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This is a legacy list. It is no longer being updated.

 

The new PSU Tier List can be found here:

 

followed, now i got an updated list for my sig

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Great Job, thanks for the refreshed list! 

 

But one question, what's the difference between the ToughPower Gold in Tier 4 and Tier 5? 

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i have an antec EA green 650w and i got that from pulling it out of a old computer off my schools edump. and it being going strong for a year now. i have no idea how long it has been in the previous pc but im assuming at least 8 years 

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Great work .. is that black background part of formatting? it kinda annoying. 

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Just now, glitchmaster0001 said:

i have an antec EA green 650w and i got that from pulling it out of a old computer off my schools edump. and it being going strong for a year now. i have no idea how long it has been in the previous pc but im assuming at least 8 years 

They're not bad units by any stretch, you just gotta put them in the right system.

 

1 minute ago, Pohernori said:

Great Job, thanks for the refreshed list! 

 

But one question, what's the difference between the ToughPower Gold in Tier 4 and Tier 5? 

Build quality is a tad iffy between various units but I'll have to adjust things :)

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2 minutes ago, Pohernori said:

Great Job, thanks for the refreshed list! 

 

But one question, what's the difference between the ToughPower Gold in Tier 4 and Tier 5? 

Likely a typo, It's Tier 4

 

1 minute ago, MrUnknownEMC said:

Great work .. is that black background part of formatting? it kinda annoying. 

Interesting, it doesn't show on dark theme. Stripping formatting should fix

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Just now, Energycore said:

Likely a typo, It's Tier 4

 

Interesting, it doesn't show on dark theme. Stripping formatting should fix

Can't strip formatting sadly due to design. Will try to figure out how to make it work. 

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Just now, STRMfrmXMN said:

They're not bad units by any stretch, you just gotta put them in the right system.

 

Build quality is a tad iffy between various units but I'll have to adjust things :)

 

Ah, then that might need some specifying to avoid confusion xD

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Just now, Energycore said:

Likely a typo, It's Tier 4

 

Interesting, it doesn't show on dark theme. Stripping formatting should fix

 

1 minute ago, STRMfrmXMN said:

Can't strip formatting sadly due to design. Will try to figure out how to make it work. 

This is what everyone experience? 

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Nice!

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Tier 4 psu good? xD

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138 is a good number.

 

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5 minutes ago, valdyrgramr said:

Azza should be added to a high tier since they are just Superflower PSUs in the sense of XFX being Seasonic.

 

4 minutes ago, MrUnknownEMC said:

 

This is what everyone experience? 

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Fixed

1 minute ago, Dresta said:

Nice!

Thanks!

Just now, themctipers said:

Tier 4 psu good? xD

It depends on your system.

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1 minute ago, themctipers said:

Tier 4 psu good? xD

imo tier 3 and up are good for almost any system, tier for for probably no more than 400-500w

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1 minute ago, STRMfrmXMN said:

 

Fixed

Thanks!

It depends on your system.

Commitment is on point! bravo @STRMfrmXMN @Energycore and @Starelementpoke

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8 minutes ago, valdyrgramr said:

Azza should be added to a high tier since they are just Superflower PSUs in the sense of XFX being Seasonic.

I'll look into it, but yeah, lots of good Azza units too

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I want to preface by saying that any PSU in Tier 6 and above is unlikely to kill your components (this changes for regions that have unstable electrical systems like crappy transformers / lots of undealt with lightning).

 

But as the PSU's tier gets worse, its build quality and thus its ability to last a long time not just through normal usage but through hard resets, being moved around a lot for say a LAN box, and other harshnesses will decrease, and so will its electrical stability which will result in slightly less system stability as the Tiers decrease.

 

I will recommend a Tier 3 or better PSU for anyone whe can afford it and plans to do gaming, and at least T5 for gamers on a budget. Tier 6 is relegated for light usage desktops such as HTPCs (although if you care about silence you shouldn't get a crappy PSU as they tend to be noisy AF).

 

Tier 7 PSUs I would avoid like the plague.

Just now, Dresta said:

Commitment is on point! bravo

Appreciate it!

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12 minutes ago, STRMfrmXMN said:

 

Fixed

Thanks!

It depends on your system.

P8Z77-V LE

i7 3770k (no overclocking)

R9 380

 

and 3 drives 2 ssds and 7 usb devices

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138 is a good number.

 

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Just now, themctipers said:

P8Z77-V LE

i7 3770k (no overclocking)

R9 380

 

and 3 drives 2 ssds and 7 usb devices

Eh, will probably survive, would probably upgrade with next CPU/GPU upgrade.

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1 minute ago, STRMfrmXMN said:

Eh, will probably survive, would probably upgrade with next CPU/GPU upgrade.

Yup! $20 CAD when I got it :P 

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Good job. Where is the XFX XT on the list? How does that stack up against the similarly priced PSUs like the Corsair CX and EVGA B?

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Just now, Comic_Sans_MS said:

Good job. Where is the XFX XT on the list? How does that stack up against the similarly priced PSUs like the Corsair CX and EVGA B?

Thanks! Probably tier 4 but it may be 5, I'll look into it.

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Still not touching the cx greens with a 10 foot pole, and consider them lower but whatever the list needed updating for sure.

https://linustechtips.com/main/topic/631048-psu-tier-list-updated/ Tier Breakdown (My understanding)--1 Godly, 2 Great, 3 Good, 4 Average, 5 Meh, 6 Bad, 7 Awful

 

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Just now, Comic_Sans_MS said:

Good job. Where is the XFX XT on the list? How does that stack up against the similarly priced PSUs like the Corsair CX and EVGA B?

Must have been swallowed whole by a Kraken, because it's Tier 5

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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4 minutes ago, AresKrieger said:

Still not touching the cx greens with a 10 foot pole, and consider them lower but whatever the list need updating for sure.

They're not as bad as they ended up looking and variations apply on the revision (most units sellable today are a T4 rev, older units may be T5) but they got shit tons of bad PR because of a really low rated temperature maximum (30C or  86F, some places go higher in summer ffs) and OTP kicking in on people trying to put high-end gaming rigs on one of these.

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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