[EOL] PSU Tier List rev. 14.8

[NaClKnight]

So I just found this list, and then found my PSU of almost 5 years on the "Unsafe at any speed" Tier E. 

Obviously, this is distressing, but I've had trouble tracking down any data or explanations why the Lepa MaxBron B100M 1000W PSU is potentially dangerous. Can anyone please enlighten me? This thing has worked without complaint or hitch for years, but if I'm sitting on a timebomb, I'd like to understand why.

 

Apologies if this should be its own thread. 

[LukeSavenije]

1 hour ago, NaClKnight said:

So I just found this list, and then found my PSU of almost 5 years on the "Unsafe at any speed" Tier E. 

Obviously, this is distressing, but I've had trouble tracking down any data or explanations why the Lepa MaxBron B100M 1000W PSU is potentially dangerous. Can anyone please enlighten me? This thing has worked without complaint or hitch for years, but if I'm sitting on a timebomb, I'd like to understand why.

 

Apologies if this should be its own thread. 

well... the undervoltage protection seems to be completely non-functional, considering it dropped to a staggering 6 volts on the 12v rail, with the Chroma connected to it indicating around 100a, and they stopped the test

 

below is a google translate version of the German review this came from (@hardwareluxx)

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According to LEPA, protective circuits against overvoltage, overload and short circuit are on board, which can be described as sufficient. Our 40A load at 5 volts switches off the power supply, at 3.3 volts, on the other hand, despite the undervoltage of 4.5V, there is no switch-off after several seconds even at 40 amps. Things look similar on 12 volts. Ultimately, we were able to bring our Chroma up to 100 amps without the LEPA switching off. Since the voltage then dropped to 6 volts, we can definitely confirm the lack of undervoltage protection and also an OCP overload circuit. It would have been interesting whether or rather when smoke signals would have been seen, but in the interests of our equipment we did without them. However, since the ripple noise voltage values go through the roof beyond 60 amps, a system crash should also be seen as an overload warning. Ultimately, the LEPA MaxBron 700W is at a level that is inadequate for a branded power supply with regard to its protective circuits. Conclusion: As long as you use it in the normal operating range, the LEPA MaxBron 700W should work well. We would recommend avoiding overload or short circuit situations.

 

[NaClKnight]

23 minutes ago, LukeSavenije said:

well... the undervoltage protection seems to be completely non-functional, considering it dropped to a staggering 6 volts on the 12v rail, with the Chroma connected to it indicating around 100a, and they stopped the test

 

below is a google translate version of the German review this came from (@hardwareluxx)

 

That's as humorous as it is discouraging. Yikes. Undervolt protection is kind of important on any sort of power supply

Thanks for clarifying. I wish the original review wasn't entirely in German. 

[flickofdawrist]

Hey @LukeSavenije. I have a list of PSUs I'm interested in:

- Seasonic Core GM 650W $95

- Corsair TX650M $102
- Corsair TX750M $112
- Corsair RM650 $115

- Corsair RM750 $120

- Super Flower Leadex 650W $122

- Thermaltake Toughpower GF1 650W ARGB $113

- Corsair RM650X $122

- XPG CORE REACTOR 650W $120

All prices include shipping as well. Which one do you think is the best pick considering quality/price? According to the tier list, the Thermaltake Toughpower GF1 ARGB is Tier A Gold, but it's the 850W version, so I guess they might differ? Thanks.

[BiffsPC]

On 3/4/2021 at 11:01 AM, jonnyGURU said:

Corsair who?

 

Like, you contacted someone in the Fremont office or is it some reseller or contractor?

I talked with Corsair customer support. They informed me the AX850 is end of life and no longer made. Those were the exact words. I was enquiring because i couldn't find the AX850 on their site anymore and was curious what they would replace my PSU with.

[BiffsPC]

On 3/4/2021 at 9:20 AM, MrBrightSyde said:

Wait, AX850 Gold or Titanium, since the Gold release way back in 2010 and has been discontinued for a while. the Titanium should still be in production.

AX850 Titanium I was told it was end of life and no longer made. I am disappointed, I suspect I am getting a store credit, so not sure what PSU I should be getting now. I don;t see may Titanium class available in the 850W range.

[Guest]

8 minutes ago, BiffsPC said:

I talked with Corsair customer support. They informed me the AX850 is end of life and no longer made. Those were the exact words. I was enquiring because i couldn't find the AX850 on their site anymore and was curious what they would replace my PSU with.

So you're in the U.S.?

 

If the PSU was DOA, why wouldn't you just return it to wherever you bought it from?

 

[Guest]

49 minutes ago, flickofdawrist said:

Hey @LukeSavenije. I have a list of PSUs I'm interested in:

- Seasonic Core GM 650W $95

- Corsair TX650M $102
- Corsair TX750M $112
- Corsair RM650 $115

- Corsair RM750 $120

- Super Flower Leadex 650W $122

- Thermaltake Toughpower GF1 650W ARGB $113

- Corsair RM650X $122

- XPG CORE REACTOR 650W $120

All prices include shipping as well. Which one do you think is the best pick considering quality/price? According to the tier list, the Thermaltake Toughpower GF1 ARGB is Tier A Gold, but it's the 850W version, so I guess they might differ? Thanks.

