PSU Tier List [OLD]

[Archnemesis]

In my totaly unbiased opinion, the Corsair AX1500i Titanium should be in a Tier 0.

[comicsansms]

1 hour ago, Archnemesis said:

In my totaly unbiased opinion, the Corsair AX1500i Titanium should be in a Tier 0.

 

Let me guess, you bought a AX1500i so you could run 2 GPUs and you are trying to justify your purchase? 

 

That said, I agree that there should be a tier showing 10/10 PSUs reviewed by Jonny Guru or a note showing that it is 10/10. 

[comicsansms]

@STRMfrmXMN I notice the Antec Neo ECO is classed as a tier 3. Is that for all of the models? There are various Seasonic, CWT and Delta models for that series, if all of them are Tier 3, there are some CWT GPK models that need to be listed, including TT Germany (80+ Bronze model, the 80+ white models are HEC and Sirtec), TR2-P, SMART DPS-G (Bronze, I don't know what platform the Gold model is ATM), (Enermax Triathlor Eco, Bitfenix Formular, Sharkoon WPM V2, Chieftec Task and Deepcool Aurora, but these are probably not worth adding to the list)

 

Some reviews for the CWT GPK:

http://translate.google.com/translate?u=http://www.itocp.com/htmls/10/n-5110.html

http://translate.google.com/translate?u=http://diy.pconline.com.cn/424/4240256_all.html

https://translate.google.com/translate?u=http://www.computerbase.de/2014-08/sharkoon-wpm-v2-wpm-bronze-netzteil-test/

http://www.eteknix.com/deep-cool-da500-aurora-500w-power-supply-review/

http://translate.google.com/translate?u=https://www.computerbase.de/2014-04/enermax-triathlor-eco-450-watt-test/

http://www.tweaktown.com/reviews/7214/enermax-triathlor-eco-650w-80-plus-bronze-power-supply-review/index.html

http://translate.google.com/translate?u=http://www.hardwareluxx.de/index.php/artikel/hardware/netzteile/29916-/

 

[STRMfrmXMN]

9 hours ago, Comic_Sans_MS said:

@STRMfrmXMN I notice the Antec Neo ECO is classed as a tier 3. Is that for all of the models? There are various Seasonic, CWT and Delta models for that series, if all of them are Tier 3, there are some CWT GPK models that need to be listed, including TT Germany (80+ Bronze model, the 80+ white models are HEC and Sirtec), TR2-P, SMART DPS-G (Bronze, I don't know what platform the Gold model is ATM), (Enermax Triathlor Eco, Bitfenix Formular, Sharkoon WPM V2, Chieftec Task and Deepcool Aurora, but these are probably not worth adding to the list)

 

Some reviews for the CWT GPK:

http://translate.google.com/translate?u=http://www.itocp.com/htmls/10/n-5110.html

http://translate.google.com/translate?u=http://diy.pconline.com.cn/424/4240256_all.html

https://translate.google.com/translate?u=http://www.computerbase.de/2014-08/sharkoon-wpm-v2-wpm-bronze-netzteil-test/

http://www.eteknix.com/deep-cool-da500-aurora-500w-power-supply-review/

http://translate.google.com/translate?u=https://www.computerbase.de/2014-04/enermax-triathlor-eco-450-watt-test/

http://www.tweaktown.com/reviews/7214/enermax-triathlor-eco-650w-80-plus-bronze-power-supply-review/index.html

http://translate.google.com/translate?u=http://www.hardwareluxx.de/index.php/artikel/hardware/netzteile/29916-/

 

I think newer ones are Delta but don't quote me on that.

[Archnemesis]

On 07/09/2016 at 4:14 PM, Comic_Sans_MS said:

 

Let me guess, you bought a AX1500i so you could run 2 GPUs and you are trying to justify your purchase? 

 

That said, I agree that there should be a tier showing 10/10 PSUs reviewed by Jonny Guru or a note showing that it is 10/10. 

