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4 minutes ago, Stefan Payne said:

Well, that doesn't leave much choice.

 

The Leadex II is OKish, but the fan RPM when it starts is very high (around 800rpm with the 140mm fan)....

Is it more audible than the X-Series? 

what about compare Leadex II to other Seasonics? (Focus & PRIME), in terms of Quality and Silent ?

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Which brand actually produces Corsair VS PSU's?

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2 minutes ago, Nazim Pasa said:

Which brand actually produces Corsair VS PSU's?

HEC makes the newer ones, and CWT made the older ones, I think.

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Hey, i wanted to know if this is one of the tier 3 corsair psu. Its really hard to find anything decently priced here thats not a tier 6 

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1 minute ago, FrancoCJ said:

Hey, i wanted to know if this is one of the tier 3 corsair psu. Its really hard to find anything decently priced here thats not a tier 6 

Yes, that's a grey label CXM

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Just now, FrancoCJ said:

Hey, i wanted to know if this is one of the tier 3 corsair psu. Its really hard to find anything decently priced here thats not a tier 6 

Yeah those are the good CXMs. You have our blessing.

We have a NEW and GLORIOUSER-ER-ER PSU Tier List Now. (dammit @LukeSavenije stop coming up with new ones)

You can check out the old one that gave joy to so many across the land here

 

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Chillinmachine: Noctua NH-C14S
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Attachcorethingy: Gigabyte H61M-S2V-B3

Infoholdstick: Corsair 2x4GB DDR3 1333

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Rememberdoogle: 1TB HDD + 120GB TR150 + 240 SSD Plus + 1TB MX500

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15 minutes ago, seon123 said:

Yes, that's a grey label CXM

 

15 minutes ago, Energycore said:

Yeah those are the good CXMs. You have our blessing.

Thanks :) 

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The Seasonic Focus + Gold 650W and FSP Hydro G 650W is the same price in my country, which one should i get please? Thanks you all.

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20 minutes ago, Khoi Dang said:

The Seasonic Focus + Gold 650W and Hydro G 650W is the same price in my country, which one should i get please? Thanks you all.

That's the FSP?

 

The focus, not close

We have a NEW and GLORIOUSER-ER-ER PSU Tier List Now. (dammit @LukeSavenije stop coming up with new ones)

You can check out the old one that gave joy to so many across the land here

 

Computer having a hard time powering on? Troubleshoot it with this guide. (Currently looking for suggestions to update it into the context of <current year> and make it its own thread)

Computer Specs:

Spoiler

Mathresolvermajig: Intel Xeon E3 1240 (Sandy Bridge i7 equivalent)

Chillinmachine: Noctua NH-C14S
Framepainting-inator: EVGA GTX 1080 Ti SC2 Hybrid

Attachcorethingy: Gigabyte H61M-S2V-B3

Infoholdstick: Corsair 2x4GB DDR3 1333

Computerarmor: Silverstone RL06 "Lookalike"

Rememberdoogle: 1TB HDD + 120GB TR150 + 240 SSD Plus + 1TB MX500

AdditionalPylons: Phanteks AMP! 550W (based on Seasonic GX-550)

Letterpad: Rosewill Apollo 9100 (Cherry MX Red)

Buttonrodent: Razer Viper Mini + Huion H430P drawing Tablet

Auralnterface: Sennheiser HD 6xx

Liquidrectangles: LG 27UK850-W 4K HDR

 

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On 3/18/2018 at 7:50 PM, seon123 said:

HEC makes the newer ones, and CWT made the older ones, I think.

That is correct.

 

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Quick question, how much of a noticable different is there between a tier 1 and 2?

 

I was considering getting a masterwatt 750, because of its cheap price and ability to add another graphics card. Its only a few dollars more than the 650 and 20aud more than the 550, so i figured why not. Still waiting for the new graphics cards from nvidia xD

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I got one question...what are the differences between the old orange label Corsair VS and the grey label Corsair VS (450,550,650W not 400,500,600W)?

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Can somebody tell me what is the deal with Riotoro's Enigma line-up? I wanted to get one but all i get when i search for it are conflicting opinions by many reviewers and publications. There's supposedly a version made by Great Wall (G1) and a version by Seasonic (G2), from what i've heard.

In here its considered a Tier 1, on Cybenetics (and by extension Teclab) its considered a "bad quality tier 2", JonnyGuru gave a total score of 8.9 (Great Wall version) and Kitguru recommended it with a 9.0 score.

Who should i trust? And if there's two versions, how can i spot the differences? 