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For help choosing a power supply please Create a New Thread asking for assistance including your budget and system hardware to receive the best answers relevant to your specific needs.

 

[BiffsPC]

12 minutes ago, jonnyGURU said:

So you're in the U.S.?

 

If the PSU was DOA, why wouldn't you just return it to wherever you bought it from?

 

I am in Canada, bought it from Memory Express, but unfortunately i picked it up in Dec when I was putting together parts for my build, first build so I was naive to the parts shortage and it took till last week to get the CPU in. So the return to store date was passed and I did not buy the instore replacement gouge tax. Not that would have helped as it out of stock anyway. 

[flickofdawrist]

31 minutes ago, jonnyGURU said:

 

My fault. I already have a thread made where I quoted you, but I don't think you noticed it. I made the post here to see Luke's take as well, but didn't notice that rule.

[Nicolas192]

On 10/23/2019 at 2:15 PM, LukeSavenije said:

PSU Tier List 4.0 rev. 14.6

Last Update: 29-11-2020

 

Gray - EoL / obsolete. Generally not recommended for purchase since it's going to be pre-owned, refurbished or old stock.
Green - small form-factor (gold and blue colors are disregarded due to scarcity of SFX PSUs)
Gold - best units in the tier (includes requirements for blue color in tier A)
Blue - quiet operation under moderate load (see details in the spreadsheet)

 

See spreadsheet for changelog, methodology, detailed description of colors, sources, notes on grayed-out units including issues like GPU incompatibility or quality and performance issues, and other additional info.

 

Tier A • Recommended for high-end systems

( multi/single-rail switchable )

• be quiet! | Dark Power Pro 10 / Pro 11 / Pro 12
• Cooler Master | V Platinum 2019 [MPZ]
• Corsair | AXi (<=1500W / 1600W) - RMi - HXi - HX Platinum - Vengeance Silver
• Enermax | Digifanless
• NZXT | E

( multi-rail )

• Antec | High Current Pro [HCP] Gold / Platinum
• be quiet! | Straight Power 11 Gold / Platinum
• Bitfenix | Formula Gold =>650W - Whisper =>650W
• Deepcool / Gamer Storm | DQ-M (not V2 / -V2L)
• Enermax | Platimax (1200/1350W) / Platimax D.F =>750W - Revolution D.F - MaxRevo 1350/1500W
• LEPA | MaxPlatinum 1050W/1375W

( single-rail )

• Abkoncore | CR Platinum
• ADATA / XPG | Core Reactor
• Aerocool | Project 7
• Andyson | N - R - PX - TX
• Antec | Earthwatts [EA] Gold Pro post 2018 y. [1] - High Current Gamer [HCG] Gold post 2018 y. [1] / Extreme post 2018 y. [1] - Signature Platinum / Titanium - Earthwatts [EA] Gold Pro White - Edge =>850W
• ASUS | ROG Strix post 2018 y. [1] / Thor
• Chieftec / Chieftronic | Powerplay Gold / Platinum - GPS-500C Fanless
• Cooler Master | Masterwatt Maker MiJ - V Gold 2013 [RS] Semi-Modular [VSM] / Fully Modular - V Platinum 2013 [RSC] - V SFX Gold
• Corsair | AX Gold / Platinum / Titanium - RMx 2015 (White) / 2018 (White) - RM Gray - SF Gold / Platinum [2] - TX-M 2017 (Gold)
• Cougar | GX-F (Aurum) - LLC
• Enermax | Platimax D.F <=600w - Maxtytan
• EVGA | Supernova G2(L) / GS =>850W / P2 / PS / T2 (<=1200W/1600W)
• Fractal Design | ION+ Platinum / SFX Gold
• FSP / Fortron / Quanhan | Aurum PT / Pro - Hydro G / G Pro / X / PT / PTM
• Gamdias | Cyclops X1
• Great Wall | E Gold (Frozen)
• Green | Overclocking DG
• Huntkey | MVP-G Gold - MVP-P Platinum
• Kingwin | Stryker
• Kolink | Continuum C-PL 1500w
• LC Power | LC1200 Platinum
• Micronics | Astro Platinum
• NZXT | C-series - H1 / NP-S-M
• Phanteks | AMP - Revolt Pro post 2018 y. [1] - Revolt X
• Raidmax | Monster RX-AT
• Riotoro | Enigma G2 post 2018 y. [1]
• Rosewill | Silent Night - Quark - Capstone -XXXM / -1000-M / G <=750W
• SAMA / Xianma | Forza Titanium
• Seasonic | Focus GX / GM / PX [1] / SGX - Prime Gold / Platinum / Titanium / Fanless PX / Fanless TX / Snow Silent (Gold / Platinum / Titanium) / Airtouch - Connect
• Silentmaxx | Fanless II
• Silverstone | Strider Gold S 1500W / Platinum PT <=850W - SX-G <=500W - SX-PT - Nightjar SXL / ATX (Platinum / Titanium)
• SuperFlower / Zhenhua | Leadex Gold / Platinum <=1600W / Platinum SE / Titanium / II / III Gold (HG pre/post 2020 y.) (Pro) (ARGB) - Platinum King - Golden Silent
• Thermaltake | Toughpower GF1 (ARGB) / PF1 ARGB / iRGB Plus (Gold/Platinum/Titanium) / Gold Semi-Modular 1500W / DPS G (Gold / Platinum) / DPS G RGB Titanium <=1250W / Grand (non-RGB) Gold / Russian Gold 1500W
• XFX | Pro Black FM / Limited Edition - XTR =>850W - XTS - XTI

