{poll} What do you think is the worst PSU brand?

[Weak1ings]

What is the worst Power supply brand?

The Best brand?

Feel free to share your experiences in the comments to warn others of the worst or best things you've touched inside you PC.

I have had purely great results with Seasonic PSUs and my Intel Q6600 is still going strongly powered and pulling a 2.99Ghz OC and running Euro truck simulator at 26 fps on just above lowest with a gtx 660 and 8 GB ddr2 ram...  Someday I shall upgrade to a Xeon E3-1230 v3

[Jodomcfrodo]

I don't know half of the companies in the first list...

[Padunkadunk]

Why are Corsair and Seasonic even on the list to be the worst? You kidding me?

[TheKDub]

Corsair is by far the best!

[Benjio]

Well I've got an Apevia (sadly), and I can't say I've ever had any problems with it, not that I would ever buy one again though.

[Rorgash]

seeing as Corsair has ALL the sizes you could want, both modular and non, and selling kits of sleeved cables, i dont see a need for any other brand

[Akolyte]

I think Seasonic is the best, Just because they are an OEM and I know when I buy a Seasonic PSU its made by them. Seasonic also makes fantastic PSUs! 

[Padunkadunk]

I think your poll is being trolled.

[DeViLzzz]

SeaSonic and Antec clearly are leaders.  As for the worst I haven't done enough research on that to have an opinion.

[Weak1ings]

Why are Corsair and Seasonic even on the list to be the worst? You kidding me?

I wanted to give all of them a fair chance ot either be trolled or if somebody hates them etc.  I am honestly expecting Diablotek to win the losing part.

[Antistatic12]

My vote is Flextronics for the best, Seasonic are great as well.

Hang on, Hang on.
Corsair and other brands usually don't "make" them, just rebrand. Below is for reference so you know who to vote for.

Corsair
AX-650 – Seasonic
AX-750 – Seasonic
AX-760 – Seasonic
AX-760i – Flextronics
AX-850 – Seasonic
AX-860 – Seasonic
AX-860i – Flextronics
AX-1200 – Flextronics
AX-1200i – Flextronics

CX-400 – Seasonic
CX-430 – Channel Well(CWT)
CX-430 v2 – Channel Well(CWT)
CX-500 – Channel Well(CWT)
CX-500 v2 – Channel Well(CWT)
CX-600 – Channel Well(CWT)
CX-600 v2 – Channel Well(CWT)

Gaming Series GS600 – Channel Well(CWT)
Gaming Series GS700 – Channel Well(CWT)
Gaming Series GS800 – Channel Well(CWT)

HX-450 – Seasonic
HX-520 – Seasonic
HX-620 – Seasonic
HX-650 – Seasonic
HX-750 – Channel Well (CWT) (DSG platform)
HX-850 – Channel Well (CWT) (DSG platform)
HX-1000 – Channel Well (CWT)
HX-1050 – Channel Well (CWT)

TX-550M – Channel Well (CWT)
TX-650 – Seasonic
TX-650 v2 – Seasonic
TX-650M – Channel Well (CWT)
TX-750 – Channel Well (CWT) (PSH(older) platform)
TX-750 v2 – Seasonic
TX-750M – Channel Well (CWT)
TX-850 – Channel Well (CWT) (PSH(older) platform)
TX-850 v2 – Seasonic
TX-850M – Channel Well (CWT)
TX-950 – Channel Well (CWT) (DSG platform)

VX-450 – Seasonic
VX-550 – Channel Well (CWT) (PSH platform)

Other brands in spoiler tag to save space.