No I don't have one, it was more a sarcastic thing.

[Trav_X]

So is CX500 green variant good enough to handle a 5820k + 1060? It's tier 4, but is that good enough? PCPP says the build will only pull 371 watts, so am I covered? A CX600 is five dollars more as well.

[STRMfrmXMN]

3 minutes ago, Trav_X said:

So is CX500 green variant good enough to handle a 5820k + 1060? It's tier 4, but is that good enough? PCPP says the build will only pull 371 watts, so am I covered? A CX600 is five dollars more as well.

That system will pull maybe 250W, however I'd still get a higher quality unit. An RMx or RMi if you must go Corsair is a better deal if you can afford a 5820k. 

 

I'd look for an EVGA 650GQ or 750B2 before looking at last gen CX units.

[Trav_X]

15 minutes ago, STRMfrmXMN said:

That system will pull maybe 250W, however I'd still get a higher quality unit. An RMx or RMi if you must go Corsair is a better deal if you can afford a 5820k. 

 

I'd look for an EVGA 650GQ or 750B2 before looking at last gen CX units.

Also, I was considering a Seasonic S12II 520 cause it's a Tier 3 and the JohnnyGuru reviews for M12 and S12 are really good. 

 

http://pcpartpicker.com/list/7ddkJV

 

here is the in progress build, I already own the 230T the rest I'm buying, trying to go for a budget hex-core build for my workstation tasks with decent gaming capabilities. 

[STRMfrmXMN]

2 minutes ago, Trav_X said:

Also, I was considering a Seasonic S12II 520 cause it's a Tier 3 and the JohnnyGuru reviews for M12 and S12 are really good. 

 

http://pcpartpicker.com/list/7ddkJV

 

here is the in progress build, I already own the 230T the rest I'm buying, trying to go for a budget hex-core build for my workstation tasks with decent gaming capabilities. 

I think you have your priorities a little out of whack. You have a nearly $400 CPU and you don't have an SSD? Have you considered saving for another week or however long you need to so you can have a boot OS off an SSD?

[Trav_X]

Just now, STRMfrmXMN said:

I think you have your priorities a little out of whack. You have a nearly $400 CPU and you don't have an SSD? Have you considered saving for another week or however long you need to so you can have a boot OS off an SSD?

I haven't used SSD's the the past and right now I'm more worried about capacity than speed. Both my PC's run solely off HDD's and I'm very happy with my load times in Windows and games. Maybe in the future I'd consider an SSD and use tools to transfer my windows over, which I've heard is possible. In addition I'm not really worried about aesthetics much either  I'd agree my priorities are out of whack but I'm on such a tight budget than I'd rather get the CPU and GPU performance out of the build now than having a constant upgrade path in the future.

[79wjd]

1 minute ago, Trav_X said:

I haven't used SSD's the the past and right now I'm more worried about capacity than speed. Both my PC's run solely off HDD's and I'm very happy with my load times in Windows and games. Maybe in the future I'd consider an SSD and use tools to transfer my windows over, which I've heard is possible. In addition I'm not really worried about aesthetics much either  I'd agree my priorities are out of whack but I'm on such a tight budget than I'd rather get the CPU and GPU performance out of the build now than having a constant upgrade path in the future.

Skip the two $12 fans and get a 120gb SP550 for $13 more. 

[STRMfrmXMN]

5 minutes ago, Trav_X said:

I haven't used SSD's the the past and right now I'm more worried about capacity than speed. Both my PC's run solely off HDD's and I'm very happy with my load times in Windows and games. Maybe in the future I'd consider an SSD and use tools to transfer my windows over, which I've heard is possible. In addition I'm not really worried about aesthetics much either  I'd agree my priorities are out of whack but I'm on such a tight budget than I'd rather get the CPU and GPU performance out of the build now than having a constant upgrade path in the future.

