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Credit to @Starelementpokeand @Energycore for helping out with this long-awaited refresh of the old PSU tier list by Aniallation (who previously went several months without logging in), leaving the old list in need of help. This is simply an update of the list that was flawed in creation by the PCMR subreddit and in dire need of a refresh.
 
This list is subject to change as new PSUs come out on a regular basis and standards may change or issues with units on the list may develop. A list of PSUs awaiting a tier on this list is at the bottom.
 
Tier 1 - Best
Aerocool - Project 7 Antec - High Current Pro, High Current Platinum be Quiet! - Dark Power Pro P10, Dark Power Pro 11, Straight Power 11 Bitfenix - Whisper Cooler Master - V-series (modular, not to be confused with the VSM), MasterWatt Maker Corsair - AX, AXi, HXi, RMi, RMx, SF, grey-label HX (2017), 2017 TXM greater than 650W Enermax - Platimax, Platimax Digifanless EVGA - G2, P2, PS, T2, 1000G1, 850W and above GS FSP - Aurum PT Gigabyte -  Aorus AP850GM LEPA - G1600 NZXT Hale90V2 Seasonic - X, Platinum, Snow Silent, all Fanless units, Prime (all series) Sentey - Platinum Power, Golden Steel Power Silverstone - Nightjar Super Flower - Leadex Gold/Platinum/Titanium, Leadex II Thermaltake - 1250D-T RGB, Toughpower Grand/RGB 1200W XFX - Pro Gold, Pro Black, XTS Tier 2
Antec - EDGE, TruePower Classic, EarthWatts Gold Pro Azza - Platinum be Quiet! - Pure Power 10 400W or greater Bitfenix - Formula Gold Cooler Master - VSM-series (semi-modular) Corsair - Most RM variants, HX (old), 550W/650W 2017 TXM, Vengeance Enermax - Digifanless, RG, GX EVGA - GQ, B2, 550W and 650W GS, GD, G3, G1+ (not to be confused with the G1) Fractal Design - Edison M, Tesla R2 650W/1000W, Newton R3 FSP - Hydro G, Dagger SFX Gigabyte - XP1200M Kolink - Continuum NZXT - Hale82 N higher-wattage versions Riotoro - Enigma Rosewill - Quark, Fortress, Capstone Seasonic - S12G, G-series/SSRM, M12II 750W/850W, Focus Plus Gold/Platinum, Focus Gold Sentey - Solid Power SS Silverstone - Strider Platinum Super Flower - Golden Green, Leadex Silver Thermaltake - Toughpower Grand/RGB, Toughpower Grand Platinum, Toughpower DPS Platinum XFX -  Pro XXX, XTR, TS Gold Tier 3
Antec - Neo ECO II be Quiet! - Straight Power E10 Bitfenix - Fury  Cooler Master - MasterWatt Corsair - 2017 "Grey unit" CXM***, CSM, some RM variants, 2017 CX - 450W CX have one PCIe connection Cougar - GX-S Deepcool - DQ-ST Enermax -  Enermax Revolution SFX 650W*** EVGA -  BQ 750W and up Fractal Design - Tesla R2, Integra M FSP - Hydro X, Aurum CM, Aurum Pro Lian Li - SFX-L LEPA - G600 NZXT - Hale82 N lower-wattage units OCZ - ZX PC Power & Cooling - Silencer Mk III, Turbo Cool Riotoro - Onyx Rosewill - Lightning, Silent Night, Tachyon, Photon Silverstone - Gold Evolution, Strider Gold, SX650/700/800 SFX, Strider Titanium Super Flower - Platinum King Thermaltake - DPS Gold/RGB, London, BlueEvo 2.0, Smart Pro RGB, Smart series >= 750W Vivo - 24K 650W XFX - Core > 650W, ProSeries Bronze >650W Zalman - EBT Tier 4
Antec - EarthWatts/EA Green, Earthwatts Platinum, High Current Gamer, Neo Eco  be Quiet! - Power Zone, Pure Power L9, Straight Power E9, Pure Power L8 Corsair - Old CXM "Green unit" variants, Rev. 3 "Green unit" variants, GS-series Cooler Master - GM, GX Storm, MWE Cougar - LX Enermax - Revolution X't EVGA - BQ under 750W, NEX Gold, B3 Fractal Design - Tesla R2 500W Inwin - Classic Series PowerSpec - PSX GFM Rosewill - Capstone G Seasonic - SS, SSP, S12II/M12II, ECO 430W Silverstone - Strider Plus, Gold SFX Thermaltake - Toughpower Gold, Paris XFX - TS Bronze Tier 5
Antec - Basiq VP-F, Basiq BP be Quiet! - Pure Power 10 under 400W. Corsair - Rev. 2 CX "Green unit" variants, VS "grey units" Enermax - NaXn 82+ EVGA - 450B/500B/600B/700B, NEX-B OCZ - ZT, ModXStream Rosewill - Glacier Silverstone - Bronze SFX XFX - XT Tier 6
Antec - Basiq VP Bitfenix - BPA Cooler Master - B2 Corsair - VS "orange units" EVGA - 430W/500W/600W 80 PLUS units FSP - Raider Silver Fractal Design - Integra R2 LEPA - MX-F1 NZXT - Hale82 V2 OCZ - Fatal1ty Rosewill - Hive, ARC (M) Silverstone - Strider Essential Thermaltake - LitePower, ToughPower, Smart series < 750W Zalman - GS/GT Tier 7 - Worst
Cooler Master - Elite series EVGA - 400W non-80 PLUS certified FSP - Hexa Thermaltake - TR2 These are all crap  
Currently awaiting more info
 
Some things on this list may not be perfect. Let me know if you believe a PSU is undeserving of its spot on here and provide links to back up your claim and it may be moved. 
 