Antec
CP-850 – Delta
CP-1000 – Delta
Basiq BP300 – Delta
Basiq BP350 – FSP
Basiq BP430 – Delta
Basiq BP500 – FSP
Basiq BP550 Plus – Delta
Basiq VP350 – Delta
Basiq VP350P – Delta
Basiq VP450 – FSP
Basiq VP450P – FSP
Basiq VP450F – Delta
Basiq VP550P – Delta
Basiq VP650P – Delta
Basiq VP650PM – Delta
Earthwatts EA380 – Seasonic
Earthwatts EA380D Green Cased – Delta
Earthwatts EA430/500 (Old models) – Seasonic
Earthwatts EA430D/500D Green (Current models) – Delta
Earthwatts EA650 – Delta
Earthwatts EA750 – Delta
EcoPower 380W – Seasonic
High Current Gamer/High Current Gamer-M – 400W, 520W, 620W – Seasonic
High Current Gamer – 750W, 900W – Delta
High Current Pro – Delta
NeoHE – Seasonic
NeoPower 430, 500, 550, 650 – Seasonic
NeoPower 380W, 480W – Channel Well (CWT)
Neo Eco – Seasonic
Phantom – Channel Well (CWT)
Signature – Delta
Smart Power – Channel Well (CWT)
Smart Power 2 – Channel Well (CWT)
True Power – Channel Well (CWT)
True Power 2 – Channel Well (CWT)
True Power Trio – Seasonic
True Power New – Seasonic
True Power Quattro – Enhance

Antec is a well known PSU company that has had questionable PSUs in the past. Their older CWT-built models were plagued with failure of their Fuhjyyu capacitors. Since changing their main OEM for the mainstream units to Seasonic and Delta Electronics, Antec PSUs have improved substantially. They now use Delta Electronics for their high end PSU's and are very high quality.

Cooler Master
Extreme Power 380W/430W PMSR/PMSP – HiPro
Extreme Power 380W/430W PCAR/PCAP – Acbel
Extreme Power ≥500W – Seventeam
Extreme Power Plus – Acbel
iGreen – Acbel
GX – Seventeam
Real Power – ?
Real Power Pro/M 550W, 650W, 700W – Acbel
Real Power Pro/M 360W, 400W, 460W, 850W, 1000W, 1250W – Enhance
Silent Pro 500W-700W – Enhance
Silent Pro M1000 – FSP
Silent Pro Gold – Enhance

Most of the PSU's Coolermaster brand are midrange budget/value models, whilst they will get the job done there are usually better options at the same price levels. The newer Enhance models, especially the Silent Pros are quite good.

Cougar
Cougar manufactures their own PSUs.

They are relatively recent – from around 2007. Their PSUs are generally considered slightly above average quality, but individually range from average to above average.

Fortron Source (FSP)
FSP manufacture their own PSUs.

Been around for a long time, their older PSUs are average to slightly above average units, but their new ones are much better. For the price, their lower budget PSUs (such as the Raider) represent better value than their higher budget ones (Aurum).

Gigabyte
GreenMax – Acbel
Odin – FSP
Odin GT – Channel Well (CWT)
Odin Plus – Acbel
Odin Pro – Channel Well (CWT)
Powerrock 300 – CWT
Powerrock 350 – FSP
Powerrock 400 – CWT
Powerrock 500 – CWT
Superb 360 – FSP (300W model)
Superb 460 – FSP (FSP400-60GLN)
Superb 470 – FSP
Superb 550/P – Acbel (450W model)
Superb E570 – FSP
Superb E620 – FSP
Superb P720 – Acbel (610W model)
Superb E720 – FSP

Lian-Li
Energy Force – Sirtec
Maxima Force – Acbel
Silent Force – Sirtec

OCZ
EliteXstream (800W, 1000W) – Impervio
Evostream (600W, 720W) – FSP
GameXstream – FSP (Epsilon platform)

Fatal1ty 400W, 550W, 750W – Sirtec
Fatal1ty 700W – Impervio

ModXstream (780W, 900W) – FSP
ModXstream Pro 400W CWT
ModXstream Pro 500W, 600W, 700W – Sirtec

Powerstream – Topower

StealthXstream 400W – CWT
StealthXstream 500W, 600W, 700W – FSP (Epsilon platform)
StealthXstream 2 – FSP

Z series 550W – FSP
Z series 650W – FSP
Z series Z850M – Sirtec
Z series Z1000M – Sirtec

OCZ used FSP as its OEM manufacturer for a long time. Their PSUs were of questionable quality, being based on the Epsilon model. However, they have taken a big step forward since acquiring PC Power & Cooling in 2007. The Impervio units and some Sirtec models are excellent.

PC Power & Cooling (owned by OCZ)
Silencer – Seasonic
Silencer MK II – Sirtec
Turbo Cool – Wintact

The 1kW Turbo Cool is considered one of the highest quality PSUs available; despite being one of the loudest, it is a high-quality server-grade PSU. The Silencer series is good, although their are better Seasonic built units available, that are also quieter and better value. PCP&C units are not currently sold in Australia.

