[EOL] PSU Tier List rev. 14.8

[Juular]

3 hours ago, PMizuki said:

How good is the xigmatek minotaur? and how did it get placed at tier B? I couldn't find a review for them anywhere.

There's this shot on the site, so it's LLC resonant + DC-DC, but i have no idea what's that OEM. They also claim OTP so it meets tier B low priority. Either way, looks cheap and there are zero reviews or teardowns so i can't recommend it for anything but very cheap builds.

[Zainly]

Hello.

About thermaltake smart rgb 600w white.

I saw a lot of different opinions on it, some say it's  good, and some say it's not really good.

Can someone tell me why they say it's bad, is there a main reason ?

I bought my first pc 2 months ago and the specs are :

mb: B550 

cpu: R5 3600

gpu: amd rx5600xt phantom 3

Ram : T-force 16g rgb

cpu cooler: deep cool (air cooler not water one)

[Juular]

55 minutes ago, Zainly said:

Can someone tell me why they say it's bad, is there a main reason ?

https://www.techpowerup.com/review/thermaltake-smart-rgb-500-w-230v/12.html

[Ineedapsu]

Sorry. Just noticed that for help with choosing a PSU I must make a new thread. 

Edited June 9, 2021 by Ineedapsu

[MachP]

Can Tier C PSU's handle running a dual GPU systems?

[SavageNeo]

On 6/9/2021 at 4:26 PM, MachP said:

Can Tier C PSU's handle running a dual GPU systems?

if the gpus are gt710s then sure.

[Juular]

On 6/9/2021 at 6:26 PM, MachP said:

Can Tier C PSU's handle running a dual GPU systems?

Depends on more on what GPUs and what PSU exactly.

[MachP]

12 minutes ago, Juular said:

Depends on more on what GPUs and what PSU exactly.

It's Gigabyte G750H. I was formerly in Tier A at one point and the GPU's are a 2070 MSI card and a 3070 FE card.

[Juular]

1 minute ago, MachP said:

It's Gigabyte G750H. I was formerly in Tier A at one point and the GPU's are a 2070 MSI card and a 3070 FE card.

Should be fine if you power-limit them (i'm assuming you're gonna be mining).

[MachP]

10 hours ago, Juular said:

Should be fine if you power-limit them (i'm assuming you're gonna be mining).

I do mine with both and game on the 3070 but the 3070 FE is only temporary since my sister's PC build lacks any type of storage until it ships in so I at least have the 3070 for 1 month. When I mine on the 2070 and game on the 3070 it holds up pretty well afaik in Smite. I am thinking of getting my own 3080 and selling the 2070 down the line.

[Daethz]

I wonder if my occasional ctd's with my 5950x/3080ftw3 could be caused by my EVGA g5 850w.

Thinking of swapping it out for a corsair RM

Don't want to waste more money for no reason tho

[MachP]

any significant diff between the Leadex III gold pre and post 2020?

[Azzychan]

I got the EVGA SuperNOVA 550 GA Power supply.  it currently is in Tier B, but in the section (minor issues or lack of info).  Should I be concerned?

 

[Juular]

On 6/13/2021 at 8:24 AM, Daethz said:

I wonder if my occasional ctd's with my 5950x/3080ftw3 could be caused by my EVGA g5 850w.

We don't know but it's an ACRF PSU, essentially just fansied up G1+ so it's not a particularly fit PSU for RTX3080 anyway.

19 hours ago, MachP said:

any significant diff between the Leadex III gold pre and post 2020?

There were some issues with the line before, we assumed that they're all fixed because they are in Leadex III ARGB judging by reviews.

1 hour ago, Azzychan said:

I got the EVGA SuperNOVA 550 GA Power supply.  it currently is in Tier B, but in the section (minor issues or lack of info).  Should I be concerned?

Depends on your PC, it's a budget unit from Andyson, okay for something budget. It's there because there are no reviews on it.

[Omara]

On 10/23/2019 at 7:15 PM, LukeSavenije said:

Gigabyte | Aorus AP-GM / P-W

is there a product tier for Gigabyte called P-W or do u mean P through W?

anyway this is the PSU i have in mind that i would like to know if it's great for a moderately high tier build (3080/3700x/x570/multiple drives)
https://www.gigabyte.com/Power-Supply/GP-P1000GM#kf

[GoldenLag]

2 minutes ago, Omara said:

https://www.gigabyte.com/Power-Supply/GP-P1000GM#kf

Thats the P-GM. The "-" For where the wattage numbers go. 

