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1 hour ago, STRMfrmXMN said:

I mean I think we know, with a name like "CoolMax" it's gonna start a fire but ya know :P

lol

 

I opened crap PSU before, but only after they failed, that was my first time opening a brand new one and it's eye opening to say the least!

 

I'll probably turn it into a bench PSU now that I fixed it xD

 

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On 12/24/2016 at 10:11 PM, CWSfan16 said:

Current: Xeon e3 1231 v3, 16gb DDR3 RAM, GTX 1070, BR optic drive, 1 SSD, 2 Hard Drives

Upgrading CPU to the i7-4790K, CPU cooler to a Corsair H100i V2, and eventually getting another 16gb of RAM

You could do it on your CX600M honestly. An i7-4790k is not a big upgrade at all so only get it if you really want the overclocking experience (it's an expensive experience).

 

As for the CX600M, it's an alright unit, just keep it cool (don't let it intake air from your case imo)

On 12/24/2016 at 10:14 PM, deXxterlab97 said:

CXM green or gray lable?

All CX600M are green label

On 12/24/2016 at 10:58 PM, CWSfan16 said:

Yes, I would like to get a second 1070 in SLI, when the SLI support becomes better with the 1070's

Can probably do it on 600W but it's a good idea to err on the side of 750. I'd get a 750W B2 if I was you, they go for $60 on good days.

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http://www.kitguru.net/components/power-supplies/zardon/super-flower-platinum-king-650w-psu-review/

Tiem to add super flower's platinum king onto the list :D 

 

My thoughts: 

I mean it's performance isn't bad, good efficiency, okay regulation and good ripple control on the 12V rail but I'd only give it a meh for it's ripple control on the 3.3V and 5V rails. 

Overall it's performance and noise is good but mediocre soldering and 85C Chemi Con caps is erm...questionable? (I mean, if you're gonna put some chemi con caps into a PSU, why not just go full out with some 105C rated ones? Are they really that much more?).

 

On the brightside, anyone in the UK ATM can jump onto a 450Watt Plat king for less than the price of a CX430 :P 

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/super-flower-platinum-king-450w-80-plus-platinum-power-supply-black-ca-055-sf.html

 

edit: reworded parts of it :) 

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1 minute ago, Mr.Meerkat said:

http://www.kitguru.net/components/power-supplies/zardon/super-flower-platinum-king-650w-psu-review/

Tiem to add super flower's platinum king onto the list :D 

 

My thoughts: 

I mean it's performance isn't bad, good efficiency, good ripple control on the 12V rail but I'd only give it a meh for it's ripple control on the 3.3V and 5V rails. 

Overall it's performance and noise isn't good but mediocre soldering and 85C Chemi Con caps is erm...questionable? (I mean, if you're gonna put some chemi con caps into a PSU, why not just go full out with some 105C rated ones? Are they really that more expensive?).

 

On the brightside, anyone in the UK ATM can jump onto a 450Watt Plat king for less than the price of a CX430 :P 

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/super-flower-platinum-king-450w-80-plus-platinum-power-supply-black-ca-055-sf.html

holy shit that is one cheap platinum psu. WHY CAN'T WE HAVE THIS?

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2 minutes ago, herman mcpootis said:

holy shit that is one cheap platinum psu. WHY CAN'T WE HAVE THIS?

Too bad I've already got 3 PSUs...else I'd be all over it :P 

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2 minutes ago, Mr.Meerkat said:

Too bad I've already got 3 PSUs...else I'd be all over it :P 

i do have a cousin who wants a new pc in a couple months so having this in local stores for cheap would be a big plus. otherwise its back to the 450w s12g.

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1 minute ago, herman mcpootis said:

otherwise its back to the 450w s12g.

Well...you're not really losing anything performance wise, all you're losing is it's platinum rated efficiency but it's traded by how the SS has 105C caps, not 85C (but still chemi con) caps xD 

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6 hours ago, Mr.Meerkat said:

http://www.kitguru.net/components/power-supplies/zardon/super-flower-platinum-king-650w-psu-review/

Tiem to add super flower's platinum king onto the list :D 

 

My thoughts: 

I mean it's performance isn't bad, good efficiency, okay regulation and good ripple control on the 12V rail but I'd only give it a meh for it's ripple control on the 3.3V and 5V rails. 

Overall it's performance and noise is good but mediocre soldering and 85C Chemi Con caps is erm...questionable? (I mean, if you're gonna put some chemi con caps into a PSU, why not just go full out with some 105C rated ones? Are they really that much more?).

 

On the brightside, anyone in the UK ATM can jump onto a 450Watt Plat king for less than the price of a CX430 :P 

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/super-flower-platinum-king-450w-80-plus-platinum-power-supply-black-ca-055-sf.html

 

edit: reworded parts of it :) 

It appears to have either a ball or sleeve bearing fan and sleeve would put it at tier 3 while ball would put it at tier 2 maybe. I dunno, the spec page for it was confusing.

http://www.globefan.com/products_detail.php?Pid=2373

 

Eh, putting it tier 3.

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I know the tier list isnt for OEMs but i was wondering how something like an older seasonic oem unit would compare to a new tier 5/6 ish psu.  This is considering it would power a low end system.

 

My intent eventually is to test PSUs for myself but im curious if anyone was familiar with SS350ET.

Sometimes I get builder's itch

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Just now, Biggerboot said:

I know the tier list isnt for OEMs but i was wondering how something like an older seasonic oem unit would compare to a new tier 5/6 ish psu.  This is considering it would power a low end system.

 

My intent eventually is to test PSUs for myself but im curious if anyone was familiar with SS350ET or SS.

It's perfectly fine :D 

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39 minutes ago, Biggerboot said:

I know the tier list isnt for OEMs but i was wondering how something like an older seasonic oem unit would compare to a new tier 5/6 ish psu.  This is considering it would power a low end system.

