even low quality components gets a good life span if you use them at half the rated spec and in cooler environment.
an example is LED bulbs i own Philips, that have average lifespan of 1 year (heavy use), i had a chinese (forgot the brand), but due to aluminum heat sink to the electronic component, lasted for 4+ years (heavy use).
hehe that's why you don't throw old cards, you stress test first with a bunch of 290x and then run it light and cool.
even branded quality PSUs breaks down due to heat and high load. huge ATX PSU will save you the trouble of dealing with break out boards.
also if it is cheap, it will ROI faster.
There may not be a problem with Chinese power supplies, but now it is better to buy a proven branded PSU, because they are cheap.
Here is the math,
1300w branded psu ~ 300$
2600w chinese cheap psu ~ 150$
The 1300w can be used for 80% load, that's ~ 1000w, the 2600w used at 50% is 1300w.
Warranty is already priced in the retail, at ~300$ you already bought the 10yr warranty. For the cheap psu, you don't need to wait for 10 years for ROI.
I would only use the cheap psu on old gpus, when upgrading use the branded on new cards, move the old cards to the chinese psu.
I also have not always used branded power supplies, and I am ready to confirm your words that they work well, but they have the disadvantage of lower efficiency and they consume more electricity from the outlet. Another downside is that these power supplies are harder to find repairs if they break. But on the other hand, there are now a lot of good and inexpensive power supplies at low prices.