PSU Tier List [OLD]

[LienusLateTips]

4 hours ago, SidharthAGupta said:

hello..
i'am planning in buying corsair cx450 to power my new system consisting of

1- RADEON R7-360(tdp=100W)
2- i3-4160(tdp=54W)
here you can find about the OEM and Platform of my psu-(go to cx450(white label))
http://www.orionpsudb.com/corsair
IT says it is dual sourced meaning that EVERY MODEL that i buy consist of either a

1- CWT-CUSTOM PLATFORM or
2- great wall- GW-ATX650NL PLATFORM

my question-1.is this psu's build quality to power my 300W system(AS ON POWER CALCULATOR)
-2.As there appears to be two variant(CWT,Great wall) OF THE SAME PSU.so if i had recieved either one of them would it be reliable to power up my rig.?

Stop asking. We've already answered so many times. CX450 is more than enough. They pretty much use the same platform so it will be fine.

1 hour ago, Nazim Pasa said:

@STRMfrmXMN what about FSP Hydro models? I'm not talking about the Hydro G.

Waiting for reviews.

[Energycore]

Just now, JDE said:

Waiting for reviews.

Thanks for the heads up

[STRMfrmXMN]

2 hours ago, Nazim Pasa said:

@STRMfrmXMN what about FSP Hydro models? I'm not talking about the Hydro G.

Waiting for those JUICY reviews.

[pcnoob27]

7 hours ago, Energycore said:

Hey, can I get a link to the product page to help me identify the model?

I found this amazon.de link. Just translate the page to english 

https://www.amazon.de/gp/aw/d/B01468QX5C/ref=cm_cr_arp_mb_bdcrb_top?ie=UTF8&th=1&psc=1 the hydro s 500w

[Stefan Payne]

11 hours ago, SidharthAGupta said:

my question-1.is this psu's build quality to power my 300W system(AS ON POWER CALCULATOR)
-2.As there appears to be two variant(CWT,Great wall) OF THE SAME PSU.so if i had recieved either one of them would it be reliable to power up my rig.?

1. Of  course

2. Yes, both are good, though I'd prefer the GW one.

But you don't know what you get with the CX450 for whatever reason...

[SidharthAGupta]

58 minutes ago, Stefan Payne said:

1. Of  course

2. Yes, both are good, though I'd prefer the GW one.

But you don't know what you get with the CX450 for whatever reason...

Thank you everyone for helping out.

[rheyL]

@JDE

i was looking around and didn't find 

Seasonic M12II EVO? where does this psu belong? 750W 80+ bronze rated

 

or are they just a refresh of M12II in Tier 2? thanks

[STRMfrmXMN]

4 minutes ago, rheyL said:

@JDE

i was looking around and didn't find 

Seasonic M12II EVO? where does this psu belong? 750W 80+ bronze rated

 

or are they just a refresh of M12II in Tier 2? thanks

750W is T2 as it says

[Energycore]

6 minutes ago, rheyL said:

@JDE

i was looking around and didn't find 

Seasonic M12II EVO? where does this psu belong? 750W 80+ bronze rated

 

or are they just a refresh of M12II in Tier 2? thanks

The 750W and 850W models are called M12II EVO. I think the 520 and 620 are just M12II

2 minutes ago, STRMfrmXMN said:

750W is T2 as it says

Is the M12II EVO (750W, 850W) also group regulated?

[STRMfrmXMN]

3 minutes ago, Energycore said:

 

Is the M12II EVO (750W, 850W) also group regulated?

They are not, no.

[aezakmi]

Sentey GSP is a T1 unit? thought those were mostly generic units

[rheyL]

@STRMfrmXMN and @Energycore

thank you for the reply guys... been eyeing on that psu for an upgrade. 

[Energycore]

1 hour ago, aezakmi said:

Sentey GSP is a T1 unit? thought those were mostly generic units

Sentey PSUs are usually pretty good, though they're mostly on the Asian market. Almost all of them are made by Super Flower, the OEM that makes EVGA's high-end stuff.

 

They're in this list because we do get people from China, Taiwan, Malaysia, Philippines and other countries in SEA asking for recommendations from time to time.

 

Take a look at the review.

http://www.jonnyguru.com/modules.php?name=NDReviews&op=Story&reid=234

[rheyL]

4 minutes ago, Energycore said:

Sentey PSUs are usually pretty good, though they're mostly on the Asian market. Almost all of them are made by Super Flower, the OEM that makes EVGA's high-end stuff.

 

They're in this list because we do get people from China, Taiwan, Malaysia, Philippines and other countries in SEA asking for recommendations from time to time.

 

Take a look at the review.

http://www.jonnyguru.com/modules.php?name=NDReviews&op=Story&reid=234

sad to say that psu haven't reach our  country ? and haven't heard from it. 

