Jump to content

EVGA Launches GQ Line of PSUs

RazrLeaf
By RazrLeaf
in Tech News
 Share
Posted

The new line OEMed by FSP includes 650, 750, 850, and 1000 watt models. Gold-rated and semi-modular. Seems strange that they need another G-line of PSUs, but if their market rate comes out to be cheaper than the G2 and GS series (their MSRP on EVGA's website is lower than G2 and GS), I won't complain.  More quality PSU options never hurt anyone.

 

http://www.evga.com/articles/00960/EVGA-1000-850-750-650-GQ-Power-Supplies/

http://www.jonnyguru.com/modules.php?name=NDReviews&op=Story&reid=451

Titan: Intel Core i7-5820K | ASUS X99-A | Crucial Ballistix Sport 4x4GB DDR4-2400 | ASUS Strix GeForce GTX 970 | OCZ Arc 100 2x256GB in RAID 0 | Seagate Barracuda 2x2TB in RAID 1


EVGA SuperNOVA 750 G2 | Fractal Design Define R5 Titanium Window | Phanteks PH-TC14PE | ASUS BW-12B1ST

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted

I don't understand what makes these better than the G2 lineup they already have. Aren't those gold rated and fully modular?

I'm not SAV1OUR. I promise. | Number of successfully bricked phones: 1 Samsung Galaxy S5 | 01001001 01110100 00100000 01110111 01100001 01110011 00100000 01100001 01101100 01101100 00100000 01100001 01101110 00100000 01100101 01101100 01100001 01100010 01101111 01110010 01100001 01110100 01100101 00100000 01110010 01110101 01110011 01100101 00101110

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted

I don't understand what makes these better than the G2 lineup they already have. Aren't those gold rated and fully modular?

That's not the only measure of a PSU's quality. You can have very efficient PSUs that have poor build quality, for example. 

 

EDIT: I think these are actually more budget friendly units, given that they come with fewer accessories and such. 

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted

I don't understand what makes these better than the G2 lineup they already have. Aren't those gold rated and fully modular?

these are/should be cheaper as going off @Aniallation's PSU teiring, FSP's units rank as either "decent" or "meh". unlike the G2 and GS which are ranked as "best"

Aftermarket 980Ti >= Fury X >= Reference 980Ti > Fury > 980 > 390X > 390 >= 970 > 380X > 380 >= 960 > 950 >= 370 > 750Ti = 360

"The Orange Box" || CPU: i5 4690k || RAM: Kingston Hyper X Fury 16GB || Case: Aerocool DS200 (Orange) || Cooler: Cryorig R1 Ultimate || Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 240GB + WD Black 1TB || PSU: Corsair RM750 || Mobo: ASUS Z97-A || GPU: EVGA GTX 970 FTW+

"Unnamed Form Factor Switch" || CPU: i7 6700K || RAM: Kingston HyperX Fury 16GB || Case: Phanteks Enthoo Evolv Mini ITX (White) || Cooler: Cryorig R1 Ultimate (Green Cover) || Storage: Samsung 850 Evo 1TB || PSU: XFX XTR 550W || Mobo: ASUS Z170I Pro Gaming || GPU: EVGA GTX 970 FTW+

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted
  • Author

EDIT: I think these are actually more budget friendly units, given that they come with fewer accessories and such. 

Agreed, these seem more budget oriented, though there are some design tweaks on the GQ line that I prefer to the G2 (the FDB fan and wire fan grill).  Performance wise, it seems that G2 > GS > GQ.  Now if only there was a G2 variant that had a wire fan grill and a FBD fan...

 

EDIT: fixed a typo. Thanks @thekeemo

Titan: Intel Core i7-5820K | ASUS X99-A | Crucial Ballistix Sport 4x4GB DDR4-2400 | ASUS Strix GeForce GTX 970 | OCZ Arc 100 2x256GB in RAID 0 | Seagate Barracuda 2x2TB in RAID 1


EVGA SuperNOVA 750 G2 | Fractal Design Define R5 Titanium Window | Phanteks PH-TC14PE | ASUS BW-12B1ST

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted

It's would be a good option if the pricing was much lower

                                                                                                                 Setup

CPU: i3 4160|Motherboard: MSI Z97 PC MATE|RAM: Kingston HyperX Blue 8GB(2x4GB)|GPU: Sapphire Nitro R9 380 4GB|PSU: Seasonic M12II EVO 620W Modular|Storage: 1TB WD Blue|Case: NZXT S340 Black|PCIe devices: TP-Link WDN4800| Montior: ASUS VE247H| Others: PS3/PS4

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted

That's not the only measure of a PSU's quality. You can have very efficient PSUs that have poor build quality, for example.

