PSU ranking and tiers

[STRMfrmXMN]

Just now, EvilNeo said:

guys are the those on each tier are sorted in quality?
what i mean is at tier one for example:
  Antec - High Current Pro, High Current Platinum is better than  EVGA - G2?

also i want to ask regarding EVGA G2 and GS are those two quiet or does they make  noise?
and does performance differs greatly between the G2 and the GS?

Antec's two options there are both very good. The G2 is about on-par. The G2 is a bit louder than the GS and as the wattage increases I do believe the G2 units get louder. The GS is silent so I'd get that. No, the performance is not drastically different between the two.

[Auxafly]

Should I pair a i3 6100 + GTX 950 with a S12 520W?

[themaniac]

Just now, Auxafly said:

Should I pair a i3 6100 + GTX 950 with a S12 520W?

yeah a 520w psu will be fine even a 400w would be fine so you'll be fine even if you plan to upgrade to a more powerful gpu and cpu if you choose so in the future 

[Auxafly]

Just now, themaniac said:

yeah a 520w psu will be fine even a 400w would be fine so you'll be fine even if you plan to upgrade to a more powerful gpu and cpu if you choose so in the future 

Is it fine if a pair the EVGA 500w with a i3 6100 and GTX 950? EVGA 500w is really cheap and the S12 is $20 more. Which one? EVGA 500 or S12?

[STRMfrmXMN]

3 minutes ago, Auxafly said:

Should I pair a i3 6100 + GTX 950 with a S12 520W?

u good

[STRMfrmXMN]

1 minute ago, Auxafly said:

Is it fine if a pair the EVGA 500w with a i3 6100 and GTX 950? EVGA 500w is really cheap and the S12 is $20 more. Which one? EVGA 500 or S12?

The 500B will be fine. Avoid the non bronze-rated one.

[Charlie27364]

Good job man! Very interesting and informative post. Most of the stuff I believe in and I feel is very well made. Hats off to you, you made my day.

[don_svetlio]

7 hours ago, Auxafly said:

Is it fine if a pair the EVGA 500w with a i3 6100 and GTX 950? EVGA 500w is really cheap and the S12 is $20 more. Which one? EVGA 500 or S12?

W1 are terrible - avoid
B1 are worse than S12II - I prefer S12II for future upgrades
G1 - are FSP Aurums essentially
 

[Nato262]

Is an 850w Corsair RMx Series good enough for a GTX 980 Ti or should I get EVGA G2/P2 instead or something else?

 

I completely overlooked the PSU, I didn't realise it was so complicated. Lesson learned.

[Auxafly]

5 hours ago, Nato262 said:

Is an 850w Corsair RMx Series good enough for a GTX 980 Ti or should I get EVGA G2/P2 instead or something else?

 

I completely overlooked the PSU, I didn't realise it was so complicated. Lesson learned.

I think the Corsair 850W would be fine since the RMx is high quality though pricey.

[vagabond139]

On 3/17/2016 at 7:27 PM, don_svetlio said:

Easy - it's a cheapo budget PSU OEMed by FSP or Compucase (not exactly sure which, I know FSP do the G1 NEX but not 100% sure about B1)

No one has any idea what platform the B1 Nex is based on from FSP. Some people say the FSP raider but have zero proof for it and according to Orion its based on the FSP epsilon but I highly doubt anyone would use a platform form 2005 for a modern psu, its like polishing a turd. Plus modern psu's mainly use the 12V rail which older psu's weren't designed for.

[quan289]

9 minutes ago, vagabond139 said:

No one has any idea what platform the B1 Nex is based on from FSP. Some people say the FSP raider but have zero proof for it and according to Orion its based on the FSP epsilon but I highly doubt anyone would use a platform form 2005 for a modern psu, its like polishing a turd. Plus modern psu's mainly use the 12V rail which older psu's weren't designed for.

NEX750B - http://www.ozeros.com/2015/02/review-fuentes-de-poder-evga-600b-y-nex750b-supernova/3/

Spoiler

FSP Everest http://hardocp.com/article/2008/08/04/fsp_everest_1010w_power_supply/3#.VvSWJkf7jg4

Spoiler

Everest / Espilion are FSP GLN/GHN derivatives.