( low priority units - minor issues or lack of info )

• Antec | Earthwatts [EA] Pro Gold pre 2018 y. [1][4] - High Current Gamer [HCG] Gold pre 2018 y. [1] / Extreme pre 2018 y. [1] - Edge <=750W - Truepower Classic
• Asus | ROG Strix pre 2018 y. [1]
• Bitfenix | Formula Gold <=550W 1] - Whisper <=550W [1]
• Cooler Master | Masterwatt Maker - V Gold 2018 [MPY] =>750W
• Corsair | HX Gold 650W
• Delta | GM - GPS-HB Platinum
• Enermax | MaxRevo 1800W [3]
• EVGA | Supernova G3 - GT - NEX-G 1500W / PG 1500W
• FSP / Fortron / Quanhan | Hydro PTM Pro
• Fractal Design | Edison M
• Gamdias | Kratos P1 Gold
• Gigabyte | XP-M 1200
• Green | Overclocking EVO - High Performance+ - UK+
• High Power | Super GD
• In Win | P - Premium Basic / PB
• Maingear | Ignition
• MSI | MPG A-GF
• Phanteks | Revolt Pro pre 2018 y. [1]
• Riotoro | Enigma G2 pre 2018 y. [1] - Builder 1200w
• SAMA / Xianma | Armor [1] (Pure Power) Gold / Platinum - Forza [1] Gold / Platinum
• Seasonic | Focus [1] Gold / Plus Gold / Plus Platinum - G RM - S12G RT - SSP-SFG - SSP-SUG - SSP-RT - [1] X Gold / Platinum / X Fanless / X Snow Silent
• Sentey | Golden Steel GSP-HM V2 1050W
• Sharkoon | Silentstorm Cool Zero
• SilentiumPC | Supremo FM2 [1]
• Silverstone | Strider Gold Platinum PT =>1000W
• SuperFlower / Zhenhua | Leadex II [3] / V
• Thermaltake | Toughpower Grand (non-RGB) Platinum / Grand RGB Gold
• Wentai | Aidan 1616W [3]
• XFX | TS Gold - XT Gold - XTR <=750W - XTR2 - XTS2
• Xigmatek | Hera Gold - XFP
• Zalman | Acrux Platinum [1] - Wattera

[1] Units experiencing tripping issues with high transient power draw GPUs like AMD Vega and high-end nVidia Ampere. Includes Seasonic Focus based units made prior to Jan 2018, source.
[2] Corsair SF units with LOT codes from 194448* through 201148* have potential problems, Corsair conducts a voluntary replacement, source.
[3] Units that don't reach full rated capacity under full rated input voltage range.
[4] Antec EA Pro Gold has versions for Chinese market made by FSP on competely different, worse, group-regulated platform (tier D). Source #1, #2.