 

My intent eventually is to test PSUs for myself but im curious if anyone was familiar with SS350ET.

In general Seasonic OEM units start at Tier 4, the Gold ones are probably better than that, and so are the Bronze. There's a reason why we call them Safesonic

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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9 minutes ago, deXxterlab97 said:

How is Thermaltake EVO blue?

Gold rated 

https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/product/rKzv6h/thermaltake-power-supply-evo750mpcgus

I can already see why you picked it :P

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6 minutes ago, deXxterlab97 said:

How is Thermaltake EVO blue?

Gold rated 

https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/product/rKzv6h/thermaltake-power-supply-evo750mpcgus

 

1 minute ago, Starelementpoke said:

Seems decent. I'd probably put it somewhere between 2/3.

Already tier 3, but it is written as blue evo 2.0. I guess that should be fixed. 

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1 minute ago, Comic_Sans_MS said:

 

Already tier 3, but it is written as blue evo 2.0. I guess that should be fixed. 

Huh. Didn't realize 

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3 minutes ago, Comic_Sans_MS said:

 

Already tier 3, but it is written as blue evo 2.0. I guess that should be fixed. 

Thanks. Now I have something to go with blue lists that doesn't suck or else I would go Corsair GS and HX seems too much

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2 minutes ago, Comic_Sans_MS said:

 

Already tier 3, but it is written as blue evo 2.0. I guess that should be fixed. 

Eh close enough

 

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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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Computer Specs:

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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

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What about FSP's Hydro X line? I want to build my PC with a Hydro G, but unfortunately it's outside my budget :P

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32 minutes ago, Maverick4407 said:

What about FSP's Hydro X line? I want to build my PC with a Hydro G, but unfortunately it's outside my budget :P

I was sure we had the Hydro X in there, it's Tier 3 or pretty good. @STRMfrmXMN

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

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Could you guys put the Cougar STE series on the list? Thanks in Advance

 

---Me Rig---

-CPU- 

Intel i7-6700K

-GPU- 

Gigabyte RX 5600XT OC 6GB

-STORAGE- 

1x Western Digital 1TB HDD

1x Samsung M.2 1TB SSD

1x Crucial 275GB MX300 SSD

-RAM- 

Team Group 2 x 8GB DDR4 2400mHZ

-PSU- 

Corsair CX-M Series CX650M 

-MOBO- 

Gigabyte Z170X-Gaming 6

-CASE-

Phanteks P400S Satin Black TG Edition

-PERIPHERALS-

Logitech g502 RGB and Blackwidow Elite.

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27 minutes ago, KillerGamingBro said:

Could you guys put the Cougar STE series on the list? Thanks in Advance

 

I am going to take a punt and say tier 6 or tier 7 without even looking it up. It isn't certified, it doesn’t have universal voltage support and it is a HEC PSU. 

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11 minutes ago, Comic_Sans_MS said:

I am going to take a punt and say tier 6 or tier 7 without even looking it up. It isn't certified, it doesn’t have universal voltage support and it is a HEC PSU. 

 
 

It is certified, and Cougar make their own PSU's and I don't require universal voltage support.

---Me Rig---

-CPU- 

Intel i7-6700K

-GPU- 

Gigabyte RX 5600XT OC 6GB

-STORAGE- 

1x Western Digital 1TB HDD

1x Samsung M.2 1TB SSD

1x Crucial 275GB MX300 SSD

-RAM- 

Team Group 2 x 8GB DDR4 2400mHZ

-PSU- 

Corsair CX-M Series CX650M 

-MOBO- 

Gigabyte Z170X-Gaming 6

-CASE-

Phanteks P400S Satin Black TG Edition

-PERIPHERALS-

Logitech g502 RGB and Blackwidow Elite.

-PART PICKER URL-

https://au.pcpartpicker.com/list/Jf9tbj

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7 minutes ago, KillerGamingBro said:

It is certified, and Cougar make their own PSU's.

It isn't certified, it couldn't archive 230V 80plus certification according to the data given on Cougar's website and no, Cougar doesn't make their own PSUs. 

Cougar is a subsidiary of a major company that makes PSUs (HEC/Compucase), most of Cougar's PSUs are the reference HEC platform, but others are made by other OEMs like Andyson (I guess Cougar actually wants to sell that that isn't garbage :P). 

 

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3 minutes ago, Comic_Sans_MS said:

It isn't certified, it couldn't archive 230V 80plus certification according to the data given on Cougar's website and no, Cougar doesn't make their own PSUs. 

Cougar is a subsidiary of a major company that makes PSUs (HEC/Compucase), most of Cougar's PSUs are the reference HEC platform, but others are made by other OEMs like Andyson (I guess Cougar actually wants to sell that that isn't garbage :P). 

 

 

From what I've seen, they make their own PSU's.

https://whirlpool.net.au/wiki/psu_manufacturers

And as for the certification, this site on cougars website states it has the certification.

http://cougargaming.com/products/psus/ste/

---Me Rig---

-CPU- 

Intel i7-6700K

-GPU- 

Gigabyte RX 5600XT OC 6GB

-STORAGE- 

1x Western Digital 1TB HDD

1x Samsung M.2 1TB SSD

1x Crucial 275GB MX300 SSD

-RAM- 

Team Group 2 x 8GB DDR4 2400mHZ

-PSU- 

Corsair CX-M Series CX650M 

-MOBO- 

Gigabyte Z170X-Gaming 6

-CASE-

Phanteks P400S Satin Black TG Edition

-PERIPHERALS-

Logitech g502 RGB and Blackwidow Elite.

-PART PICKER URL-

https://au.pcpartpicker.com/list/Jf9tbj

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