PSU Tier List rev. 16.1A

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PSU Tier List rev. 16.1

Last Update: 03-10-2020

Legend :
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)
Hyphen / Dash - Series / lineups separator
Slash - Models (inside one series) separator
Parenthesis / Round brackets - Model variations (which belong to the same position)
Square brackets - Additional description (wattage range, part of SKU code, label / casing color, release year)
Numbers in red colored square brackets - footnotes, see descritptions at the end of respective tiers
Low priority subtiers - Lack of info (no reviews) or minor issues (see the corresponding tab in the spreadsheet). Not recommended for purchase over any normal priority units.
Multi-rail units - Not necessarily better than single-rail units but provide an extra layer of protection by having 12V OCP set lower than total capacity, which is especially relevant for very high capacity units (=>1kW). Pay attention to rails configuration when using with high power draw components to avoid shutdowns.

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

 

– Tier A • High-end

( multi/single-rail switchable )

• Be Quiet! | Dark Power 12 [non-Pro] – Dark Power Pro 11 / Pro 12
• Cooler Master | V Platinum 2019 [MPZ] ^[11]
• Corsair | AX1600i ^[9] – HX Platinum – RMi – HXi 2022

 

( multi-rail )

• Antec | High Current Pro [HCP] Platinum ^[11][13]
• Be Quiet! | Straight Power 11 ^[13] Gold / Platinum – Pure Power 11 FM^[13]
• Bitfenix | Formula Gold ^[13] – Whisper M ^[13]
• Enermax | Revolution D.F ^[13]

 

( single-rail )

• ADATA / XPG | Core Reactor – Cybercore ^[11]
• Antec | Earthwatts [EA] Gold Pro [7y warranty] ^[4][7] / Gold Pro White – High Current Gamer [HCG] Gold ^[7] / Extreme ^[7]
• ASUS | ROG Strix ^[11] – Thor 850W ^[7][11]
• Chieftec / Chieftronic | Powerplay Gold ^[11] / Platinum
• Cooler Master | V Gold V2 – V SFX Gold – XG Platinum – XG Plus Platinum – M2000
• Corsair | RMx 2015 – RMx 2018 – RMx 2021 – RM 2019 – RM 2021 – SF Gold / Platinum ^[2] – RMe – TXm Gold 2017 [circular grille] / 2021 [triangular grille]
• Cougar | GX-F (Aurum) – Polar
• Deepcool | PQ-M ^[7]
• EVGA | Supernova G7 / G2(L) ^[11] / G6 (<=750W/=>850W) / P2 ^[11] / P6 (<=750W/=>850W) / T2 ^[11]
• Fractal Design | ION Gold / SFX Gold – ION+ Platinum / ION+ 2 Platinum
• FSP / Fortron / Quanhan | Hydro G Pro / PT / PTM / PTM Pro =>850W
• Kolink / Casecom | Continuum C-PL 1500w [v1, C-PL]
• MSI | MEG AI-P – MPG A1000G / A-GF ^[11]
• NZXT / Enjie | C Gold 2020 [V1, 120mm fan]
• Phanteks | AMP – Revolt Pro ^[7]
• Riotoro | Enigma G2 ^[7]
• Seasonic / Haiyun | Focus ^[7] GM [Gold semi-mod.] / GX [Gold fully-mod.] / PX [Platinum] / SGX 2019 [SFX-L] – Prime ^[8] GX [Gold] <=750W / PX [Platinum] <=750W – Prime Snow Silent (Gold [550W] / Platinum [650W]) – Connect – Prime TX1600
• Silverstone | Decathlon Gold DA-G 1650W – Nightjar SXL – Hela 850R – Hela 2050w
• Super Flower / Zhenhua | Leadex Gold (SE) ^[3][11] / Platinum (SE) ^[11] <=1600W / Titanium ^[11]
• Thermaltake | Toughpower GF1 – GF1 Snow – GF1 ARGB – PF1 ARGB / TF1 – Toughpower Grand RGB Platinum – Toughpower iRGB Plus Platinum – Toughpower DPS G RGB Titanium <=1250W

 

( low priority units )