I'm from Philippines, mostly sold here are S.. Seasonic, Silverstone, Super flower ? and that one is missing. 

[aezakmi]

13 minutes ago, Energycore said:

Sentey PSUs are usually pretty good, though they're mostly on the Asian market. Almost all of them are made by Super Flower, the OEM that makes EVGA's high-end stuff.

 

They're in this list because we do get people from China, Taiwan, Malaysia, Philippines and other countries in SEA asking for recommendations from time to time.

 

Take a look at the review.

http://www.jonnyguru.com/modules.php?name=NDReviews&op=Story&reid=234

Well I once bought a case from them and it came bundled with a 600w PSU that was pretty cool, until my 8800 killed it while running Crysis

I thought it was good only because it had 2 PCI-E connectors

[Energycore]

1 minute ago, aezakmi said:

Well I once bought a case from them and it came bundled with a 600w PSU that was pretty cool, until my 8800 killed it while running Crysis

I thought it was good only because it had 2 PCI-E connectors

Well in general I'd recommend against buying a case with a bundled PSU. I'll correct myself and say that Sentey's high-end stuff is really good. Not sure about their cheap shit but even Seasonic's cheap shit is cheap shit.

[aezakmi]

12 minutes ago, Energycore said:

Well in general I'd recommend against buying a case with a bundled PSU. I'll correct myself and say that Sentey's high-end stuff is really good. Not sure about their cheap shit but even Seasonic's cheap shit is cheap shit.

Didn't knew that back then, I used to think watts and connectors were the only important things

[Energycore]

19 hours ago, pcnoob27 said:

I found this amazon.de link. Just translate the page to english 

https://www.amazon.de/gp/aw/d/B01468QX5C/ref=cm_cr_arp_mb_bdcrb_top?ie=UTF8&th=1&psc=1 the hydro s 500w

I wouldn't touch that with a 10 foot pole. It's really old and I couldn't find a review for it, meaning that FSP did not provide any reviewer with a sample. They're also not 80+ Certified despite their marketing (in other words their marketing lies). And it's only got 456W on the 12V rail. Ew, ew, don't get it, buy something else.

[Stefan Payne]

5 hours ago, Energycore said:

The 750W and 850W models are called M12II EVO. I think the 520 and 620 are just M12II

Is the M12II EVO (750W, 850W) also group regulated?

No, EVO means fully modular.

The normal M12II are semi modular.

[genexis_x]

More new PSUs:

https://www.anandtech.com/show/12286/be-quiet-at-ces-2018-

https://www.anandtech.com/show/12273/riotoro-at-ces-2018-new-fulltower-and-midtower-cases-new-enigma-g2-power-supply

 

Also this insane thing: https://www.pcper.com/news/Cases-and-Cooling/CES-2018-EVGA-Shows-2200W-80-Plus-Platinum-Power-Supply

[comicsansms]

19 hours ago, ZM Fong said:

Also this insane thing: https://www.pcper.com/news/Cases-and-Cooling/CES-2018-EVGA-Shows-2200W-80-Plus-Platinum-Power-Supply

The fuck EVGA? 2200W? Please stop.

 

Also, I can imagine a lot of miners in North America will import them from Europe, and wonder why they don't work.

[turkey3_scratch]

27 minutes ago, Comic_Sans_MS said:

The fuck EVGA? 2200W? Please stop.

 

Also, I can imagine a lot of miners in North America will import them from Europe, and wonder why they don't work.

Why stop? I don't see a new product being introduced into the power supply market is a bad thing. As consumers, we get more choices now, and a 2200W desktop PSU for consumers is unheard of until now. It'll be perfect for serious miners, I suppose.

 

I do not think negatively of a product if people misuse it. If people do happen to import them from Europe, the fault is entirely on them. Nor would I, if in a position of power, refrain from developing a product on the sole condition that people may buy the product in unusable conditions.

[genexis_x]

Also this, new PSU from Phanteks: http://www.tomshardware.com/news/phanteks-revolt-x-psus,36308.html

Not sure which Seasonic platform.

[seon123]

9 minutes ago, ZM Fong said:

Also this, new PSU from Phanteks: http://www.tomshardware.com/news/phanteks-revolt-x-psus,36308.html

Not sure which Seasonic platform.

Isn't the Prime the only one available at 1200W?

[Bhav]

I just sold my spare unopened Antec HCP 1300w because I replaced it with an EVGA T2 1000w while it was being RMAd, then left it on a shelf for too long.

 

I still have an 850 watt XFX pro / black edition thingie that still works after many years of powering multiple SLI and Crossfire rigs, its actually powering my current 8700k rig cos Im not swapping it out when Im waiting for a new case to move my build into with the EVGA.

 

Then, and previously, my XFX goes back to being overkill with my Pentium G4400 lol.

 

I like tier 1 PSUs.