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1 hour ago, LoganTNZ said:

I was considering getting a masterwatt 750, because of its cheap price and ability to add another graphics card. Its only a few dollars more than the 650 and 20aud more than the 550, so i figured why not. Still waiting for the new graphics cards from nvidia xD

1. If you have the money for a second GPU, you have the money for a good PSU.

2. The next generation of GPUs comes later this year.

3. Are you wasting money thats better spent on a better quality PSU like a Bitfenix Formula or Whisper M with 450 or 550W

 

I got one question...what are the differences between the old orange label Corsair VS and the grey label Corsair VS (450,550,650W not 400,500,600W)?

The old ones were a lowish End CWT Plattform, the newer ones are from HEC.

But still group regulated.

If you can, get a better, independently regulated Unit

 

 

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37 minutes ago, Stefan Payne said:

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Any difference between the grey VS 400/500/600W and grey VS 450/550/650W?

Desktop specs:

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AMD Ryzen 5 5600 Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 SE ARGB Gigabyte B550M DS3H mATX

Asrock Challenger Pro OC Radeon RX 6700 XT Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (8Gx2) 3600MHz CL18 Kingston NV2 1TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSD

Montech Century 850W Gold Tecware Nexus Air (Black) ATX Mid Tower

Laptop: Lenovo Ideapad 5 Pro 16ACH6

Phone: Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 Pro 8+128

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6 hours ago, Stefan Payne said:

1. If you have the money for a second GPU, you have the money for a good PSU.

2. The next generation of GPUs comes later this year.

3. Are you wasting money thats better spent on a better quality PSU like a Bitfenix Formula or Whisper M with 450 or 550W

 

The old ones were a lowish End CWT Plattform, the newer ones are from HEC.

But still group regulated.

If you can, get a better, independently regulated Unit

 

 

1. Never said i was getting 2 straight away. I said in the future

 

2. Not confirmed

 

3. Could you, maybe, answer my question about whats the difference between tier 1 and 2 psus? And tell me the flaws of the masterwatt?

 

Also, of course its better. Its 80 dollars more where i live. Its like going up to someone, telling them stock fans suck and for them to invest hundreds of dollars in noctua case fans

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6 hours ago, ZM Fong said:

Any difference between the grey VS 400/500/600W and grey VS 450/550/650W?

I dont believe so

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8 hours ago, Chevy_Monsenhor said:

Can somebody tell me what is the deal with Riotoro's Enigma line-up? I wanted to get one but all i get when i search for it are conflicting opinions by many reviewers and publications. There's supposedly a version made by Great Wall (G1) and a version by Seasonic (G2), from what i've heard.

In here its considered a Tier 1, on Cybenetics (and by extension Teclab) its considered a "bad quality tier 2", JonnyGuru gave a total score of 8.9 (Great Wall version) and Kitguru recommended it with a 9.0 score.

Who should i trust? And if there's two versions, how can i spot the differences? 

The Kitguru review is for the Enigma G2; the Toms ad Jonnyguru reviews are for the Enigma. I would guess the newer ones would be the G2. The sticker on the side of the G2 has a very tiny "G2" on it.

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8 hours ago, LoganTNZ said:

I dont believe so

Not really.  

 

400, 500 and 600 do not meet ErP2013 Lot 6 requirements for EU (low load efficiency requirement).  450, 550 and 650 does.

 

Also, the 450, 550 and 650W come in a cooler looking, smaller housing.  ;-)

 

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12 hours ago, LoganTNZ said:

1. Never said i was getting 2 straight away. I said in the future

...when the new cards are out there...

And you don't believe how many times I've heard that. And 5 Years later nobody did that for a longer period of time because it just doesn't work with many modern Games at all. And some are a pain and broken.


And you need a power meter to see if the 2nd card is working at all. + higher power consumption and shit like that.

 

Its not worth it...

Just sell the old card and get a new, more powerful one.

 

12 hours ago, LoganTNZ said:

2. Not confirmed

It pretty much is:

https://wccftech.com/rumor-nvidia-turing-gaming-gpus-launching-in-july-to-replace-pascal-geforce-lineup-ampere-to-succeed-volta-in-hpc/

 

https://wccftech.com/amd-navi-gpu-spotted-in-linux-drivers/

 

So you can expect the new stuff in Fall or Winter.

12 hours ago, LoganTNZ said:

3. Could you, maybe, answer my question about whats the difference between tier 1 and 2 psus? And tell me the flaws of the masterwatt?

No, but I can tell you about the difference between most of the Bronze stuff and the Gold ones (and better):
better topoligy, more Caps on +12V in parallel, more modern design, better fans...

More Robust designs....

 

12 hours ago, LoganTNZ said:

Also, of course its better. Its 80 dollars more where i live. Its like going up to someone, telling them stock fans suck and for them to invest hundreds of dollars in noctua case fans

Yes and if you can use the Hardware 1 or two more years before they fail might also be something worth to consider...