Oh god no, that process is a pain and you'd rather reinstall, and you might as well save the time now and install the OS on a 120GB SSD then very easily place a 1TB HDD in there as storage later which is much less of a hassle. Skip those two fans and you'll be nearly there on a 120GB SSD. You'll thank for me not having to defrag your OS drive ever again.

[Trav_X]

7 hours ago, djdwosk97 said:

Skip the two $12 fans and get a 120gb SP550 for $13 more. 

http://pcpartpicker.com/list/x4hfyf

 

does this look a little better? I'll put OS on SSD, and probably like OBS and Steam, and CAM, and GeForce Experience. Anything like that, smaller programs that won't even use up much space. I'll put my mass storage for all my games on the 1TB and also my recorded video there too. Might put GTAV on SSD because even tho it's a big game, load times take forever and I play the game quite a bit. That's a maybe, if not, I'll put my smaller but frequently played games like CSGO or TF2 on an SSD. Maybe around Christmas I'll pick up a 2TB Seagate Barracuda and throw it in there if I need more room or use that solely as the video editing and project drive. 

[Trav_X]

Also would this be a decent power supply to get, cheaper than S12ii and Semi Modular, looks decent quality but idk when it comes to PSU's

 

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817438084&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-PCPartPicker, LLC-_-na-_-na-_-na&cm_sp=&AID=10446076&PID=3938566&SID=

[79wjd]

1 hour ago, Trav_X said:

http://pcpartpicker.com/list/x4hfyf

 

does this look a little better? I'll put OS on SSD, and probably like OBS and Steam, and CAM, and GeForce Experience. Anything like that, smaller programs that won't even use up much space. I'll put my mass storage for all my games on the 1TB and also my recorded video there too. Might put GTAV on SSD because even tho it's a big game, load times take forever and I play the game quite a bit. That's a maybe, if not, I'll put my smaller but frequently played games like CSGO or TF2 on an SSD. Maybe around Christmas I'll pick up a 2TB Seagate Barracuda and throw it in there if I need more room or use that solely as the video editing and project drive. 

It looks good, but the wifi adapter is a bit expensive considering it's not even AC.

47 minutes ago, Trav_X said:

Also would this be a decent power supply to get, cheaper than S12ii and Semi Modular, looks decent quality but idk when it comes to PSU's

 

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817438084&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-PCPartPicker, LLC-_-na-_-na-_-na&cm_sp=&AID=10446076&PID=3938566&SID=

There really isn't much information about the BQ series yet. If you go by the rest of EVGA's lineup it will probably be good (B2/G2/P2/T2/GS/GQ are good, W1/B1/G1 are bad), so I'd guess the BQ would be good.

[STRMfrmXMN]

53 minutes ago, djdwosk97 said:

It looks good, but the wifi adapter is a bit expensive considering it's not even AC.

There really isn't much information about the BQ series yet. If you go by the rest of EVGA's lineup it will probably be good (B2/G2/P2/T2/GS/GQ are good, W1/B1/G1 are bad), so I'd guess the BQ would be good.

I'd avoid the BQ for the time being. Nothing is known about it except for the OEM of HEC and let's just say that I'd not be too thrilled to have an electrical engineer from HEC wiring my house...

[Trav_X]

8 hours ago, STRMfrmXMN said:

I'd avoid the BQ for the time being. Nothing is known about it except for the OEM of HEC and let's just say that I'd not be too thrilled to have an electrical engineer from HEC wiring my house...

Yeah I was just wondering about the BQ cause it's a few dollars cheaper than the S12ii on Newegg and it has more watts, semi-modular, but still Bronze. Idk, the s12ii is a great unit but I'm just a tad worrisome since it's completely non-modular which is kind of a put off.

 

9 hours ago, djdwosk97 said:

It looks good, but the wifi adapter is a bit expensive considering it's not even AC.

There really isn't much information about the BQ series yet. If you go by the rest of EVGA's lineup it will probably be good (B2/G2/P2/T2/GS/GQ are good, W1/B1/G1 are bad), so I'd guess the BQ would be good.

