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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!!!!
 

Yes, the CX450M is based on a more modern design, that is built better, has better electrical performance, better efficiency, has a longer 5 year warranty, and offer modularity. The "50w" extra on the EVGA 500B isn't an advantage at all.

i'd suck a mean dick for another shipment of em

As somebody who hit level 25, boy is there fuck-all to do anymore. Not to mention that just about all of the changes to the game haven't made it any better. It's just soulless grinding like you'd get out of something like WoW.

>Manbang
 
...srsly, North Korea?

>Manbang
 
...srsly, North Korea?

rufus

Not worth the money imo..

I have psoriasis as well as a sun allergy, both on certain parts of my body. My chest and thighs have ugly—yet totally harmless red splotches. And my arms and torso have a reaction to sunlight, so ever since I was the age of 10~, I've never set foot outside without some sort of long-sleeve attire. It's been so long I can't even wear a t-shirt casually around the house without feeling naked. It makes working much harder for me, since I need to be wearing long sleeves, and I was never good at handling heat to begin with. I've had to pass up on jobs because of it, and that sucks some major shit.

They're overpriced bling rigs that are the most shoddily put together computers I've ever seen.
 
My friend in Virginia had an Alienware Desktop, and they shipped it with only a 300w power supply despite it having an i7 and a GTS 660 for christs' sake. And he had to have his motherboard replaced 3 times because Alienware thinks that just swapping a mobo will solve everything. And one of the times they did, they didn't even put thermal paste back on the cpu, so that burned up and died too.
 
My friend in Texas, he has an Alienware gaming laptop, and he gets blue-screens every day and most of them don't even give him an error code. He's had everything swapped out at least twice, and the case is made of—admittedly pretty—but shitty plastic like you'd get from a $1 toy from a drug store.
 
 
More or less, if you just want some bulky—but flashy and shiny n00b bling to showoff, and don't mind having a system cost 3x the cost of its actual parts, and customer service that would make the DMV look like saints, then go for it.

I look for an operating system that gives be better control over my system, and thus more security.

Kinda like Android.
 
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i don't know much about DACs, but i'm confident that there shouldn't be anything near a noticeable amount of lag.

No. As for what to get, do you need to be plugged into both at the same time?

Chill, dude.

Chill, dude.

Chill, dude.

I look for an operating system that gives be better control over my system, and thus more security.

Kinda like Android.
 
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Yes it will since its a standard sized PSU case,and that PSU is standard sized (standard meaning ATX)

It will.  I managed a Supernova PSU in that case (barely), which was 6.5" long, opposed to 5.9" like that Corsair.

sure why not? the ''standard'' psu is ATX formformat

Your worst nightmare

Yeah, the windows are on both sides.  I liked it for being unique.  It's cool if you're into flashy cases and like to show off everything (even the PSU).  It's one of the cheapest flat tray cases I've come across as well, and easy to open up as you mentioned.  Also manages to still have a 5.25 bay for something kinda on the compact side (it's a little bigger than you'd expect though).
 
Cons?  Eh, cable management, but you can see what I basically had to do in my pcpp build.  
 
Multi gpu and liquid cooling would be a challenge in this case, and I don't think I'd recommend it.  There's no 240mm for a longer rad, and not really a whole lot of room for it either.  Airflow's good though, and it does well with the cheap crappy fans/stock cooler I have in it.
 
Basically, not bad if you're on a budget and would like a flashy smallish case.
 
Side note:  If you want something like that but with liquid cooling support, the thermaltake core may be up your ally.  You're just missing the other window and 5.25 bay.  http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811133274&cm_re=thermaltake_cube-_-11-133-274-_-Product

Yes, and I commend you for choosing a good PSU  

I just about managed to get an AX860 + wires in my case, Evolv ITX

Yep: https://pcpartpicker.com/b/ffNNnQ