Tier B • Recommended for midrange systems
• 1st Player | Steampunk Gold
• Abkoncore | Tenergy Gold X50W
• Antec | Neo Eco Gold yellow-label [3]
• be quiet! | Pure Power 10 =>400W / 11 (CM) =>400W [1] - Straight Power E10 - SFX-L Power
• Chieftec | Smart GPS-C / Power Smart GPS-C - Navitas GPM-C =>1000W / GPM-S / PPS-FC - Polaris - SFX-GD-C - Compact CSN-C
• Cooler Master | MWE Gold - Reactor Gold - V Gold 2018 [MPY] <=650W
• Corsair | CX Gray - CS-m Gold - CX-F RGB
• Cougar | GEX - GX-S 2017
• Delta | GPS-FB Platinum
• Dengen | Gold FM
• Enermax | Platimax <=1000W/1500W - Revolution X't II
• EVGA | Supernova B3 post 2019 y. / G(1)+ / G5 / GD 2017 / GM / GQ 850w+ / (NEX-)G(1) (PG) 1000W / PQ
• FSP / Fortron / Quanhan | Aurum Xilenser
• Gigabyte | AP-GM / P-W
• Great Wall / Hunters | Titan TF - Gaming GX
• High Power | Astro Lite / GD-F HPB <=750W / GD-F HPJ <=750W / GD-F V2 HPM - Performance GD
• Huntkey | MVP K - WDK-K
• Kolink | Continuum C-PL 850W - Enclave G-FM
• LC-Power | GP4 - Arkangel III
• LDLC | US-G / GT-P - XT-P / QS-FL / QS-FLP - QS+ - BQ+
• LEPA | G-MA
• Lian Li | PE SFX-L
• Micronics | Astro GD
• Modecom | Volcano Gold
• Riotoro | Onyx - Enigma Gold
• Rosewill | Capstone / G =>850W - Tokamak
• Seasonic | Core GC / GM / GX
• Segotep / Colorful | GP-P <=700w - GP-T <=700w - ZP500P-SG
• Sharkoon | Silentstorm SFX Gold
• Skydigital | Power Station 5 Gold
• Silverstone | Strider Gold S (V2) <1500w / Titanium <=800W / Platinum PTS / Plus F-PS - Essential Gold ET-G / ET-HG - SX-LG - SX-LTI
• Thermaltake | TR2 Gold
• VIVO | 24K
• Xigmatek | Vector P
• Xilence | Performance X
• Zalman | EBT <=750w - Platinum

( low priority units - minor issues or lack of info )

• Antec | Neo Eco Gold green-label
• Cooler Master | MWE V2 [2] White [MPE] Full-range Input / V2 [2] Bronze [MPE] Full-range Input / V2 Gold - GX Gold - GX Bronze 2020 [MPX]
• CWT / Channel Well Technology | PUO V-G
• Enermax | Platimax 1500/1700W [4]
• EVGA | Supernova B3 pre 2019 y. / B5 / GA
• FSP / Fortron / Quanhan | Dagger Pro

• Greatwall / HGaming G5
• Kolink | Continuum V2 1000/1200W
• In Win | Classic Basic CB
• Micronics | Compact SFX-L PT
• Rampage | Everest Forza FTX / ETX
• Segotep / Colorful | GP-G / KL
• Sentey | Solid SDP-SS
• SilentiumPC | Supremo M1 Gold
• Silverstone | ET-MG - Revolution SFX

• SuperFlower / Zhenhua | Leadex III Bronze Pro
• Xigmatek | Minotaur
• Xilence | SQ

[1] bq! PP10/11 400W SKUs has PCI-e power cables powered only by single rail with total rating of 288W and trips with high transient power draw GPUs like AMD Vega
[2] Cooler Master MWE V2 units have high ripple issues on very low load also resulting in increased coil whine, fix pending.
[3] Units experiencing tripping issues with high transient power draw GPUs like AMD Vega and high-end nVidia Ampere. Includes Seasonic Focus based units made prior to Jan 2018, source.
[4] Units that don't reach full rated capacity under full rated input voltage range.

Tier C • Recommended for cheap mid/low-end systems
• Abkoncore | Tenergy Bronze
• Abysm | Morpheo
• ADX | Power W Gold
• Aerocool | KCAS M 850 / Plus / G(M)
• Aigo | ES Gold
• Andyson | H6 / GX - M5+ =>550W / BX
• Antec | Earthwatts [EA] Gold EVO - High Current Gamer [HCG] Bronze 2012 (M) =>750W - Neo Eco II - VP-F Bronze
• be quiet! | Dark Power Pro P8 / P9 - System Power 9 =>400W / CM / U9 =>400W / B9 =>400W - Power Zone
• Bitfenix | Formula Bronze
• Chieftec | Core BBS - Proton BDF-S / BDF-C - Navitas GPM-C <=850W - A-90 - Silicon SLC-C - Photon Gold GDP-C-RGB - APS-CB =>750
• Coba | NitroX Nobility
• Cooler Master | MWE V1 Bronze [MPX] =>600W - Masterwatt (TUF) - GM - Silent Pro M2 =>720W - GX Bronze 2015 [RS-ACAA-B3]
• Corsair | CX Green =>750W - CX-M Green =>750W / Gray - GS Bronze - CV 650W - HX Gold =>750W - Vengeance Bronze - Enthusiast TX v2 - RM 2013 <=850W [orange-label]
• Cougar | LX - CMD - CMX v3 - GX v1/v2/v3
• CWT / Channel Well Technology | GPS S-G
• Deepcool | Quanta DQ - DQ-ST - DQ Evo
• Delta | GPS-JB / AB
• Enermax | Revolution Duo / X't - Revobron
• EVGA | Supernova B2 - GD 2019 -V* - GQ <=750W - BQ - B 500/600/700W
• Fractal Design | Integra M - Newton R3 - Tesla R2
• FSP / Fortron / Quanhan | Raider II - HEXA 85+ - Hydro GE / Pro - Hyper M85+
• Gamdias | Astrape P1 - Kratos P1
• Gigabyte | G750H - P650B - Sumo Platinum
• Great Wall | M 1200
• High Power | Astro GD-F HPJ =>850W - Direct12 Bronze =>750W / Bronze II
• In Win | A1 Plus - Classic C
• iTek | Taurus GF
• Kingwin | Lazer Gold / Platinum - Absolute Platinum
• Kolink | Continuum 1050/1200W
• LC Power | Gold Series - Prophecy RGB
• LDLC | TA
• LEPA | MaxGold - G-MAS
• Montech | Gamma (II) - Alpha (X)
• Mistel | Vision MX Gold / Platinum
• NZXT | HALE82 / HALE90 / HALE90 V2
• OCZ / PC Power & Cooling | Silencer Platinum 1050W - ZT - SZX - Silencer MK III =>750W
• PC Cooler | GI-P
• Powerspec | PS-GSM / PS-GFM - PSX-GFM
• Riotoro | Builder 500/600W
• Rosewill | Arc 750W - Tachyon - Hive - Hive S =>750W - Hercules (-S) 1600W - Capstone-XXX - Lightning
• Seasonic | G GP / SSR-GP / SSP-GT - M12II (EVO) x50W - S12D Silver - S12 Energy Plus - SS-HT <=650W / =>750W
• Sentey | Platinum LTP-SM - Golden Steel GSP-HM 1200/1600W - Metal Extreme MHP-XM 1000W - Metal Blade MBP-HM 1000W
• Sharkoon | WPM Gold Zero - Silentstorm Icewind

