbarek_abdel/ Monitor And Keyboard by vadimmihalkevich / CC BY 4.0  https://geni.us/PgGWp Mechanical RGB Keyboard by BigBrotherECE / CC BY 4.0 https://geni.us/mj6pHk4 Mouse Gamer free Model By Oscar Creativo / CC BY 4.0 https://geni.us/Ps3XfE CHAPTERS --------------------------------------------------- 0:00 - Intro 1:04 - iFixIt! 1:09 - PSU Tester Update 3:46 - What we can learn from the box 5:27 - Efficency Test 5:57 - Short Circuit Test 7:00 - Over Current and Over Power Protections 9:10 - Power Factor Correction 11:55 - What else we can test 13:45 - iFixIt! 14:29 - Outro

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