Well, yeah I know... But the 750G2 scored like a 9.8 or something on JonnyGuru. You can't really do much better than that. I guess we will see why they decided to launch the new lineup, because I'm not seeing any reason except to offer a better variety of capacities.

I'm not SAV1OUR. I promise. | Number of successfully bricked phones: 1 Samsung Galaxy S5 | 01001001 01110100 00100000 01110111 01100001 01110011 00100000 01100001 01101100 01101100 00100000 01100001 01101110 00100000 01100101 01101100 01100001 01100010 01101111 01110010 01100001 01110100 01100101 00100000 01110010 01110101 01110011 01100101 00101110

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted

I don't understand what makes these better than the G2 lineup they already have. Aren't those gold rated and fully modular?

Given that these are made by FSP this is probably going to be cheaper than the G2 and GS lineup. FSP has some decent PSUs, but is nowhere near the level of superflower or seasonic.

GPU: Gigabyte GTX 970 G1 Gaming CPU: i5-4570 RAM: 2x4gb Crucial Ballistix Sport 1600Mhz Motherboard: ASRock Z87 Extreme3 PSU: EVGA GS 650 CPU cooler: Be quiet! Shadow Rock 2 Case: Define R5 Storage: Crucial MX100 512GB
Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted

Well, yeah I know... But the 750G2 scored like a 9.8 or something on JonnyGuru. You can't really do much better than that. I guess we will see why they decided to launch the new lineup, because I'm not seeing any reason except to offer a better variety of capacities.

If they price them right, they can get a very good hold on the PSU market. 

 

I always find that JonnyGuru gives high scores for pretty much everything, so I tend to not go off it so much, and rather look at the review itself and the testing results. OEM can also be a good indication of quality, though it is less reliable (FSP strikes me as a slightly cheaper OEM than their SuperFlower and Seasonic units).

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted
  • Author

Given that these are made by FSP this is probably going to be cheaper than the G2 and GS lineup. FSP has some decent PSUs, but is nowhere near the level of superflower or seasonic.

I can second this. Seasonic (almost all lines) and SuperFlower Leadex are fantastic, but the FSP work on the GQ line doesn't look bad at all. It looks loads (pun intended) better than the G1 series (also FSP).

Titan: Intel Core i7-5820K | ASUS X99-A | Crucial Ballistix Sport 4x4GB DDR4-2400 | ASUS Strix GeForce GTX 970 | OCZ Arc 100 2x256GB in RAID 0 | Seagate Barracuda 2x2TB in RAID 1


EVGA SuperNOVA 750 G2 | Fractal Design Define R5 Titanium Window | Phanteks PH-TC14PE | ASUS BW-12B1ST

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted

If these are FSP group regulated PSUs, these are a replacement for the crappy G1 group regulated models. It looks like the G2 models were replaced by the GS series. Not entirely sure about that seeing as G2 units are still easily available and my knowledge of PSU OEMs is lacking so if someone wants to correct me, I'd appreciate it.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted

I can second this. Seasonic (almost all lines) and SuperFlower Leadex are fantastic, but the FSP work on the GQ line doesn't look bad at all. It looks loads (pun intended) better than the G1 series (also FSP).

A NEX 650G1 is also the reason why my Strix 970 died, and my server grade SSD failed in less than a year... I can't trust FSP after all that shit happened. Now I'm stuck with a new strix they sent me that no one will buy off of me...

 

Spoiler

Senor Shiny: Main- CPU Intel i7 6700k 4.7GHz @1.42v | RAM G.Skill TridentZ CL16 3200 | GPU Asus Strix GTX 1070 (2100/2152) | Motherboard ASRock Z170 OC Formula | HDD Seagate 1TB x2 | SSD 850 EVO 120GB | CASE NZXT S340 (Black) | PSU Supernova G2 750W  | Cooling NZXT Kraken X62 w/Vardars
Secondary (Plex): CPU Intel Xeon E3-1230 v3 @1.099v | RAM Samsun Wonder 16GB CL9 1600 (sadly no oc) | GPU Asus GTX 680 4GB DCII | Motherboard ASRock H97M-Pro4 | HDDs Seagate 1TB, WD Blue 1TB, WD Blue 3TB | Case Corsair Air 240 (Black) | PSU EVGA 600B | Cooling GeminII S524

Spoiler

(Deceased) DangerousNotDell- CPU AMD AMD FX 8120 @4.8GHz 1.42v | GPU Asus GTX 680 4GB DCII | RAM Samsung Wonder 8GB (CL9 2133MHz 1.6v) | Motherboard Asus Crosshair V Formula-Z | Cooling EVO 212 | Case Rosewill Redbone | PSU EVGA 600B | HDD Seagate 1TB

DangerousNotDell New Parts For Main Rig Build Log, Señor Shiny  I am a beautiful person. The comments for your help. I have to be a good book. I have to be a good book. I have to be a good book.

