PSU Tier List [OLD]

[turkey3_scratch]

They have a GD, too??

 

They need a GW, for "Gee Whiz".

[awesomegamer919]

1 hour ago, turkey3_scratch said:

They have a GD, too??

 

They need a GW, for "Gee Whiz".

Yup, don't forget the yet to be released "BR" series (it's on Ecova and is rated Bronze)

[STRMfrmXMN]

1 hour ago, turkey3_scratch said:

They have a GD, too??

 

They need a GW, for "Gee Whiz".

EVGA "GoneWild?"

 

Hmmmm, not sure how I feel about that

 

Still waiting on an EVGA BS series.

[Stefan Payne]

I really stopped caring about EVGA PSU.

I rather stress my Playstation 4, 3 or XBox 360 instead than to worry about EVGA these days...

[STRMfrmXMN]

41 minutes ago, Stefan Payne said:

I really stopped caring about EVGA PSU.

I rather stress my Playstation 4, 3 or XBox 360 instead than to worry about EVGA these days...

Have you played Detroit: Becoming Human? I really want a PS4 just for that game, as well as Last of Us....

[Stefan Payne]

45 minutes ago, STRMfrmXMN said:

Have you played Detroit: Becoming Human? I really want a PS4 just for that game, as well as Last of Us....

Nope, not Detroit, yet, well except for 1 minute or two of the Demo.
And Last of Us might have a good story but annoying stealthy gameplay. Not my cup of tea...

 

I prefer things like Horizon Zero Dawn...

[OrionFOTL]

6 hours ago, iStink said:

So, I've been thinking... I need to replace my old PSU (a CX550. it started to give up on me last week, press F), I should've replaced it already to be honest but i'm *kinda* lazy. 

My question is: is the EVGA GD 650W a good power supply? It's really cheap here in Brazil and I saw good reviews about that psu, and you guys @ LTT consider it a Tier 2 psu. Is it REALLY a safe choice?

 

Thanks.

What do you mean it "started to give up"? 

[Radium_Angel]

Suggest a fully modular Tier 3 or better power supply for a non-gaming rig, please?

It's a motherboard (MSI B250 Mortar) I5-7400, 8GB DDR4 ram, a pair of spinner seagates and a dvd-rw. I figure I can get away with 500 watts for power.

Correct me if I am off my rocker.

[JBassFox]

Hi everyone. I'm just now reading about the issues are G3 series is having and am a bit worried since I don't really understand everything about PSU's. I already have all these parts and am ready to put this together, would I have any issues with a 750w G3 or should I look into a different PSU? https://pcpartpicker.com/user/jbassfox/saved/4QMBP6

[LienusLateTips]

3 hours ago, Radium_Angel said:

Suggest a fully modular Tier 3 or better power supply for a non-gaming rig, please?

It's a motherboard (MSI B250 Mortar) I5-7400, 8GB DDR4 ram, a pair of spinner seagates and a dvd-rw. I figure I can get away with 500 watts for power.

Correct me if I am off my rocker.

250W would be fine. What country?

[iStink]

13 hours ago, OrionFOTL said:

What do you mean it "started to give up"? 

Some cables stopped working, I bought it back in 2012 IIRC.

[Radium_Angel]

23 minutes ago, JDE said:

250W would be fine. What country?

Doh, sorry, USA

[OrionFOTL]

1 hour ago, iStink said:

Some cables stopped working, I bought it back in 2012 IIRC.

You have a different power supply then. CX550 was released in 2016. 

 

If you bought this mysterious PSU in 2012 then the warranty is most likely expired, shame. You could have just rma'd it otherwise. 

[LienusLateTips]

4 hours ago, Radium_Angel said:

Doh, sorry, USA

CX450/CX450M is usually on sale, or something from the CX x50 series. MasterWatt is also nice.

[Radium_Angel]

5 hours ago, JDE said:

CX450/CX450M is usually on sale, or something from the CX x50 series. MasterWatt is also nice.

Thank you

[LoganTNZ]

Should i go with the evga g2 or g3 power supply? The G2 is 30 AUD cheaper than the G3, but what are the main differences?

[Biggerboot]

7 minutes ago, LoganTNZ said:

Should i go with the evga g2 or g3 power supply? The G2 is 30 AUD cheaper than the G3, but what are the main differences?

Although it was touted as the quieter and more efficient unit at launch, the G3 has some issues with OPP.

So get the G2 if your choice is between those.  It's better and cheaper.

[LoganTNZ]

1 minute ago, Biggerboot said:

G3 has some issues with OPP, although it was touted as the quieter and more efficient unit at launch.

So get the G2 if your choice is between those.  It's better and cheaper.

All the reviews ive seen is that the OPP on the G3 is perfectly implemented though.

 

Who has been reporting these incidents? Im just curious

 

But ill go with the G2 anyways, thanks

[seon123]

10 minutes ago, LoganTNZ said:

Should i go with the evga g2 or g3 power supply? The G2 is 30 AUD cheaper than the G3, but what are the main differences?

Looking at PCPP AU, get neither. The Focus or RMx would be better choices. 

[Biggerboot]

1 minute ago, LoganTNZ said:

All the reviews ive seen is that the OPP on the G3 is perfectly implemented though.

 

Who has been reporting these incidents? Im just curious

 

But ill go with the G2 anyways, thanks

No problem.  It was various outlets reporting it.  @STRMfrmXMN would know (or look 3-4 pages back).

[Biggerboot]

2 minutes ago, seon123 said:

Looking at PCPP AU, get neither. The Focus or RMx would be better choices. 

Yeah, sometimes PCPP isn't the most up to date, but if either of those are cheaper than the G2 I'd agree.

[LoganTNZ]

11 minutes ago, seon123 said:

Looking at PCPP AU, get neither. The Focus or RMx would be better choices. 

Nah, none of those arr cheaper

[seon123]

8 minutes ago, LoganTNZ said:

Nah, none of those arr cheaper

Where are you getting the prices?

[LoganTNZ]

3 minutes ago, seon123 said:

Where are you getting the prices?

Through PCPP qnd my local stores

[awesomegamer919]

2 hours ago, LoganTNZ said:

All the reviews ive seen is that the OPP on the G3 is perfectly implemented though.

 

Who has been reporting these incidents? Im just curious

 

But ill go with the G2 anyways, thanks

Aris (TomsHW), very few reviewers actually test OPP... Care to provide a source that does test it and has no issues with it?