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What would you recommend for a system with:

 

* i7 8700k (with room for overclocking to 5ghz - 1.4vcore)

* ASUS ROG Maximus X Hero

* GTX 1080

 

with room to upgrade the GPU in the future / SLi.

 

Also wish for the PSU to be silent.

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5 hours ago, maatty said:

What would you recommend for a system with:

 

* i7 8700k (with room for overclocking to 5ghz - 1.4vcore)

* ASUS ROG Maximus X Hero

* GTX 1080

 

with room to upgrade the GPU in the future / SLi.

 

Also wish for the PSU to be silent.

550/650W RMx? Straight Power 11 also works.

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7 hours ago, maatty said:

What would you recommend for a system with:

 

* i7 8700k (with room for overclocking to 5ghz - 1.4vcore)

* ASUS ROG Maximus X Hero

* GTX 1080

 

with room to upgrade the GPU in the future / SLi.

 

Also wish for the PSU to be silent.

Straight Power 11, 550W is enough

Bitfenix Formula or Whisper M; 550W the 650W is far louder under lower loads

 

And also Silverstone Strider Platinum is a good choice, also 550W.

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On 23/07/2016 at 3:44 AM, STRMfrmXMN said:

Tier 1 - Best

  • Aerocool - Project 7
    • ACPP-P765FKC.11 (650w)
    • ACPP-P775FKC.11 (750w)
    • ACPP-P785FEC.11 (850w)
  • Antec - High Current Pro, High Current Platinum
  • be Quiet! - Dark Power Pro P10, Dark Power Pro 11, Straight Power 11
    • BN250 (Dark Power Pro 11, 550w)
    • BN251 (Dark Power Pro 11, 650w)
    • BN252 (Dark Power Pro 11, 750w)
    • BN253 (Dark Power Pro 11, 850w)
    • BN254 (Dark Power Pro 11, 1000w)
    • BN255 (Dark Power Pro 11, 1200w)
    • BN280 (Straight Power 11, 450w)
    • BN281 (Straight Power 11, 550w)
    • BN282 (Straight Power 11, 650w)
    • BN283 (Straight Power 11, 750w)
    • BN284 (Straight Power 11, 850w)
    • BN285 (Straight Power 11, 1000w)
  • Bitfenix - Whisper
    • BWG450M (450w)
    • BWG550M (550w)
    • BWG650M (650w)
    • BWG750M (750w)
    • BWG850M (850w)
  • Cooler Master - V-series (modular, not to be confused with the VSM), MasterWatt Maker
  • Corsair - AX, AXi, HXi, RMi, RMx, SF, grey-label HX (2017), 2017 TXM greater than 650W
  • Enermax - Platimax, Platimax Digifanless
  • EVGA - G2, G3, P2, PS, T2, 1000G1, 850W and above GS
  • FSP - Aurum PT
    • PT-850FM (850w)
    • PT-1000FM (1000w)
    • PT-1200FM (1200w)
  • LEPA - G1600
    • G1600-MA (1600w)
  • NZXT Hale 90 V2
    • NP-1GM-0850A (850w)
    • NP-1GM-1000A (1000w)
    • NP-1GM-1200A (1200w)
  • Riotoro - Enigma
    • PR-GP0850-FMG2 (850w)
    • PR-GP0650-FMG2 (650w)
  • Seasonic - X, Platinum, Snow Silent, all Fanless units, Prime, Focus Plus Gold/Platinum
  • Sentey - Platinum Power, Golden Steel Power
  • Silverstone - Nightjar
    • SST-NJ520 (520w)
  • Super Flower - Leadex Gold/Platinum/Titanium, Leadex II
    • SF-750F14HT (Leadex Titanium, 750w)
    • SF-850F14HT (Leadex Titanium, 850w)
    • SF-1000F14HT (Leadex Titanium, 1000w)
    • SF-1600F14HT (Leadex Titanium, 1600w)
  • Thermaltake - 1250D-T RGB, Toughpower Grand/RGB 1200W
    • PS-TPG-1250DPCTEU-T (Toughpower DPS G RGB Titanium, 1250w)
    • PS-TPG-0850F1FAPx-1 (Toughpower Grand RGB Platinum, 850w)
    • PS-TPG-1050F1FAPx-1 (Toughpower Grand RGB Platinum, 1050w)
    • PS-TPG-1200F1FAPx-1 (Toughpower Grand RGB Platinum, 1200w)
  • XFX - Pro Gold, Pro Black, XTS
    • P1-460F-XTSX (XTS, 460w)
    • P1-520F-XTSX (XTS, 520w)
    • P1-1000-BELX (XTS, 1000w)

Added some model numbers above in blue, if it helps people :)

 

It's not complete, though.

 

Would be nice if the first post was updated with model numbers. I'm happy to help.

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