• Aerocool | Project 7 / P7 ^[1]
• Asus | Thor 1200W ^[1][8][11]
• Antec | Signature Platinum ^[1][8]/ Titanium ^[1][8]
• Cooler Master | V Gold 2018 [MPY-AFAAGV] =>750W
• Corsair | AXi <=1500W ^[10] / HXi 2013^10] / AX Titanium ^[1][8][10]
• Enermax | MaxTytan ^[12] – Platimax [non-D.F] ^[10] (1200/1350W)
• EVGA | Supernova G3 ^[3]
• NZXT / Enjie | E-series ^[10]
• Phanteks | Revolt X ^[1][8]
• Seasonic / Haiyun | Prime ^[1][8] GX [Gold] =>850W / PX [Platinum] =>850W / <=1300w TX [Titanium] / Fanless (PX/TX) / Snow Silent Titanium [750W] / Airtouch
• Silverstone | SX1000 [5] – SX750 [5] – Nightjar ATX Titanium ^[1][8]
• Super Flower | Leadex III Gold (Pro) (ARGB) ^[3] / V (Pro) Platinum ^[6]

 

( speculative position )

• ASUS | THOR Titanium – THOR II Platinum
• Cougar | LLC
• Gigabyte | AP-PM
• Great Wall / Hunters | Titan TF Platinum
• FSP | Hydro GT Pro / PTM X Pro / PTM Pro ATX 3.0
• LDLC / Fox Spirit | US-G / GT-P
• NZXT | C Gold 2022 [V2, 140mm fan] – H1 V1 early revision case PSU [NP-S-M, SFX-L]
• Phanteks | P-GF
• Razer | Katana Chroma
• Seasonic / Haiyun | Vertex – Prime PX1300
• Super Flower | Leadex V (Pro) Gold ^[6]
• Thermaltake | iRGB Plus (Gold/Titanium)

[1] Units experiencing tripping issues with high transient power draw GPUs like AMD Vega, 6900 XT and Nvidia RTX3080/3090. Generally fixed in newer batches.
[2] Corsair SF units with LOT codes from 194448* through 201148* have potential problems, Corsair conducts a voluntary replacement, source.
[3] Lower than 18AWG wires in pig-tail end of PCIe/EPS cables for 12V leads, don’t use for constant high-load applications or only use the first connector.
[4] Antec EA Pro Gold has versions for Chinese market made by FSP on completely different, worse, group-regulated platform (tier E). Source #1, #2.
[5] Issues around high OTP, not shutting down at 200c (heatgun), but working afterwards
[6] Leadex V series has 20AWG wires in pig-tail cables and lower than 105% OPP, making it potentially susceptible to tripping with high-end, high transient power draw GPUs.
[7] Older Seasonic Focus revisions (Focus Gold, Focus Plus Gold / Platinum, made before 2018) had transient sensitivity issues. Some more recent models are not affected because they were released after the fix (Seasonic Focus GM/GX/PX refreshes, Phanteks AMP, NZXT C/E etc.). Although situation with Ampere GPUs is unclear it’s assumed that there are no widespread issues on Focus platform.
[8] Seasonic PRIME based units experience shutdowns with RTX3080/3090 (and possibly RX6900 XT) GPUs. The cause is not the OCP tripping but a PSU design flaw as evident by the PSU not latching off on shutdown and 1000W+ models being affected too. Doesn’t manifest in 100% cases as it’s also dependent on motherboard model and GPU OC. Seasonic provides a new 24-pin cable to fix this via support.
[9] There are regional (China and Australia) versions of AX1600i with C14 socket instead of C20 and with no mention of sub 200V input voltage operation. They’re still identical to worldwide versions otherwise and such can be used under full 100-240V input voltage range but maximum operating wattage under low input mains voltage is limited by the lower current and temperature rating of C14 socket, it’s not recommended to use such units at higher than 1.3kW capacity in 120V mains or lower due to risk of melting the socket.
[10] Out of production, any listings you would encounter today would be either used, refurbished or at the very least being long in storage. Buy at your discretion.
[11] Ball bearing fan, possibly not silent even at very low RPMs.
[12] PCIe and EPS modular sockets aren’t electrically compatible despite they are mechanically, pay attention, misconnecting might result in the damage to PC.
[13] Be aware that strictly multi-rail units (without a possibility to switch to single-rail mode) can trip with very high power draw GPUs (RTX3080/RX6800XT and higher) and/or CPUs (unlocked Intel i7/i9 or AMD Threadripper) due to lower OCP tripping point when the load on rails is unbalanced. Read the manual and balance out the load if that happens.