 

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted

If these are FSP group regulated PSUs, these are a replacement for the crappy G1 group regulated models. It looks like the G2 models were replaced by the GS series. Not entirely sure about that seeing as G2 units are still easily available and my knowledge of PSU OEMs is lacking so if someone wants to correct me, I'd appreciate it.

G2 wasn't replaced by GS, both are still being manufactured.

I think I've read something about GS being launched because they couldn't keep up production of the G2 series with the demand for it. I'm not sure about this though, so take it with a grain of salt. G2 is superflower and GS is SeaSonic.

GPU: Gigabyte GTX 970 G1 Gaming CPU: i5-4570 RAM: 2x4gb Crucial Ballistix Sport 1600Mhz Motherboard: ASRock Z87 Extreme3 PSU: EVGA GS 650 CPU cooler: Be quiet! Shadow Rock 2 Case: Define R5 Storage: Crucial MX100 512GB
Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted

G2 wasn't replaced by GS, both are still being manufactured.

I think I've read something about GS being launched because they couldn't keep up production of the G2 series with the demand for it. I'm not sure about this though, so take it with a grain of salt. G2 is superflower and GS is SeaSonic.

Well both of them is pretty damn good, so i don't think anyone will disappoint the GS series if they're going to abandon the G2 production. I'm currently own G2 850W PSU and all i can say it is definitely worth it. Never regret of placing my money onto this. 

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted

I believe it was EVGA that said that they were having a lot more demand that what a single manufacturer could supply. That's why they went with two G2 series and I guess it's the same reason they now have three

Never trust a hug. Its just a way to hide your face - The Doctor (Sounds something like the grumpy cat would say)

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted

Agreed, these seem more budget oriented, though there are some design tweaks on the GQ line that I prefer to the G2 (the FDB fan and wire fan grill).  Performance wise, it seems that G2 > GQ > GQ.  Now if only there was a G2 variant that had a wire fan grill and a FBD fan...

G2>GS>QG

Thats that. If you need to get in touch chances are you can find someone that knows me that can get in touch.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted

I hope they're not going to use them to replace their Super Flower units like Rosewill did with its Capstone psus.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted

I don't understand what makes these better than the G2 lineup they already have. Aren't those gold rated and fully modular?

"Better" isn't the only reason a company might introduce a new product. Companies often introduce new products just to hit a certain price point.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted

its a step down from g2 then, its still a lot better than a lot of bad psu's out there so these might be the new budget psu's.

 

So glad I got my g2 when it was so cheap 750W g2 for $59 hell yea

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted
  • Author

G2>GS>QG

Lol my typo. xD

Titan: Intel Core i7-5820K | ASUS X99-A | Crucial Ballistix Sport 4x4GB DDR4-2400 | ASUS Strix GeForce GTX 970 | OCZ Arc 100 2x256GB in RAID 0 | Seagate Barracuda 2x2TB in RAID 1


EVGA SuperNOVA 750 G2 | Fractal Design Define R5 Titanium Window | Phanteks PH-TC14PE | ASUS BW-12B1ST

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted

these are/should be cheaper as going off @Aniallation's PSU teiring, FSP's units rank as either "decent" or "meh". unlike the G2 and GS which are ranked as "best"

Well, those are EVGA's current G1 and B1 units that are FSP. Some FSP PSUs are pretty solid, and I guess we'll just have to wait for more some professional reviews before we can determine the factual quality of these new power supplies. However, according to Jonnyguru alone, it seems to be a solid unit, and I'd trust it to be pretty decent seeing as it's an FSP Aurum PT unit.

"Rawr XD"

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted

Well, those are EVGA's current G1 and B1 units that are FSP. Some FSP PSUs are pretty solid, and I guess we'll just have to wait for more some professional reviews before we can determine the factual quality of these new power supplies. However, according to Jonnyguru alone, it seems to be a solid unit, and I'd trust it to be pretty decent seeing as it's an FSP Aurum PT unit.

 

It's not an Aurum PT unit, it's a custom platform.

 

As for FSP, it's no secret that they can make very high quality power supplies. It's just that they also make a lot of PSUs that are average at best.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now
 Share
Go to topic listing Tech News

×