So is there any Wi-Fi adapter you suggest? What does that mean it's not AC. I jsut want something good that is dual-band so it can reach my 2.4 and 5 ghz channels, and I usually get a connection speed of about 10-11 megabytes (~80 megabits?) per second over wi-fi.

 

i already have a USB 3.0 wi-fi adapter,the Netgear N900 I believe, but it's USB instead of PCIE and I've heard PCIE is much better in terms of reliability and speed, but I never did have any recurring problems with the Netgear.

[STRMfrmXMN]

2 hours ago, Trav_X said:

 

So is there any Wi-Fi adapter you suggest? What does that mean it's not AC. I jsut want something good that is dual-band so it can reach my 2.4 and 5 ghz channels, and I usually get a connection speed of about 10-11 megabytes (~80 megabits?) per second over wi-fi.

 

i already have a USB 3.0 wi-fi adapter,the Netgear N900 I believe, but it's USB instead of PCIE and I've heard PCIE is much better in terms of reliability and speed, but I never did have any recurring problems with the Netgear.

The WDN4800 is what I use and it's fucking amazing. Beware, however, that it doesn't support wireless AC, the newest standard of wireless that has a max theoretical of 1 Gbps. 10-11 would be plenty on the WDN4800.

[Guest riley mclinn]

On 7/22/2016 at 8:44 PM, STRMfrmXMN said:

*snip of complete OP*

What is this about looks cool?

Edited September 19, 2016 by riley mclinn
cleaning quote

[STRMfrmXMN]

42 minutes ago, riley mclinn said:

What is this about looks cool?

Wat

[Trav_X]

9 hours ago, STRMfrmXMN said:

The WDN4800 is what I use and it's fucking amazing. Beware, however, that it doesn't support wireless AC, the newest standard of wireless that has a max theoretical of 1 Gbps. 10-11 would be plenty on the WDN4800.

Okay, thanks  its relatively cheap and it has very positive reviews on Newegg and PCPP so I decided to add it. It also said Dual band which is what I need. We used to have .5 megabyte per second download with AT&T, realized we were paying for much higher, called and complained and they double to 1 megabyte per second. Pretty bad. So we switched to Comcast and got Xfinity and now we have 10 megabyte per second lol. 

 

http://pcpartpicker.com/list/K3rZJV

 

im thinking this'll be my list for right now, Christmas I'll buy a new case, maybe a nicer modular EVGA unit or Corsair unit, transfer the whole PC over (I'm thinking MasterCase Pro 3 or 350D, both MATX towers). Eventually I'll add some more RAM, fill all 4 spots, and I'll be set. Thanks for your help  

[vanished]

Oh, I've been meaning to ask since I saw this earlier... if this goes up to like ~12.3** is that bad?

 

[79wjd]

8 minutes ago, Ryan_Vickers said:

Oh, I've been meaning to ask since I saw this earlier... if this goes up to like ~12.3** is that bad?

 

 

Have you heard about the whole Note 7 thing? 

 

yea...rip 

 

 

 

jk, I have no idea. 
 

 

[quan289]

1 hour ago, Ryan_Vickers said:

Oh, I've been meaning to ask since I saw this earlier... if this goes up to like ~12.3** is that bad?

 

That's well within the permitted ±5% tolerance from the nominal voltages (that's 11.4V~12.6V). So if it did went up to 12.3, that's a 2.5% line regulation.

 

Anyways, software readings are often inaccurate. I've seen deviation much higher than 13V as well as low as 7V on the 12V rail before, while my DMM is like within 1%.

[STRMfrmXMN]

1 hour ago, Ryan_Vickers said:

Oh, I've been meaning to ask since I saw this earlier... if this goes up to like ~12.3** is that bad?

 

Software readouts of voltage suck. Unless it's Corsair Link or a Legacy/EFI tied software then it's gonna be inaccurate and, if memory serves me, that's AIDA64 which is inaccurate.