– Tier B • Mid-range

• 1st Player | Steampunk Gold [SP]
• Abkoncore | CR Platinum – Tenergy Gold X50W
• Andyson | PX – TX
• Antec | Neo Eco Gold [non-modular, yellow-label] ^[1]
• ASUS | TUF Bronze
• Be Quiet! | Pure Power 11 (CM) =>400W ^[1]  – SFX-L Power
• Chieftec | Polaris – Powerup GPX-FC <=650W ^[5] – SFX-GD-C – Compact CSN-C
• Cooler Master | MWE (Reactor) Gold non-modular [v1, MPY-ACAAG] / FM [v1, MPY-AFAAG] – MWE V2 Gold non-modular [MPE-ACAAG] / MWE V2 Gold FM [MPE-AFAAG] – MWE V2 Bronze [MPE] Full-range Input – MWE V2 White [MPE] Full-range Input – V Gold 2018 [v1.5, MPY-AFAAGV] <=650W
• Corsair | CX 2016 [gray label] – CX-F RGB – Vengeance Silver
• Cougar | GEX
• Deepcool | DQ-M-V2L <=650W ^[5]
• Enermax | Platimax DF <=600W
• EVGA | Supernova B3 post 2019 y. / G+ / G5 / GD 2017 / GM / GT <=1000W / =>GQ 850W / GA ^[1]
• FSP / Fortron / Quanhan | Aurum PT / Pro – Hydro G / X
• Gamdias | Cyclops X1
• Gigabyte | Aorus AP-GM – UD-GM
• Great Wall / Hunters | Gaming GX – E Gold (Frozen)
• High Power | Astro GD-F V2 HPM – Performance GD [HP1-J-GD-F12S] – Super GD+
• InWin | P – Premium Basic / PB
• Kolink / Casecom | Continuum C-PL 850W [v1, C-PL] – Enclave G-FM
• LC Power | GP4 V2.4 – LC Platinum 1200
• Lian Li | PE SFX-L – SP 750
• Micronics | Astro GD
• Montech | Century ATX <=650W ^[5] / Century Mini
• Raidmax | Monster RX-AT
• Rosewill | Photon (<=750W,1350W)
• Seasonic | Focus SGX 2021 [SFX]
• Segotep / Colorful | GP-P <=700w – GP-T <=700w – ZP500P-SG
• Sharkoon | Silentstorm Cool Zero / SFX Gold
• Silverstone | Decathlon Gold [DA-G] 550/650W ^[5] – Strider Gold S (V1/V2) / Titanium <=800W / Platinum PTS / Plus F-PS – SX-G 500/650/700W – SX-PT 700W – Essential Gold ET-G / ET-HG – SX-LG – SX-LTI – VIVA Gold
• Thermaltake | Toughpower GF2 / GF [no numbers] ^[5] <=650W / PF1 <=850W [non-ARGB] – Toughpower Grand RGB Gold (Sync edition)
• Xigmatek | Hera Gold – XFP
• Zalman | Acrux Platinum

 

( low priority units )

• Enermax | Platimax [non-D.F] ^[4] (<=1000W/=>1500W)
• Thermaltake | Toughpower GF Plus

 

( speculative position )