• Sentey | Golden Steel GSP-SM 850/1050W
• SilentiumPC | Supremo [3] L2 / M2 - Vero L3 / M3
• Silverstone | Decathlon DA-G 1650W - Strider Bronze ST-SF / Gold ST-SF-G v1/v2
• SuperFlower / Zhenhua | Golden King - Leadex Silver / Platinum 2000W - Iceberg Kingdee - Golden Green
• Thermaltake | BlueEvo 2.0 - Smart BM2 / DPS G Gold X50W / G / Gold X00W / Pro RGB / M =>750W / SP-P 750W - Toughpower DPS G RGB Gold / GX1 (RGB) / Gold Semi-Modular <=1200W / European Gold <=650W / Russian Gold (<=750W / 850-1200W) / SFX / Grand RGB Gold Sync Edition / Grand RGB Platinum - TR2 RX Bronze =>850W
• ThunderX3 | Plexus
• Vinga | VPS Gold / Platinum
• XFX | Black Edition Silver - Core =>650W - TS Bronze =>650W - Pro XXX
• Xigmatek | Cerberus (III) S =>550W - Centauro
• Xilence | Performance A+ X30w / A+ III X50W
• Zalman | EBT =>850W - GVM =>850W - GigaMax GVII - LX 700W - TX

( low priority units - minor issues or lack of info )

• ADATA | XPG Pylon
• Aerocool | Strike-X =>800W - GT S Bronze =>700W / SG Gold - Aero Bronze
• Antec | High Current Gamer [HCG] 2018 - Neo Eco Zen
• Apevia | Prestige
• ASUS | TUF Bronze
• BR ONE | Rainbow
• Boostboxx | Power Boost 600/700W
• Chieftec | Nitro2 85+ BPS-C2 - APS-C 1000W
• Cooler Master | MWE V2 [1] White [MPE] 230V Only / V2 [1] Bronze [MPE] 230V Only

• Cougar | BXM
• Deepcool | DA-N 500/600W - DQ-M-V2L [2]
• Enermax | Marblebron
• EVGA | BA - BR - GD 2019 -B*
• FSP / Fortron / Quanhan | Hydro GD / MX / K Pro - MS 600W
• Goldenfield | ATX-W Gold
• Green | ESD - EUD - HED
• G.Skill | MB-G [2]
• High Power | Performance Pro
• Hiper | HPB-FM - HPB-RGB
• Huntkey | GS
• IPPON | Platinum
• In Win | Compact / CS - F1
• Kolink | Classic KL-v2 / Modular KL-M
• LC Power | Gold Series - Prophecy RGB
• Micronics | Astro G - Compact SFX GD - Classic II Bronze - Cyclone III - Performance II PV - Zero
• Montech | Century [2]
• Powerspec | PS-BSM 750W
• Raidmax | Cobra AE Gold =>850 / AE-B / AE-M - Vortex Gold AE-V - Vampire GH
• Rosewill | Fortress - Photon =>850W - Lepton - Valens
• Seasonic | S12II EVO
• Silverstone | SX-G =>600W
• Skydigital | Validus LP
• SuperFlower / Zhenhua | Eco Silver
• Thermaltake | Toughpower GX2 / European Gold =>750W / Russian Gold GF1
• Xigmatek | Shogun G - Tauro 700W
• Zalman | Wattgiga

[1] MWE V2 units have high ripple issues on very low load also resulting in increased coil whine, fix pending.
[2] CWT GPX based units have problems with failing burn-in test under sub 90VAC input, treat as 230V only, source.
[3] Units experiencing tripping issues with high transient power draw GPUs like AMD Vega and high-end nVidia Ampere.