Seasonic
Seasonic manufacture their own PSUs.

Long time PSU manufacturer, all of their products are very good, one of the few OEM's to still make quality low-mid power units. Seasonic units are generally quiet, high quality and good value.

Seventeam
Seventeam manufacture their own PSUs. However, the quality of the PSUs are not much better from Generics.

Silverstone
Decathalon <1000W- Impervio
Decathalon DA1200 – Seventeam

Element ST50EF – Enhance
Element ST50EFP – Enhance
Element ST60EF – Enhance
Element ST65EF – Seventeam
Element ST70EF – FSP
Element ST75EF – Seventeam
Element ST85EF – Seventeam

Nightjar ST30NF – Etasis
Nightjat ST40NF – FSP
Nightjar ST45NF – Etasis

Olympia <1000W – Impervio
Olympia OP1200 – Seventeam

Strider ST350 – Enhance
Strider ST35F – FSP
Strider ST405 – Enhance
Strider ST40F – FSP
Strider ST50F – FSP
Strider ST60F – Enhance
Strider ST70F – Enhance
Strider ST75F – Enhance
Strider ST85F – Enhance
Strider ST12000 – Enhance
Strider ST1500 – Enhance

Strider Essential ST40F-ES – Sirtec
Strider Essential ST50F-ES – Sirtec

Strider Plus ST35F-P – FSP
Strider Plus ST40F-P – FSP
Strider Plus ST50F-P – FSP
Strider Plus ST60F-P – Enhance
Strider Plus ST75F-P – Enhance
Strider Plus ST85F-P – Enhance
Strider Plus ST1000F-P – Enhance

Zeus(ZF)(<1000W) – Etatis
Zeus ZM/ZU 1200 – Impervio

Silverstone have some excellent PSU's, and some average ones. The units built by Etatis and Impervio are excellent, the Enhance built models range from very good to excellent, the Seventeam units range average to very good, the cheaper FSP models are mainly budget-midrange units.

Thermaltake
Evo Blue – CWT

LitePower 350W W0292 – FSP
Litepower 350W W0367 – CWT
Litepower 350W W0363 – CWT
Litepower 450W W0361 – CWT
Litepower 450W W0362 – CWT
Litepower 450W W0293RU – FSP
Litepower 500W W0294RU – FSP
Litepower 500W W0355 – HEC
Litepower 600W W0356 – HEC

TR2 420W – CWT
TR2 430W – HEC
TR2 470W – CWT
TR2 500W W0093 – CWT
TR2 500W W0379RU – HEC
TR2 550W – CWT
TR2 600W – HEC
TR2 700W – FSP
TR2 800W – FSP
TR2 1000W – FSP

TR2 Q-Fan – CWT

TR2 RX 450W, 550W – Channel Well (CWT)
TR2 RX 650W, 700W, 750W, 850W, 1000W, 1200W – HEC

Pure Power 350 – CWT
Pure Power 500 – CWT
Pure Power 600 W0121RU – CWT
Pure Power 600 W0318RU – HEC
Pure Power 700 – HEC

PurePower RX – Channel Well (CWT)

Tough Power >850W – CWT
Tough Power <1000W – CWT (PUC platform)
Tough Power XT – CWT
Tough Power Q-Fan – CWT
Tough Power Grand – CWT

Thermaltake PSUs have a long-standing reputation of being average at best. They switched their OEM to Channel Well (CWT) for the Tough Power and later PurePower RX series, which have some good units. You need to know what you are buying when you get a Thermaltake, especially that they are a little overpriced.

Vantec
ION 350W/460W – Topower
ION2 460W – Topower
ION2+ 450W/500W/550W – Andyson

Some reliable budget PSUs. They are great bang for the buck in low end systems.