• 1st Player | Armour [AR] – SFX Gold
• Asus | TUF Gold
• ADATA / XPG | Core Shift 650W ^[5]
• Antec | Neo Eco Gold green-label [non-‘Zen’] / Modular [NE-G-M] / Platinum
• Cooler Master | G Gold – GX Gold – GX Bronze 2020 [MPX]
• Cougar | Auric – CES
• Deepcool | PM-D – DQ-M-V3L
• EVGA | Supernova P3 / P5 / PQ / GD R3 / GT 1300W
• FSP / Fortron / Quanhan | Cannon – Dagger Pro – Hydro S / GSM Pro / PTM Pro <=750W
• Great Wall / Hunters | G-series Gold – Titan TF Bronze
• Green | High Performance Plus [HP PLUS] / EVO – Overclocking DG [OCDG] / EVO [OCPT] – UK Plus
• High Power | Astro GD-F v2 [HPJ] =>1050W / PT [HPV] 1200W – Super GD [non-plus]
• Kolink / Casecom | Continuum V2 1000/1200W [C-PL-B]
• InWin | Classic Basic CB – PF
• LC Power | Super Silent Modular V2.31
• Maingear | Ignition
• Micronics | Compact SFX-L PT – Classic II Gold
• NZXT / Enjie | H1 V1 late revision case PSU [NP-S-M-HP, SFX-L] – H1 V2 case PSU [SFX]
• Rosewill | SMG
• SAMA | Black Diamond – XF
• Seasonic / Haiyun | Core GC / GM / GX – B12 BC – G12 GC
• Segotep / Colorful | KL Gold / Platinum
• Silverstone | ET-MG – Revolution SFX – Strider Gold S [F-GS] v3 – SX-PT 750W – SFX SX-G 750W
• Super Flower | Leadex III (Super) Bronze PRO – Legion HX / GX Pro
• Thermaltake | Toughpower PF1 =>1050W -GF1 OEM
• Vinga | VPS-GV2
• Xigmatek | Minotaur – Hera Gold
• Xilence | SQ
• Zalman | Watttera [EBTII]

[1] Units experiencing tripping issues with high transient power draw GPUs like AMD Vega, 6900 XT and NVidia RTX3080 / 3080 Ti / 3090. Generally fixed in newer batches.
[2] OEM oriented unit under a similar name, was accidentally sent out by Amazon to some consumers. Made by Highpower instead of CWT.
[3] Units that don’t reach full rated capacity under full rated input voltage range.
[4] Out of production, any listings you would encounter today would either be used, refurbished or at the very least being long in storage. Buy at your discretion.
[5] High wattage (=>750W) CWT GPX based units have problems with failing burn-in test under sub 100VAC input, treat as 230V only (JonnyGURU).

 

– Tier C • Low-end

• Abkoncore | Tenergy Bronze
• ADATA | XPG Pylon
• Andyson | H6 / GX – BX
• Antec | Earthwatts [EA] Gold EVO
• Be Quiet! | System Power U9 =>400W / B9 =>400W
• Bitfenix | Formula Bronze
• Chieftec | Core BBS – PowerUp GPX-FC =>750W ^[2] – Proton BDF-S / BDF-C
• Cooler Master | MWE V1 Bronze [MPX] =>600W – Masterwatt (TUF)
• Corsair | CX-M 2017 [gray label] / 2022 – CV 650/750W
• Cougar | CMD – CMX v3 – GX v3 – GX-S – LX
• Deepcool | DQ-ST – PK-D
• Enermax | Revobron
• EVGA | Supernova B2 – B5 – GD 2019 -V* – GQ <=750W – BQ – B 700W
• FSP / Fortron / Quanhan | Hydro GE / Pro
• Gamdias | Astrape P1 – Kratos P1 [non-A]
• Gigabyte | G750H – P650B
• G.Skill | MB-G ^[2]
• InWin | A1 Plus – Classic C
• Kolink / Casecom | Continuum 1050/1200W [v1, C-PL] – Classic KL-v2
• Montech | Gamma (II) – Alpha (X)
• MSI | MAG A-BN
• Mistel | Vision MX Gold / Platinum
• NZXT | C-series Bronze
• PC Power & Cooling | Silencer MK III =>750W / Platinum 1050/1200W [FPS-A5M00]
• PC Cooler | GI-P
• Powerspec | PS-GSM / PS-GFM – PSX-GFM
• Rosewill | Capstone
• Sharkoon | WPM Gold Zero – Silentstorm Icewind
• SilentiumPC | Vero L3 / M3
• Silverstone | SFX-L SX-LPT 1000 – Strider Bronze ST-SF / Gold ST-SF-G
• Thermaltake | Smart BM2 / DPS G Gold X50W / G / Gold X00W / Pro RGB / M =>750W / SP-P 750W – Toughpower DPS G RGB Gold / GX1 (RGB) / SFX [non-‘TT Premium Edition’]
• Vinga | VPS Gold / Platinum
• Xigmatek | Cerberus (III) S =>550W – Centauro
• Zalman | GigaMax [GVII] – LX 700W – TX

 

( low priority units )

