AMD Threadripper 3970X under heavy AVX2 load: Defective by design?

Re:AMD Threadripper 3970X under heavy AVX2 load: Defective b... by abstractbarista on Friday February 21, 2020 @01:26PM (#22385436)

Is Corsair typically a reliable brand? I usually use them for desktop builds but simply out of habit.

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Re:AMD Threadripper 3970X under heavy AVX2 load: Defective b... by genocidicbunny on Friday February 21, 2020 @02:42PM (#22386082)

Corsair used to (and still might, but I haven't needed to replace my power supply in many many years) use Seasonic as their OEM. So for a long time, Corsair was just rebranded Seasonic.

These days I don't know if that's entirely true, so I would at least look at reviews to make sure.

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Re:AMD Threadripper 3970X under heavy AVX2 load: Defective b... by wtallis on Friday February 21, 2020 @03:13PM (#22386293)

I'm not sure if any of Corsair's current high-end PSUs are Seasonic; they've definitely done some that aren't. But whether they're using Seasonic or not, Corsair's fairly involved in the design process and set their own specs rather than just taking an ODM's existing design and adding their own logo. They also have a serious test lab where they do their own design validation, and I believe they also do failure analysis on returned products (since that lab's only a few rooms away from where RMAs land).

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Re:AMD Threadripper 3970X under heavy AVX2 load: Defective b... by genocidicbunny on Saturday February 22, 2020 @12:29AM (#22389591)

I'm sure these days they're far more involved in the creation of their power supplies than they were a decade ago when I last had a need to really research any of this.

Anecdotally, Corsair has always been a top-notch company to me. Even when their products go bad, their support is awesome. I had a set of memory sticks appear to go bad, but I couldn't tell if it was my northbridge or the RAM itself. I was a cash-strapped kid, so I didn't have another machine to test with. Corsair sent out a set of known-good RAM sticks for me to test with, at completely no charge to me. When the test revealed that it was indeed the RAM that was going bad, they offered to let me keep the test sticks they sent me until my replacement came in the mail.

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Re:AMD Threadripper 3970X under heavy AVX2 load: Defective b... by kllrnohj on Friday February 21, 2020 @06:18PM (#22387994)

https://www.orionpsudb.com/corsair

The OEM for most of their PSUs is CWT, but they are "Corsair custom" designs instead of off-the-shelf. Seasonic is only used for relatively few of Corsair's models.

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Re:AMD Threadripper 3970X under heavy AVX2 load: Defective b... by genocidicbunny on Saturday February 22, 2020 @12:25AM (#22389582)

Ah, my information is a bit out of date because thanks to the quality of Corsair power supplies, I haven't actually needed to buy a new one in a long time.

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Re:AMD Threadripper 3970X under heavy AVX2 load: Defective b... by stingraycharles on Friday February 21, 2020 @02:13PM (#22385843)

Corsair is good, I have been using them for high end desktops and low end servers for quite some time.

Only one out of ~ 10 I bought ever failed on me, and that was after 2 years of no usage.

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Re:AMD Threadripper 3970X under heavy AVX2 load: Defective b... by kllrnohj on Friday February 21, 2020 @01:54PM (#22385683)

Corsair's higher end stuff is good, yes.

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