 

I would like to apologized. I believed I was among the people who mislabeled the platform. During my comparison of the internals through the exhaust, I may have looked at the same internal twice and gotten confused.

[vagabond139]

3 minutes ago, quan289 said:

NEX750B - http://www.ozeros.com/2015/02/review-fuentes-de-poder-evga-600b-y-nex750b-supernova/3/

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FSP Everest http://hardocp.com/article/2008/08/04/fsp_everest_1010w_power_supply/3#.VvSWJkf7jg4

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Everest / Espilion are FSP GLN/GHN derivatives.

 

They didn't measure ripple which is kind of important....

[Mailbox23]

So my current PSU is the Corsair TX850, which has worked great for me for a long time. However it is now nearly 8 years old and has started to give some significant coil whine. I am looking to replace it with another 850w PSU and am leaning towards either the EVGA 850g2 or the Seasonic X850. Does anyone have any other suggestions in the $90-$130 price range?

[don_svetlio]

2 minutes ago, Mailbox23 said:

So my current PSU is the Corsair TX850, which has worked great for me for a long time. However it is now nearly 8 years old and has started to give some significant coil whine. I am looking to replace it with another 850w PSU and am leaning towards either the EVGA 850g2 or the Seasonic X850. Does anyone have any other suggestions in the $90-$130 price range?

You could look at Antec's High Current Platinum series but I'd honestly go for the SeaSonic.

[STRMfrmXMN]

5 minutes ago, Mailbox23 said:

So my current PSU is the Corsair TX850, which has worked great for me for a long time. However it is now nearly 8 years old and has started to give some significant coil whine. I am looking to replace it with another 850w PSU and am leaning towards either the EVGA 850g2 or the Seasonic X850. Does anyone have any other suggestions in the $90-$130 price range?

Either is a good option. Whichever is cheaper should be fine.

[Mailbox23]

17 minutes ago, don_svetlio said:

You could look at Antec's High Current Platinum series but I'd honestly go for the SeaSonic.

Thanks for the advise. Just curious for what reasons you would go for the SeaSonic over other options? 

[don_svetlio]

10 minutes ago, Mailbox23 said:

Thanks for the advise. Just curious for what reasons you would go for the SeaSonic over other options? 

X850 is generally a bit better than the G2 in my eyes.

[Native7i]

Good stuff. In my country there's hundred thousand of generic psu brands I never trust. I'll try to get list of them. 

[Energycore]

If you had to choose Seasonic S12II 520 or XFX XT 500, which one would you go for?

[STRMfrmXMN]

10 minutes ago, Energycore said:

If you had to choose Seasonic S12II 520 or XFX XT 500, which one would you go for?

S12 in a heartbeat. The XT is the worst thing from XFX.

[Energycore]

Just now, STRMfrmXMN said:

S12 in a heartbeat. The XT is the worst thing from XFX.

Thank you for the quick response. I didn't see it ranked so it's probably a good addition to the list!

[FRN]

What can you say about Aerocool PSU's? What tier would you put them in?

[Scitesh]

Hey 

I looked up the ones in tier 1,2&3 most of the ones in tier 1(&some in 2) are damn expensive would the ones in tier 3 be good enough to not burn down when I overclock and support a 980Ti(yeah I know about pascal) ......also my PC would be user mostly for gaming and (a bit of) video editing

[STRMfrmXMN]

10 hours ago, FRN said:

What can you say about Aerocool PSU's? What tier would you put them in?

There are a few that are Tier 3-ish but most are "meh."

 

9 minutes ago, Scitesh said:

Hey 

I looked up the ones in tier 1,2&3 most of the ones in tier 1(&some in 2) are damn expensive would the ones in tier 3 be good enough to not burn down when I overclock and support a 980Ti(yeah I know about pascal) ......also my PC would be user mostly for gaming and (a bit of) video editing

If you can afford a 980ti then you can afford a decent PSU. The EVGA B2/GQ are both good and inexpensive.