XFX
Black Edition – Seasonic
Core Edition – Seasonic
XXX Edition – Seasonic

Zalman
ZM360B-APS – FSP
ZM460B-APS – FSP

ZM500-HP – FSP
ZM500-HP Plus – FSP
ZM600-HP – FSP
ZM600-HP Plus – FSP
ZM750-HP – FSP
ZM850-HP – Enhance
ZM850-HP Plus – Enhance
ZM1000-HP – Enhance
ZM1000-HP Plus – Enhance

ZM500-RS – FSP
ZM600-RS – FSP

ZM400-ST – HEC
ZM500-ST – Enhance
ZM600-ST – Enhance

ZM460-US – CWT

ZM660-XT – Enhance
ZM770-XT – Enhance

Orginally from whirlpool forums. Last Edited: 20/01/14
If you can't find yours in the list on this thread the tomshardware link should have it. on http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/power-supply-oem-manufacturer,2913-4.html
 

[Guest]

I love my EVGA superNOVA.

[VG Docs]

EVGA, Rosewill, Corsair, Seasonic, and Antec don't belong on the first list imo, have no clue how anyone could ever vote for any of them.

 

I personally chose EVGA for my PSU, and love it so far.

 

I love my EVGA superNOVA.

Same here man, a great PSU line. 

[Antistatic12]

I love my EVGA superNOVA.

Etasis Super flower is the OEM

[PhantomChevron]

Erm, where is FSP? Or Delta electronic?

[Enderman]

The worst are literally the little silver boxes in those prebuilt computers from dell and hp (and other manufacturers). The 300W non 80+ certified pieces of crap that catch fire and explode after a couple days.

[Maslofski]

the worst brand is no brand

[Goldilock]

the worst brand is no brand

 

or the one that comes with $40 cases

[connorpiper]

ThermalTake???

[Faceman]

Way too broad of a question, with too many variables--Pointless.

[daemonowner]

Asking people on this forum this question is just silly.

 

Firstly, there's the distinction between brand and manufacturer/OEM.

 

ThermalTake is not the worst power supply brand. Diablotek is not the worst. None of those are the worst. And that list isn't anywhere near complete. I particularly dislike Hyena/Deer, but they aren't even the worst.

 

This should give you a better idea of what the worst power supply ever looks like.

http://www.jonnyguru.com/modules.php?name=NDReviews&op=Story3&reid=123

"The solder side of the unit turned out to be a lesson in cost cutting. Need insulation? Let's use hot glue. Soldering? Let's keep the heat on for the bare minimum of time so joints can go cold in a few years. Too much current on a PCB trace? Stick a piece of wire in there."

 

I can't find it now, but I've seen power supplies with less than half this number of components. Truly empty PCBs.

[daemonowner]

SeaSonic and Antec clearly are leaders.  As for the worst I haven't done enough research on that to have an opinion.

Thought you would appreciate this thread

http://www.jonnyguru.com/forums/showthread.php?t=7321

I know there are a lot of particularly bad brands of PSUs out there (Leadman/Powmax, Sun Pro, Low end L&C/Deer, etc) but which one do you think is the worst? Personally, I'd have to say CWT-made Antecs as I've seen more of them kill components than any other brand.

4 votes for "Antec (before a re-cap)" for worst power supply brand.

 

Oh and Phaedrus linked this. http://www.jonnyguru.com/modules.php?name=NDReviews&op=Story2&reid=123

...we get to see new records for suck being established with 12V ripple hitting 3V. Seriously! Three volts! That's twenty five times higher than the ATX spec!!! And look, 5V isn't much better at 1.3V by test four. Do you have any idea what that would do to attached hardware? Bye-bye hard drive. Bye-bye CPU. Bye-bye, motherboard. Nice knowing you.

[DeViLzzz]

Thought you would appreciate this thread

http://www.jonnyguru.com/forums/showthread.php?t=7321

4 votes for "Antec (before a re-cap)" for worst power supply brand.

 

Small sample size of people voting on things and if you see the power supplies they were talking about they were from many, many moons ago.  Heck the poll was done in 2010 and some people commenting were talking about PSUs that were used for much older pcs. Also it was mentioned by people in the comments section that Antec had learned their lesson.  

Now as for this poll here on LTT I was asked to say what I thought was the worst psu brand and I assume the person asking here on LTT would be talking about relevant stuff today and not ancient history.  Again I didn't pick a worst brand but nobody in their right mind would choose Antec right now.  

[TheProfosist]

The ones that don't have a real brand on them.

[VortexS]

I had a Corsair and it was terrible with my setup, switched it for a be quiet! and it's all good now.