• Be Quiet! | System Power 9 =>400W ^[5] / CM ^[5]
• Cooler Master | MWE V2 ^[1] White [MPE] 230V Only / V2 ^[1] Bronze [MPE] 230V Only
• Deepcool | DQ-M-V2L =>750W ^[2]
• Gigabyte | P-GM 1000W ^[7]
• Montech | Century ATX =>750W ^[2]
• Seasonic / Haiyun | Focus SPX 2021 – M12II (EVO) 650/750/850W ^[6] 
• Thermaltake | Toughpower GF [no numbers] =>750W ^[2]

 

( speculative position )

• 1st Player | DK Premium
• ADATA / XPG | Core Shift =>750W ^[2]
• ADX / Curry | Power W Gold
• Aerocool | Aero Bronze – KCAS M 850 / Plus / G(M)
• Antec | Atom G [purple-label] – High Current Gamer [HCG] 2018 – Neo Eco Gold Zen
• Apevia | Prestige
• AZZA / QBOX | PSAZ Gold
• Chieftec | SteelPower
• Cougar | BXM – VTE X2 – GEC[5]
• Deepcool | DA-N 500/600 – PF =>750W
• Enermax | Marblebron
• EVGA | BA – BR – GD R1 – Supernova M1 1300W
• Fractal Design | Anode
• FSP / Fortron / Quanhan | HEXA Plus Pro / 85+ – Hydro GD / GSM Lite PRO / MX / K Pro / (M) Pro Bronze – Hyper M85+ – HV Pro – MS 600W – Raider II – SFX Pro
• Gamdias | Kratos P1A
• Great Wall / Hunters | Fire
• Green | ESD – EUD – HED – UK
• High Power | Performance Pro
• Hyte | Revolt 3 case PSU [iBuyPower SFXL-A700GD-IBP]
• InWin | Compact / CS – F1
• Kolink / Casecom | Modular KL-M
• Micronics | Astro G – Compact SFX GD – Classic II Bronze / II Full Change – Cyclone III – Performance II PV – Zero
• nFortec | Vanth ^[2]
• Powerspec | PS-BSM 750W
• Raidmax | Cobra AE Gold =>850 / AE-B / AE-M – Hive S FM – Vortex Gold AE-V – Vampire GH
• Rosewill | Glacier 850/1000W – Photon 850/1000/1200W – PMG – RBR-MS – Tachyon =>850W – Lepton – Valens
• Seasonic / Haiyun | S12II EVO
• Segotep / Colorful | GF-SFX – GP-G ^[4]
• Silverstone | Decathlon Gold DA-G 750/850W ^[2] – Extreme SFX – SFX SX-B / SX-G 600W – VIVA Bronze
• Thermaltake | Toughpower GX2 / SFX [‘TT Premium Edition’]
• Xigmatek | Hydra M – Shogun G
• Xilence | Performance A+ X30w ^[5] / A+ III X50W ^[5] / X ^[5]
• Zalman | Wattgiga – GVM =>850W

[2] High wattage (=>750W) CWT GPX based units have problems with failing burn-in test under sub 100VAC input, treat as 230V only (JonnyGURU).
[4] Two versions of Segotep GP-G exist, older v1 version is non-LLC resonant and they’re very hard to extinguish externally, hence model tiering based on v1.
[5] Units with 230V only input voltage range
[6] Out of production, any listings you would encounter today would either be used, refurbished or at the very least being long in storage. Buy at your discretion.
[7] Early models\wattages of Gigabyte P-GM had massive QC issues, see footnote for tier F entry. 1000W SKU is more recent and assumed to be fixed from the start, although there are no reviews to confirm that so buy at your discretion.

 

– Tier D • Only for iGPU builds

• Corsair | CV <=550W – VS 2017 [gray-label] / 2020 [black-label]
• Gigabyte | P450/550B

 

( low priority units )

• Be Quiet! | Pure Power 11 <=350W – SFX Power / Power 2
• Cooler Master | MWE V1 Bronze [MPW] / V1 White [MPX] <=550W
• EVGA | BT
• Silverstone | SFX-L SX-LPT 700

 