Tier D • Recommended only for very cheap, iGPU systems
• 1st Player | Black Widow - DK 5.0 / 6.0
• Abko / Suitmaster | Mighty
• Aerocool | Aero White - Cyclon - KCAS (M) Bronze (<=800W,1000W) - Lux RGB - Strike-X <=600W - VX (Plus) (RGB)
• Andyson | M5+ 450W
• Antec | Atom - Basiq 80 Plus / VP Plus / VP-P (Plus) / VP-PC / VP-F 80+ - Earthwatts [EA] Gold Pro Chinese versions / Platinum / 80+ / (D) Green - Neo Eco Classic NE-C (X50W/X20W) / Modular NE-M / NE-M v2 - NX - Ares AP
• Apexgaming | AJ / AG
• Argus | APS - RGB
• be quiet! | Pure Power L8 / L9 / 10 <=350W / 11 <=350W - Straight Power E8 / E9 - SFX Power / Power 2 - System Power 7 / 8
• CWT / Channel Well Technology | GPK-S / GPT-S
• Chieftec | Photon Bronze CTG-C-RGB - A-80 - Task TPS-S - Force CPS-S - Neutron <=600W BLC-S - APB-8B - APS-C <=650W - APS-CB <=650W - APS-S - APS-SB - GPA-S8 - GPB-S - GPC-S - GPE-S - GPS-A8 - ELP-S - SFX-BS - PSF-B
• Cooler Master | GX 2010 [RS-ACAA-D3] - GXII - MWE V1 Bronze [MPW] / V1 White [MPX] <=550W - Masterwatt Lite - Silent Pro M2 <=620W
• Corsair | Builder CX(-M) 2012 <=600W [green-label] - CV <=550W - VS 2017 [gray-label] - RM 2013 1000w [orange-label]
• Cougar | CMX v1/v2 - STE - STX - VTC - VTE - VTX - XTC
• Deepcool | DA / DA-M / DA-N 700W - DN
• Delta | GPS-HB A Bronze
• EVGA | BT - B <=600W - BV - GS 550/650W [3] - Supernova NEX-B / PB / G5 1000w <2020 - Supernova NEX-G <=750W / G(1) <=750W / PG <=750W - W3
• Enermax | Cyberbron - NaXn 82+ - MaxPro / MaxPro II
• FSP / Fortron / Quanhan | Aurum 92+ / CM / Gold / S- Dagger SDA - Raider - HD - Hexa 80+ - HEXA+ (II) - Hyper / S / M / K - Hammer - Hydro / K - PNR - PNR-i - PNR Pro - 60GHS / 60GHS(85)
• Fractal Design | Integra R2 / SFX
• Gamdias | Astrape M1 White
• Gamemax | GM
• Gigabyte | BH - PB500 - PW
• Great Wall / Hunters | Gaming G5 Bronze - BH - Lightning
• Green | ECO / ECO rev 3.1
• High Power | Astro GD HPA - Element Smart EP-S - Simplicity ST HPG-T12S
• Hiper | HPB-SM
• Hydance | HY-CT
• In Win | A
• Kolink | Core - SFX
• LC Power | GP3 Silver - Super Silent - Silent Giant GP3 Bronze
• LDLC | EC - BG - FP
• Micronics | Caslon II - Compact SFX Bronze <=450W - Classic II 80+ - Zero Plus
• Montech | Beta
• NZXT | HALE82 V2 / HALE82-N / HALE90 V2S
• OCZ / PC Power & Cooling | Silencer MK III <=600W - ModXStream Pro
• Powerspec | PS-BF - PS BGM <=650w
• Raidmax | Thunder V2 RX-AP / RGB RX-AP-R - Cobra AC-B / AF-B - Vortex Bronze / White
• Rosewill | Arc <=650W - Arc M - Hive S <=650W - Glacier - TFX Bronze - TFX Gold
• Seasonic | SS-ET

• Segotep | BP
• Sharkoon | WPC Bronze
• Silverstone | Strider Gold Evolution - Strider Essential ET-B / F-ES / F-ES230 / F-ESB / F-ESG - Strider Titanium =>1100W / Plus F-PB - SX-LPT
• Skydigital | Power Station 5 80+ White
• SuperFlower / Zhenhua | Bronze King - Bronze FX - Mega
• Tacens | Radix VII
• Thermaltake | Smart 80+ / SE / BM1 / BX1 (RGB) / DPS G Bronze X00W / 80+ RGB / M <=650W / SP-P (X30W/650W) / German series Bronze (Pro RGB) - TR2 Bronze / S X50W / 80+ White / RX 80+ White / RX Bronze <=750W - Toughpower PF1 (not ARGB) / DPS G Titanium 1500W - Litepower (RGB)
• Xigmatek | Centauro S - Cerberus (III) S450 - X-Power / X-Power II - Tauro <=600W - X-Power III - Spectrum - Z-Power
• Xilence | Gaming - Performance C / A
• Zalman | GLX - GS - GT - GV - GVM <=700W - LE - LE II - LX - LXII

