PSU Tier List [OLD]

[STRMfrmXMN]

Just now, Ekst4zy said:

It's used ofc and I can't really check it... but person selling it has proof of purchase. 10 years warranty on it. I think I'm good

Buy it, that's a solid deal.

 

Just now, Energycore said:

You should thank @Ryan_Vickers

Thanks, @Ryan_Vickers

 

I mean this post was replied to often enough that it basically sat at the top of this subforum anyways so

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Just now, STRMfrmXMN said:

Thanks, @Ryan_Vickers

 

I mean this post was replied to often enough that it basically sat at the top of this subforum anyways so

Perhaps, but it makes a lot of sense to be pinned imo.  It's an important thread, referred to probably more than any other single thread on here.

[Ekst4zy]

Thanks! and congrats

[Energycore]

1 minute ago, Ekst4zy said:

It's used ofc and I can't really check it... but person selling it has proof of purchase. 10 years warranty on it. I think I'm good

You have to be trying if you're gonna kill an EVGA P2

1 minute ago, Ryan_Vickers said:

And Windspeed

Thank you @Windspeed36 <3

[Starelementpoke]

18 hours ago, Ryan_Vickers said:

And Windspeed

@Windspeed36 @Ryan_Vickers thanks fams!

[comicsansms]

Chuck the Coolermaster Thunder M in tier 6, it is a CWT CPM.

The Coolermaster Thunder is CWT CPA, probably tier 6 as well.

 

 

 

[Energycore]

7 minutes ago, Comic_Sans_MS said:

Chuck the Coolermaster Thunder M in tier 6, it is a CWT CPM.

The Coolermaster Thunder is CWT CPA, probably tier 6 as well.

 

 

 

Interesting.

 

Looks like the Thunder 450W and 500W are different platforms to the 550W+ ones though. Single 12V rail vs. dual on the lower power ones.

 

Thunder 550W

 

Thunder 450W

 

Edit: the higher Wattage Thunder is made by Enhance, it's probably still T6. At least they have PFC, I think

[Ekst4zy]

I got that supernova 750 p2... Everything works great now. Now I'm stress testing my CPU ... from 4.1Ghz on old PSU to 4.7GHz on p2! Thanks! 

 

But I have another question.

 

Now I have my OCZ Fatality 750W just laying in a box. My brother has a Corsair CX600. Which one should I choose for his PC? OCZ has more watts, but CX is one tier higher. His rig is pretty old, but he is planning on buying new parts (CPU, MOBO, RAM and GPU).

 

Any ideas?

 

Thanks

[comicsansms]

14 minutes ago, Ekst4zy said:

I got that supernova 750 p2... Everything works great now. Now I'm stress testing my CPU ... from 4.1Ghz on old PSU to 4.7GHz on p2! Thanks! 

 

But I have another question.

 

Now I have my OCZ Fatality 750W just laying in a box. My brother has a Corsair CX600. Which one should I choose for his PC? OCZ has more watts, but CX is one tier higher. His rig is pretty old, but he is planning on buying new parts (CPU, MOBO, RAM and GPU).

 

Any ideas?

 

Thanks

The CX would be the one I'd choose out of the 2.

What is his current specs? 

What is he planning to upgrade it with? 

[Ekst4zy]

He has:

phenom ii x4 965 black edition with H60 cooler

8Gb ram

GTX 570 

adata 128 ssd + 64Gb ocz ssd

 

He wants to buy new parts, so probably skylake or kaby lake + mobo and ram. GPU? I don't know yet, but nothing higher than 1070.

 

[Mr.Meerkat]

8 hours ago, Ekst4zy said:

He has:

phenom ii x4 965 black edition with H60 cooler

8Gb ram

GTX 570 

adata 128 ssd + 64Gb ocz ssd

 

He wants to buy new parts, so probably skylake or kaby lake + mobo and ram. GPU? I don't know yet, but nothing higher than 1070.

 

Although it's not ideal, I would say the CX should suffice if you don't have the dosh for a higher quality PSU  

[Tim Serious]

Hello everyone,

op has not listed about the tier list of Antec VP450P.

Antec VP-F is listed in tier list, which is not sold in india.

Antec US website has different models and antec india has different so i am quite confused.

 

this is link of antec india official website ---- http://www.antecindia.com/product.php

 

can anyone help me out ....

and also i have seen in psu tier list of some other sites like tom'shardware that they have listed antec VP series in tier 3 

http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/id-2547993/psu-tier-list.html

what's up with that should antec VP be in tier-4 or above ....

On 22/10/2016 at 8:52 AM, Energycore said:

 

 

On 21/10/2016 at 10:18 AM, STRMfrmXMN said:

 

Edited October 23, 2016 by Tim Serious

[STRMfrmXMN]

1 hour ago, Tim Serious said:

Hello everyone,

op has not listed about the tier list of Antec VP450P.