 

And its currently in tier E due to widespread issues. Including but not limited to:

Sparks, DOA, Killing components (when failing) , and a not properly set OTP/OPP.

 

If you are looking at a higher end build, take a look at a tier A PSU. Quite a few of them can be had for a reasonable price. 

[Omara]

1 minute ago, GoldenLag said:

Thats the P-GM. The "-" For where the wattage numbers go. 

 

And its currently in tier E due to widespread issues. Including but not limited to:

Sparks, DOA, Killing components (when failing) , and a not properly set OTP/OPP.

 

If you are looking at a higher end build, take a look at a tier A PSU. Quite a few of them can be had for a reasonable price. 

oh i just saw it in the Tier E now, what a bummer lol, i don't rly have many options in my country, right now i have the B700H 80+ bronze and i am looking for a better one for when i get a 3080 soon, i don't think any of the Tier A are even sold here

[Omara]

what about the Seasonic Prime Gold 1000W? i see it's in Blue color but there's no extra info in the spreadsheet

[Juular]

24 minutes ago, GoldenLag said:

And its currently in tier E due to widespread issues

1000W version may actually be fine, they've used different MOSFETs (Infineon IIRC), but i'd rather keep it in tier E until that's proven, i.e until Aris gets and tests a sample.

[Juular]

3 hours ago, Omara said:

what about the Seasonic Prime Gold 1000W? i see it's in Blue color but there's no extra info in the spreadsheet

If you're asking why it's not marked as gold, there are almost no reviews on Prime Gold including rebrands, definitely none with protections testing, which is a requirement for gold color. Otherwise it's fine PSU, not 'the best' as some might imply and there are usually better choices (Corsair HX for example) but if it's relatively cheap for a 1kW PSU why not.

[Omara]

28 minutes ago, Juular said:

If you're asking why it's not marked as gold, there are almost no reviews on Prime Gold including rebrands in the first place, definitely none with protections testing, which is a requirement for gold color. Otherwise it's fine PSU, not 'the best' as some might imply and there are usually better choices (Corsair HX for example) but if it's relatively cheap for a 1kW PSU why not.

well that's good enough for me since i'm limited where i live with less brands, appreciate the help everyone

[MultiGamerClub]

Corsair RM850x 850w vs ASUS ROG Strix 750w?

 

850w somehow cheaper than the 750w but white, still worth going for?

[Nirurin]

On 12/13/2020 at 10:02 PM, Juular said:

We've seen it's internals, Silverstone showed some nudes on the product page. But this is a new Enhance LLC resonant, DC-DC platform without any reviews on it.

 

6 months on, and I need to ask the question - has there been any newer information / thoughts on this PSU? 

As it's been the only high-power PSU for SFF systems for a long time, I'm surprised to find basically no reviews on it. I've found more reviews for no-name trash parts, compared to this lol. 

 

My PC draws 680watts under load, so I need .... something bigger than a 750Watt really. 

 

Edit - Oh, turns out that someone did a review literally today haha - https://www.thefpsreview.com/2021/06/17/silverstone-sx1000-1000w-sfx-l-power-supply-review/

 

Not sure how reliable the source is, nor how it stacks up, but I'm sure someone here who is more knowledgeable will have some feedback on it. 

Edited June 17, 2021 by Nirurin

[Juular]

14 minutes ago, MultiGamerClub said:

Corsair RM850x 850w vs ASUS ROG Strix 750w?

 

850w somehow cheaper than the 750w but white, still worth going for?

RM-x 850W is cheaper than ASUS version of Seasonic Focus Gold 750W ? And you're asking what's better ? RM-x obviously, even if they were the same price and wattage really.

[Juular]

14 minutes ago, Nirurin said:

6 months on, and I need to ask the question - has there been any newer information / thoughts on this PSU?

There was a brief YT review by Aris but no article yet, although from the video it sounded like Aris mostly liked the unit. It has problems with OTP (it's either set higher than 200°C making it essentially useless or doesn't work at all), and OPP (which is set way too high, especially for SFX PSU), but it's probably not a bomb, assuming you really need a SFX(-L) PSU with more than 750W then it should be fine.