( low priority units - minor issues or lack of info )

• Aerocool | Integrator - Lux RGB - VX (Plus) (RGB)
• Antec | High Current Gamer [HCG] Bronze 2012 <=620W [1]
• Apevia | Jupiter
• Bitfenix | BPA - Fury

• EVGA | W1
• Modecom | Volcano Bronze
• Seasonic | A12 [2] - S12II 80+ / Bronze [1] / EVO [2] - S12III [2] - M12II (EVO) [1] x20W - ECO [1] SSP-ST / SS-BT / SS-ES
• Sentey | SDP 80+
• SilentiumPC | Elementum E2 - Vero L2 / M2 - Supremo M1 Platinum
• Vinga | VPS-B - VPS-P
• XFX | XT Bronze [1] - TS Bronze <=550w [1] - Core <=550w [1]

[1] Seasonic S12II Bronze and related units have or had UVP issues, source.
[2] Seasonic S12III, S12II EVO and A12 - OCP (on any rails) not claimed, nor present in supervisor IC, neither does 12V UVP/OVP. No reviews to prove otherwise.
[3] OCP not present on any rails apparently. No reviews to prove otherwise.

Tier E • Potentially dangerous in multiple scenarios
• Armageddon | All units
• BR ONE | BR-X
• Chieftec | Non-rated units
• Corsair | VS 2012 orange
• Cooler Master | Elite - Realpower - B2
• Diablotek | All units
• EVGA | N1 - N2

• Gigabyte | P-GM
• LC Power | Non-rated units
• Lepa | MaxBron
• Linkworld | All units
• Logisys | All units
• MS-Tech | All units
• NOX | All units
• Raidmax | Non-rated units
• Rasurbo | All units
• Rhomburtech | All units
• Sempre | All units
• Speedlink | All units
• Tacens | All units
• Trust | All units
• Ultron | All units

 

Credits

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Created and maintained by @DatTestBench, @Stefan Payne, @GreatMasterAden, @Juular, @Elisis, @Maurice from Madagascar, @boghubodaghi, @breixobaloca, @b3nd0vah and @LukeSavenije

 

Creative Commons License

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This work by Luke Savenije et al. are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

 

Common mentioned terms

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Protections

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Voltages

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12V rail

The most important rail in current PSUs, mostly used by the power hungry parts like the GPU and CPU, but also part of the motherboard and part of the molex connector.

 

5V rail

An important, but much less used rail, mostly used by storage and part of the GPU.

 

3.3V rail

A rail that gets less and less relevant, it provides power to the RAM (though this can be 12v as well these days), chipset and M.2 drives

Single- and Multirail

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Single rail

A single rail lets all the current of a voltage, in this case 12v go over a single trace or “rail” (see them as breakers in your house). This has the advantage of turning off less quickly, but does mean it allows full current to go through a single wire or connector, potentially melting or burning it before shutting down

 

Multi rail

Multi rail these days aren’t physical rails, rather they have multiple points where they measure the current (generally 2-8). it can shut down the psu earlier to protect itself, with a lower chance of burning through connectors and/or cables with a catastrophic failure.

 

http://www.jonnyguru.com/forums/showthread.php?3990-Single-vs-Multiple-12V-rails-The-splitting-of-the-12V-rail

Regulations and Topologies

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Digital parts

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Digital Monitoring

Monitors current and reports it to software like NZXT CAM or Corsair iCue, generally using the OCP rail to measure.

 

Digital Circuit

Analog and digital circuits at the end have one goal: transmit data and process information into other forms(sound, light, etc). Digital circuits function on two fixed signal levels, 1s and 0s(binary). This allows for better control of switching frequencies under different loads and can achieve really high efficiency, but is also much more expensive to implement

Specifications

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ATX specification

A certification maintained by Intel that sets baselines for PSUs to meet.

 

c6/c7 crossloads

c6/c7 sleep states or “Haswell ready” connects to a sleep state used on Intel processors of 4th gen or newer. AMD has these sleep states too, but doesn’t specifically name them. most importantly it has to meet a crossload performance and that it has to be keepable to do a zero-load-power, that most group regulated units can’t meet, it’s highly recommended you pick something up for modern systems that meets this.

 

ATX 2.3: 

https://web.archive.org/web/20150114105013/http://www.formfactors.org/developer/specs/PSU_DG_rev_1_1.pdf

 

ATX 2.31: 

https://web.archive.org/web/20160414133738/http://www.formfactors.org/developer/specs/Power_Supply_Design_Guide_Desktop_Platform_Rev_1_2.pdf

 

ATX 2.4: 

https://web.archive.org/web/20170718011357/https://www.intel.com/content/dam/www/public/us/en/documents/guides/power-supply-design-guide.pdf

 

ATX 2.52: 

https://www.intel.com/content/dam/www/public/us/en/documents/guides/power-supply-design-guide-june.pdf

 

ATX 12vo:

https://www.intel.com/content/dam/www/public/us/en/documents/guides/single-rail-power-supply-platform-atx12vo-design-guide.pdf 

Other

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Ripple

Ripple is mostly the noise in DC not filtered out from the AC current. A high ripple can shorten part’s lifespan. Intel allows up to 120mV, but we prefer to keep it below 50.