– Tier E • Avoid

• 1st Player | Black Sir [BS] – Black Widow – DK (non-modular / fully-modular) [non-‘Premium’] – FK – PRO
• Abko / Suitmaster | Mighty
• ADATA / XPG | Probe [XPG Starker case PSU]
• AZZA / QBOX | PSAZ Bronze (ARGB)
• Aerocool | Aero White – KCAS (M) Bronze (<=800W,1000W) – Strike-X <=600W
• Antec | Ares AP – Atom / B [yellow label] / B [lime label] – VP Plus / VP-P (Plus) – Cuprum Strike [CSK] – Earthwatts [EA] Gold Pro China-only [3/4y warranty] ^[3] – Neo Eco Classic NE-C (X50W/X20W) / Modular NE-M / NE-M v2 – NX
• Apevia | Jupiter
• Apexgaming | AI – AG – AN – AJ – AX – STG
• Bitfenix | BPA
• Chieftec | Photon Bronze CTG-C-RGB – Task TPS-S – Force CPS-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 | Elite [v2/3/4] – Hyper White
• Cougar | A – CMX v1/v2 – STE – STX – VTC – VTE – VTX – XTC
• Deepcool | DA / DA-M / DA-N 700W – DN – PF <=700W
• EVGA | B <=600W – BV – W2 / W2 / W3
• Enermax | Cyberbron – MaxPro / MaxPro II
• FSP / Fortron / Quanhan | Hexa 80+ – HEXA+ (II) – Hyper / S / M / K – Hammer – Hydro / K – 60GHS / 60GHS(85) – 60HHN
• Gamdias | Astrape E1 / M1 (Bronze/White) – Helios E1 White – Kratos E1 – M1 (White / Bronze)
• Gigabyte | BH – “PB500” [not P550B] – PW
• Great Wall / Hunters | B – Gaming G-series Bronze
• Green | ECO / ECO rev 3.1
• InWin | A
• Jetek | All units ^[4]
• Kolink / Casecom | Core – SFX
• LC Power | GP3 Silver – Super Silent
• LDLC / Fox Spirit | EC ^[1] – BG ^[1] – FP ^[1]
• Montech | Beta
• nFortec | Scutum / Scutum X / Scutum X SM
• PC Power & Cooling | Silencer MK III <=600W
• Powerspec | PS-BF – PS BGM <=650w
• Raidmax | Thunder V2 RX-AP / RGB RX-AP-R – Cobra AC-B / AF-B – Vortex Bronze / White
• Redragon | All units
• Rosewill | Arc – Glacier <=700W – RD-Z – TFX Bronze – TFX Gold
• Seasonic / Haiyun | S12II Bronze ^[1] / EVO ^[2] – S12III ^[2] – M12II (EVO) ^[1] 520/620W – ECO ^[1] SSP-ST / SS-BT / SS-ES / SS-ET
• Sharkoon | Silentstorm SFX Bronze / SHP Bronze / SHP V2 – WPC Bronze
• SilentiumPC | Elementum E2 – Vero L2 / M2 – Supremo M1 Platinum / L2 / M2/ FM2
• Silverstone | Essential ET-ARGB – Strider Gold Evolution [ST-G] – Strider Essential ET-B / F-ES / F-ES230 / F-ESB / F-ESG – Strider Titanium =>1100W / Plus F-PB / Plus 230V ST-600p
• Thermaltake | Smart SE / BM1 / BX1 (RGB) / DPS G Bronze X00W / M <=650W / SP-P (X30W/650W) – TR2 Bronze – Toughpower DPS G RGB Titanium 1500W
• Xigmatek | Centauro S – Cerberus (III) S450 – Spectrum – X-Power I / II / III
• Xilence | Gaming – Performance C / A
• Zalman | GLX – GS – GT – GV – GVM <=700W – LE – LE II – LX – LXII – Megamax TXII
• Any units not specifically mentioned in the list or spreadsheet until further information would be available
• Any units without state safety certifications (only ‘CE’ on the label), or ’80 Plus’ \ Cybenetics efficiency certification, due to intent to save money and thus, dubious quality of components and design unless proven to the contrary by proper professional reviews

[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. No reviews with protection tests to prove otherwise.
[3] Antec EA Pro Gold has versions for Chinese market made by FSP on completely different, worse, group-regulated platform (tier E). Source #1, #2.
[4] Issues around a non-functional OTP and OCP reported by Poiu @ TweakPC

 

