PSU Tier List [OLD]

[kaiju_wars]

1 minute ago, Energycore said:

I would, it opens the door for 2 250W cards like the 1080 Ti is atm. More versatile. Especially because it's only a bit more

Alright, sounds good, cause I'm carrying my 780 over.  Thanks.  

[Kazuma20]

43 minutes ago, Energycore said:

Hmm. Well I'll give you some PSUs that you should look for.

 

Corsair CXM (even the 450W will do fine for a 1080 + FX CPU)

Seasonic S12II (again, even the 430W)

Seasonic ECO 430W

XFX TS Bronze 430W / 550W

XFX ProSeries (450W and up)

Antec High Current Gamer (any)

Deepcool DQ-ST (550, 650, 750W)

Silverstone Strider Gold

 

See if any of these costs around the same, they're all better

So had an issue and I'll probably go with a 1060. Would the 600B work fine with that rig?

[Energycore]

Just now, Kazuma20 said:

So had an issue and I'll probably go with a 1060. Would the 600B work fine with that rig?

We would tell you the same as the 1080 because it's not (as much) about how much you load the unit

[IKnight]

Pardon me if this is a stupid question, but if I have a PSU with 3 12v rails (or so it says on my hx620) that each have 18a, will that be enough for 2 hd5770s?

[Kinda Bottlenecked]

Where would the Superflower Leadex 2 fit under this? 

[Mr.Meerkat]

3 minutes ago, Pohernori said:

Where would the Superflower Leadex 2 fit under this? 

I'd suspect tier juan if their Leadex 1 series are already tier 1/2  

[Kinda Bottlenecked]

Just now, Mr.Meerkat said:

I'd suspect tier juan if their Leadex 1 series are already tier 1/2  

 

A 650w juan powering my pc :>

 

 

 

 

[STRMfrmXMN]

12 hours ago, Energycore said:

Hmm. Well I'll give you some PSUs that you should look for.

 

Corsair CXM (even the 450W will do fine for a 1080 + FX CPU)

Seasonic S12II (again, even the 430W)

Seasonic ECO 430W

XFX TS Bronze 430W / 550W

XFX ProSeries (450W and up)

Antec High Current Gamer (any)

Deepcool DQ-ST (550, 650, 750W)

Silverstone Strider Gold

 

See if any of these costs around the same, they're all better

Just note that I would never OC a GTX 1080 on a 450W PSU

[IKnight]

23 hours ago, Energycore said:

Do tell us how the experience is with those

Well, installed the 2 cards today and tried a bit of gaming. 

Had to run DDU and reinstall drivers but after that, it was smooth sailing. The cards perform good in BO2 (100 fps compared to 60), though Assetto Corsa can't take advantage of crossfire . Gonna try GTA V next which (with one card) runs ok on minimum setting albeit with lag spikes. 

[Mr.Meerkat]

2 minutes ago, ImadKnight said:

Well, installed the 2 cards today and tried a bit of gaming. 

Had to run DDU and reinstall drivers but after that, it was smooth sailing. The cards perform good in BO2 (100 fps compared to 60), though Assetto Corsa can't take advantage of crossfire . Gonna try GTA V next which (with one card) runs ok on minimum setting albeit with lag spikes. 

On the bright side, you're still able to run games at 1080p it seems  

 

[IKnight]

1 hour ago, Mr.Meerkat said:

On the bright side, you're still able to run games at 1080p it seems  

 

 

well hehe about that... Running GTA V in crossfire at 1080p sucks. 30-40FPS and lag spikes/funny rendering constantly. Disabled crossfire in CCC and now it runs at a smooth 40 no problem.

 

[Mr.Meerkat]

Just now, ImadKnight said:

well hehe about that... Running GTA V in crossfire at 1080p sucks. 30-40FPS and lag spikes/funny rendering constantly. Disabled crossfire in CCC and now it runs at a smooth 40 no problem.

 

I mean it's still 1080p  

 

Also, maybe change your sig so it doesn't say "CX430"? 

[IKnight]

1 hour ago, Mr.Meerkat said:

I mean it's still 1080p  

 

Also, maybe change your sig so it doesn't say "CX430"? 

 

good call, forgot that . 

[Kazuma20]

19 hours ago, Energycore said:

We would tell you the same as the 1080 because it's not (as much) about how much you load the unit

 

The Seasonic one is this one right? (S12II) I also took the liberty to look for another using your thread of PSU tiers and found the M12ii 750W (Link to a picture) which doesn't seem to be expensive. Would it be better if I get the 750W in any case I want to SLI or want to upgrade components?

 

Other question, the CPU now uses a 4-pin cable, and I'm going to assume all the GeForce GTX 10xx series use 8-pin cables. I'll be fine right? 

[Jito463]

On 4/1/2017 at 9:13 PM, Kazuma20 said:

Other question, the CPU now uses a 4-pin cable, and I'm going to assume all the GeForce GTX 10xx series use 8-pin cables. I'll be fine right? 