 

Inrush current limiting

An inrush current limiter tries to limit inrush current, the instantaneous current electronic devices draw when turned on. This is normally done with a so called NTC Thermistor.

 

 

Legacy list:

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Asus Tuf 650b 80 Plus bronze or Be quiet! U9 700w 80 Plus bronze?

 

Specs: R5 5600x

Rx 580 8gb

16 gb ram 3200 Mhz

[Guest]

5 hours ago, Nicolas192 said:

Asus Tuf 650b 80 Plus bronze or Be quiet! U9 700w 80 Plus bronze?

 

Specs: R5 5600x

Rx 580 8gb

16 gb ram 3200 Mhz

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[iCoNrant]

@LukeSavenije @jonnyGURU

Here is the review for the v850 gold v2 psu. 

https://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/cooler-master-v850-gold-v2-power-supply-review

[doubleflower]

Any idea which OEM makes this unit?

 

https://www.ocpcgaming.com/product-page/psu-gd-series-bz650m-80-plus-gold-full-modular-650watt (OCPC GD650M) 

 

@Juular@jonnyGURU

[Juular]

1 hour ago, doubleflower said:

Any idea which OEM makes this unit?

No idea, looks vaguely High Power-ish by the looks of modular panel, i would need more pictures to see what it looks like inside.

[Guest]

6 hours ago, doubleflower said:

Any idea which OEM makes this unit?

 

https://www.ocpcgaming.com/product-page/psu-gd-series-bz650m-80-plus-gold-full-modular-650watt (OCPC GD650M) 

 

@Juular@jonnyGURU

Looks like a fake company.  LOL!  Both address on the "contact us" page are just freight forwarders. 

[console]

PSU Tier List should be update to new list on year 2021 very soon.

 

 

Super Flower Legion Gold HX 650W 80+ Gold

 

Newegg

https://www.newegg.com/super-flower-legion-hx-sf-650p14xe-650w/p/1HU-024C-00031

 

SuperFlower (official website)

https://super-flower.com.tw/product-data.php?productID=133&lang=en

 

 

I hope this should be on PSU Tier List very soon in near future to info us about it. PSU Tier List is very important to us which to buy right power supply for us. 

 

[MrBrightSyde]

7 hours ago, console said:

PSU Tier List should be update to new list on year 2021 very soon.

 

 

Super Flower Legion Gold HX 650W 80+ Gold

 

Newegg

https://www.newegg.com/super-flower-legion-hx-sf-650p14xe-650w/p/1HU-024C-00031

 

SuperFlower (official website)

https://super-flower.com.tw/product-data.php?productID=133&lang=en

 

 

I hope this should be on PSU Tier List very soon in near future to info us about it. PSU Tier List is very important to us which to buy right power supply for us. 

 

You know...you could just use the spreadsheet, which is updated way more often as more info and reviews are put out. You would know that the Legion Gold HX is already on there and is Tier B low priority. It's low priority since there are no professional reviews on it currently

[Joko suketod]

Enermax revolution df 650+ gold what tier bro? 

[MrBrightSyde]

30 minutes ago, Joko suketod said:

Enermax revolution df 650+ gold what tier bro? 

.....it's literally at the top. Tier A gold color, under (multi-rail)

 

Spoiler

 

[AXLP_LaZEReD]

Heh...

im running a xeon x5650 and 1070ti with a 600W Chieftec GPC-600S..

[boghubodaghi]

17 hours ago, AXLP_LaZEReD said:

Heh...

im running a xeon x5650 and 1070ti with a 600W Chieftec GPC-600S..

That's a very bad idea...

[AXLP_LaZEReD]

1 hour ago, boghubodaghi said:

That's a very bad idea...

im running like this for 2-3 months now,i dont have money for a new PSU... I originally planned to buy a Cooler Master,but it wasnt in stock so the highest option for $70 was this chieftec  and i needed a new PSU ASAP because i was running on a 420W timed bomb

[chip99]

out of curiousity why is the RMx 2018 (white) gold tier but the RMx 2018 (black) is not even in the list. whats the difference here? i got the rmx 2018 (black) at a deal with a good price.

[iCoNrant]

3 minutes ago, chip99 said:

out of curiousity why is the RMx 2018 (white) gold tier but the RMx 2018 (black) is not even in the list. whats the difference here? i got the rmx 2018 (black) at a deal with a good price.

Probably is the same unit but just different colour (if I'm wrong then sorry)