– Tier F • Replace immediately

• Aerocool | Cylon – Lux RGB – VX (Plus) (RGB) – Integrator
• Andyson | E5 / E5+
• Antec | Atom V [teal label]
• Aresgame / Pystar | All Units [6]
• Armageddon | All units ^[5]
• Cooler Master | Masterwatt Lite
• Corsair | VS 2012 [orange-label]
• EVGA | N1 ^[4] / N2 – W1 ^[4]
• Gamemax / Gamepower | All units ^[6]
• Gigabyte | P-GM [non-Aorus] <=850W ^[1]
• LEPA | MaxBron
• NOX | All units [6]
• Seasonic / Haiyun | A12 ^[2]
• Thermaltake | Smart 80+ (RGB) – TR2 non-certified / 80+ White – Litepower (RGB)
• Xigmatek | Z-Power
• Any units made before 2010 or for ATX spec v2.2 or earlier due to the age of design and components
• Any units without APFC or without PFC at all especially
•  

[1] Very high DOA rate and underrated FETs that explode under high stress. Sources : #1, #2, #3, #4. There’s a claimed fix, and some units made after early 2021 seem to be good but it’s not clear to which extent the issue was fixed and past what manufacturing date non-fixed revision wouldn’t be encountered anymore.
[2] Downgraded 230V-only version of S12III platform.
[3] OCP either not present on any rails or faulty/unreliable. No reviews with protection tests to prove otherwise.
[4] Sources : EVGA W1, N1
[5] Source : Armageddon Voltron, other offerings are assumed to perform on the same level until proven otherwise
[6] Review sample manipulation / post review design downgrades / frequent component changes without significant differences in branding / paid reviews

 

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[Queen Chrysalis]

On 12/28/2022 at 6:09 AM, ORCAA said:

[5] High wattage (=>750W) CWT GPX based units have problems with failing burn-in test under sub 100VAC input, treat as 230V only (JonnyGURU).

If this is just copypasta from cultist network, i read Johhny's review of the DQ750M V2L, he never mentioned this.  I know the platform had this flaw, but I don't think it's totally relevant to this specific model.  Guru3D praised this unit.

 

Deepcool DQ850-M-V2L 850 W PSU review - Final Words & Conclusion (guru3d.com)

[AmeliaBuns]

What does "speculative position" mean?

[MihaA]

Is the Gigabyte UD750GM reliable or does it have issues like its predecessor? And is the UD750GM Aorus or is it just Gigabyte?

[Gartin0x]

i see XPG Pylon is gold on cheap systems, is it enough to provide power for Ryzen 3600 / RX 6700 XT?

[BuyersRemorse]

On 2/24/2023 at 4:10 AM, AmeliaBuns said:

What does "speculative position" mean?

yes i also want to know about it and ( low priority units )

[SmileyGG]

What about Be Quiet! System Power 10 (650W)?

[TiredAF]

Hello I'm kind of new to the pc world so can I ask if the 1STPLAYER STEAMPUNK 650W 80+ SILVER FULL-MODULAR is a good choice for a ryzen 5 5600 with a 3060ti? any help would be greatly appreciated. 

[ZephyrusXY]

what about Aerocool Lux non RGB version?

[--SID--]

1 hour ago, ZephyrusXY said:

what about Aerocool Lux non RGB version?

It has the same internals as the Lux RGB so it's trash. Tier F in https://cultists.network/140/psu-tier-list/ Ultra low quality group regulated unit with bad/lack of protections.

[adrus]

Is the ROG Loki as good as the ROG Thor? is it at least an A-Tier or should i avoid it?

[--SID--]

23 minutes ago, adrus said:

Is the ROG Loki as good as the ROG Thor? is it at least an A-Tier or should i avoid it?

The Loki is almost better. But the Loki is SFX-L where the Thor is ATX. Why looking at 2 different formats?

[Kuzoh]

Is there any known reviews on the thermaltake toughpower GX2? I wanted to know if it was like the GX1 model. 

[--SID--]

1 hour ago, Kuzoh said:

Is there any known reviews on the thermaltake toughpower GX2? I wanted to know if it was like the GX1 model. 

GX2 is a GX1 costdown. GX2 with RGB has a different platform (HEC instead of CWT GPS)

[ccarson]

what about thermal take tr2 s 80+ bronze 500w?

[--SID--]

25 minutes ago, ccarson said:

what about thermal take tr2 s 80+ bronze 500w?

Garbage group regulated PSU.