Be aware, those are two completely different connections.  The 8 pin to the motherboard will either be one piece or will split into two 4 pin connectors.  The 8 pin for your video card should be 6+2 pins.  While in theory it shouldn't be possible to mix them up, I've run into people through my job who have somehow done it and ended up damaging their components.

[Energycore]

Just now, Jito463 said:

Be aware, those are two completely different connections.  The 8 pin to the motherboard will either be one piece or will split into two 4 pin connectors.  The 8 pin for your video card should be 6+2 pins.  While in theory it shouldn't be possible to mix them up, I've run into people who have somehow done it and ended up damaging their components.

You can connect them to the other socket if you push hard enough, on a lot of PSUs and mobos. Of course a newbie wouldn't know that that's too much force

[Kazuma20]

27 minutes ago, Jito463 said:

Be aware, those are two completely different connections.  The 8 pin to the motherboard will either be one piece or will split into two 4 pin connectors.  The 8 pin for your video card should be 6+2 pins.  While in theory it shouldn't be possible to mix them up, I've run into people through my job who have somehow done it and ended up damaging their components.

 

26 minutes ago, Energycore said:

You can connect them to the other socket if you push hard enough, on a lot of PSUs and mobos. Of course a newbie wouldn't know that that's too much force

 

Had some sort of mental fuck up. I've built PCs before but first time I go for a card that needs a 6 and a 8 pin connector. I've managed my fix my budget a bit so I decided to go for the 1070. So the S12II (520W) comes with 2 PCI-E connectors of 8 or 6 pins since you can attach them. So that means with this PSU I'm limited to only one GPU right? (Either way it wouldn't be a good idea to SLI with this PSU?) Because I'd be using one of the cables with 6 pins and attaching the other 2 for the 8 pin part and the other cable without attaching the other 2 pins for the 6 pin right?

[Jito463]

1 minute ago, Kazuma20 said:

So that means with this PSU I'm limited to only one GPU right? (Either way it wouldn't be a good idea to SLI with this PSU?) Because I'd be using one of the cables with 6 pins and attaching the other 2 for the 8 pin part and the other cable without attaching the other 2 pins for the 6 pin right? 

With a 520WT, I wouldn't recommend trying to run two video cards.  Even with my 650WT SeaSonic Prime I'm reluctant to consider it.

 

As for the rest of your comment, that is correct.

[Energycore]

4 minutes ago, Kazuma20 said:

So that means with this PSU I'm limited to only one GPU right?

It could crossfire 2 150W cards, since those tend to have 6-pin connectors. Definitely one of the S12II's weaknesses is (a bit) underpowered GPU cables for its rated power. Even my CX450M came in with 2 8-pin connectors.

[Energycore]

11 minutes ago, Jito463 said:

Even with my 650WT SeaSonic Prime I'm reluctant to consider it.

In the review TechPowerUp was able to get 850W off the Prime 650W with voltages and even efficiency staying amazing. So you could (should) SLI on it, it's made to last some time in those conditions.

[comicsansms]

40 minutes ago, Energycore said:

It could crossfire 2 150W cards, since those tend to have 6-pin connectors. Definitely one of the S12II's weaknesses is (a bit) underpowered GPU cables for its rated power. Even my CX450M came in with 2 8-pin connectors.

Well the S12II is quite old (2009), so not including a wide selection of PCIe cables makes sense since GPUs from late 2008 like the 9800 GT only had single 6pin connectors.

[Jito463]

9 hours ago, Energycore said:

In the review TechPowerUp was able to get 850W off the Prime 650W with voltages and even efficiency staying amazing. So you could (should) SLI on it, it's made to last some time in those conditions.

I think you might be confusing mine with the 750WT.  I did a Google search and found a database list of SeaSonic reviews on their site, but the 650WT shows as reviewed by TH.  It's the 750WT that shows as them having reviewed it.

 

https://www.techpowerup.com/reviewdb/PSUs/Seasonic/

[IKnight]

11 hours ago, Jito463 said:

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While in theory it shouldn't be possible to mix them up, I've run into people through my job who have somehow done it and ended up damaging their components.

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Never underestimate human will and determination . 

[Energycore]

2 hours ago, Jito463 said:

I think you might be confusing mine with the 750WT.  I did a Google search and found a database list of SeaSonic reviews on their site, but the 650WT shows as reviewed by TH.  It's the 750WT that shows as them having reviewed it.

 

https://www.techpowerup.com/reviewdb/PSUs/Seasonic/

Ahhh yeah I got those wrong. I still wouldn't fear putting a Prime 650W through some heavy, 100% loads. Should be fine.

[turkey3_scratch]

9 hours ago, Jito463 said:

I think you might be confusing mine with the 750WT.  I did a Google search and found a database list of SeaSonic reviews on their site, but the 650WT shows as reviewed by TH.  It's the 750WT that shows as them having reviewed it.

 

https://www.techpowerup.com/reviewdb/PSUs/Seasonic/

Doesn't matter, a 650W PSU is perfect for two video cards. Being paranoid over adding a second video card when the PSU comes with enough cables for two video cards is unnecessary.