Some helpful links:
 
How Many Watts Do I Need? - How much power will you need for your system? This guide helps you get a PSU that has more than adequate wattage for you.
80 PLUS Efficiency and What It Really Means - general guide to 80 PLUS efficiency and what it entails. Currently pinned on the Cases & Power Supplies subforum.
 

 
Ask any questions below! 
 
How do you even grade these things? ***
But I don't like Tier Lists!!!!111!!!!
 

Random IOPS. This is very important as you will rarely see the max read/write speed in real situations.

This would be better. 
 
http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/XDvGqk

http://www.playtool.com/pages/psurailhistory/rails.html

Everything is on 12V except for USB, those are on 5V directly
we use higher voltage because then we can work with smaller currents and transfer the power more efficiently

RX 480.

This might help a little
 
 

Lucky for you, i know a do it yourself one.
1. Get some arts and craft scisorros and cut off a bit of your skin from your arm.
2. With that skin make a line.
3. Connect the line to your ear and then put it into your pc.
Done!

The site you're looking for when it comes to DIY audio kit would be, erm, http://www.diyaudio.com/
 
They have some pretty extensive gallery sections once you dig through the sub forums, and could be a good place to start looking for ideas, and also where you might source specific parts from. As a point of general interest, take a look at the potential 'end game' of this type of work - Mike Chin that runs the SPRC site (previously an Antec case designer) has produced the equivalent of some really high end kit in his time. The layered birch plinth that he built to rehouse a Lenco turntable makes my jaw drop every time (2nd link). Not necessarily relevant, but fascinating to see what some people sink their spare time in to.
 
http://www.silentpcreview.com/Linkwitz_Orion_speakers
http://www.silentpcreview.com/MikeC_Audio_Craft_Introduction
 

Best headset for that price range would be this right here http://www.bestbuy.com/site/logitech-g430-over-the-ear-gaming-headset-black/8785729.p?id=1218893504510&skuId=8785729&ref=212&loc=1&ksid=51e0f036-088e-4051-a9e4-187b80ed2c52&ksprof_id=3&ksaffcode=pg113860&ksdevice=c&gclid=CjwKEAjw3Nq9BRCw8OD6s4eI5HASJABsfCIafU842NdyvBo9F8ra2_uY5j4BGNkjQcdyVxJknakPwRoC6HHw_wcB

Just get it and be done with it really.
Great price point, PSU shroud, top filter, built in fan controller and case lighting (7 colors to choose from).

I see the next Scrapyard Wars is going to be retro.

why get a $100 case in a $700 build 

i'd recommend this:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: Intel Core i5-6400 2.7GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($179.99 @ SuperBiiz) will do better than the i3
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H110M-A Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($53.88 @ OutletPC) don't pair an i3 with a z170 board, get an i5 and cheaper mobo instead.
Memory: Kingston FURY 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($35.88 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Avexir E100 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($54.99 @ NCIX US) store the OS here.
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($46.88 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon RX 480 8GB Video Card  ($239.99 @ SuperBiiz) wait for stock if possible.
Case: Deepcool TESSERACT SW ATX Mid Tower Case  ($39.99 @ SuperBiiz) pretty decent budget case.
Power Supply: Corsair CXM 450W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($49.99 @ NCIX US) 
Total: $701.59
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-08-19 05:00 EDT-0400

Well.... HI!

I3-6100 is prob best cpu unless if you wanna buy used. Skylake is the best for upgradability atm.

Don't crossfire 2 lower end cards over 1 higher end,since crossfire can be a pain in the ass

Depends on where you are living. Here in germany I would try 450€. You can always go lower in price if nobody wants it.
 
EDIT: did some research on the cpu: you  might even try 500€, that cpu is still very good

The 5820K will be a huge benefit in video editing and it will also enable you to play games while streaming and, generally, do some "hardcore" multitasking... 

PSU is overkill,also i would go with single GTX 1070 instead of 2x480.

I like LTT because it's easy to navigate and the community is (mostly) great,

Get a GTX 1070, or even a 1080 if you can afford one. Never choose 2 cheap cards over one high-end card!!

Get a GTX 1070, or even a 1080 if you can afford one. Never choose 2 cheap cards over one high-end card!!

Then go with the Hyper 212 EVO already mentioned earlier

Not all cables have enough bandwidth to both run that hz and that resolution, I believe. If both the GPU and the monitor supports DisplayPort, then that'd be a safe bet.