Antec VP-F is listed in tier list, which is not sold in india.

Antec US website has different models and antec india has different so i am quite confused.

 

this is link of antec india official website ---- http://www.antecindia.com/product.php

 

can anyone help me out ....

and also i have seen in psu tier list of some other sites like tom'shardware that they have listed antec VP series in tier 3 

http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/id-2547993/psu-tier-list.html

what's up with that should antec VP be in tier-4 or above ....

 

Let's just say that the VP450 is fantastic if you have a low power GPU or no GPU Andy have no money. I've built using one before and it's not awful. That said, I'd put it at a low tier 4 position. It's an OK unit.

[Tim Serious]

15 minutes ago, STRMfrmXMN said:

Let's just say that the VP450 is fantastic if you have a low power GPU or no GPU Andy have no money. I've built using one before and it's not awful. That said, I'd put it at a low tier 4 position. It's an OK unit.

thanks buddy , one question though are VP450F http://store.antec.com/vpseries/vp450f.html

and VP450P http://www.antecindia.com/single_product.php?cat=14&sub_category_id=49&product_id=9671

same or different??

[STRMfrmXMN]

51 minutes ago, Tim Serious said:

thanks buddy , one question though are VP450F http://store.antec.com/vpseries/vp450f.html

and VP450P http://www.antecindia.com/single_product.php?cat=14&sub_category_id=49&product_id=9671

same or different??

Different. I believe the P is made by FSP.

[MoonlightSylv]

I just noticed XFX makes an "XTS" power supply.

 

I didn't know that when I made my username  

[Energycore]

On 10/22/2016 at 1:56 AM, Ekst4zy said:

I got that supernova 750 p2... Everything works great now. Now I'm stress testing my CPU ... from 4.1Ghz on old PSU to 4.7GHz on p2! Thanks! 

 

But I have another question.

 

Now I have my OCZ Fatality 750W just laying in a box. My brother has a Corsair CX600. Which one should I choose for his PC? OCZ has more watts, but CX is one tier higher. His rig is pretty old, but he is planning on buying new parts (CPU, MOBO, RAM and GPU).

 

Any ideas?

 

Thanks

Use the CX and make sure to cool it well so it doesn't shut down. If you do that it's a fine unit

[Mr.Meerkat]

1 hour ago, ShadowTechXTS said:

I just noticed XFX makes an "XTS" power supply.

 

I didn't know that when I made my username  

I own one .

 

[AlTech]

3 minutes ago, Energycore said:

Use the CX and make sure to cool it well so it doesn't shut down. If you do that it's a fine unit

It depends, the NEW CX models are kinda "OK" as in no fireballs, explosions or whatever.

 

The old CX, i'm not quite as sure (I have an old CX model sitting around )

[Mr.Meerkat]

Just now, AluminiumTech said:

It depends, the NEW CX models are kinda "OK" as in no fireballs, explosions or whatever.

 

The old CX, i'm not quite as sure (I have an old CX model sitting around )

As long as you keep the temps under 35~C then it's a "solid" unit  

[Energycore]

Just now, AluminiumTech said:

It depends, the NEW CX models are kinda "OK" as in no fireballs, explosions or whatever.

 

The old CX, i'm not quite as sure (I have an old CX model sitting around )

The oldest of old CXs are T5s but those came out in 2010 so I don't expect any that were bought around that time to still be alive.

 

And T4 PSUs are generally fine, they might not protect your data in the event of a power loss or last very long but they won't catch on fire at full load if you treat them correctly.

 

4 hours ago, STRMfrmXMN said:

Different. I believe the P is made by FSP.

VP450F: Delta

VP450, VP450P: FSP

 

[AlTech]

1 minute ago, Energycore said:

The oldest of old CXs are T5s but those came out in 2010 so I don't expect any that were bought around that time to still be alive.

 

And T4 PSUs are generally fine, they might not protect your data in the event of a power loss or last very long but they won't catch on fire at full load if you treat them correctly.

 

VP450F: Delta

VP450, VP450P: FSP

 

How do i know what year mine is? (Note - I have it literally in a drawer and not in my PC)

[Energycore]

1 minute ago, AluminiumTech said:

How do i know what year mine is? (Note - I have it literally in a drawer and not in my PC)

The only way I can think of is take a photo of it and have @quan289 identify the platform

 

If it's a semi modular one, it's definitely at least Rev. 2.0

[AlTech]

2 minutes ago, Energycore said:

The only way I can think of is take a photo of it and have @quan289 identify the platform

 

If it's a semi modular one, it's definitely at least Rev. 2.0

It's Semi Modular.

 

Can't send photo right now but it's made by Channel Well Tech

[Energycore]

Just now, AluminiumTech said:

It's Semi Modular.

 

Can't send photo right now but it's made by Channel Well Tech

All CX are CWT.

 

It's probably a fine one anyway (with the caveat of being 25C rated)