What is THE BEST power supply on the market?

[lexidobe]

I am so sick of expensive junk PSUs. I bought 2 EVGA 1000 P2 PSUs and they both failed, 1 killed my motherboard and CPU. I called EVGA and told them about this. The man I talked to said that they failed bacause I bought a grossly oversized PSU. He said something like their 450 watt Bronze unit would have been more appropriate for my system because it only draws 350 watts under load. I'm done with EVGA. I am thinking about getting a Seasonic Prime Titanium 1000W PSU, but I am wondering if that is an expensive POS also. I do not mind paying for quality, I plan to use this PSU for as long as possible, probably at least 10 years, so I don't consider spending a lot on a top notch PSU a waste of money at all. Thanks

[m0k]

that sucks

but the evga rep makes a good point

wouldnt you be less pissed if you spent less...on an appropriately sized psu? like 600-700watts? just because you want it to last long doesnt mean it has to be capable of huge power draw....in the next 10 years components will only become more efficient...

 

anyways i have been using a Corsair HX850W (first gen) for over 7 years now with no issues

i hear very good things about Seasonic as well

 

[phongle123]

https://www.amazon.com/MasterWatt-Computer-Supply-Titanium-Efficiency/dp/B01MRCUCLP

[3 Lions]

If you want the best of the best then go with the Corsair AX1500i or AX1200i

[79wjd]

A lot sounds wrong here..... 

[manikyath]

the question is why you are buying a 1000 watt power supply.. while evga's excuse is BS.. you're wasting money just because of the rated wattage you're buying.

[Enderman]

The Seasonic ultra titanium series for sure.

But buying the highest wattage one doesn't mean it's better, in fact the lower wattage models have tighter voltage regulation.

But a few mv of regulation won't make a difference tbh, so any one will work excellent.

https://seasonic.com/product-category/consumer-products/?filter_80plus=919

The prime ultra seems to be a new version of the prime.

 

If you want to be extra safe, buy a UPS too.

[lexidobe]

1 minute ago, phongle123 said:

https://www.amazon.com/MasterWatt-Computer-Supply-Titanium-Efficiency/dp/B01MRCUCLP

So why is this PSU better than the Seasonic Prime Titanium?

[dizmo]

More power doesn't equal a better PSU.

A better question would be "what is the best power supply for my system" and then list your system spec.

 

[manikyath]

1 minute ago, phongle123 said:

https://www.amazon.com/MasterWatt-Computer-Supply-Titanium-Efficiency/dp/B01MRCUCLP

agreed on the "best power supply on the market" thing here, although i dont think there's many people i'd recommend spending $1000 on a power supply.

[lexidobe]

Just now, Enderman said:

The Seasonic ultra titanium series for sure.

But buying the highest wattage one doesn't mean it's better, in fact the lower wattage models have tighter voltage regulation.

But a few mv of regulation won't make a difference tbh, so any one will work excellent.

If you want to be extra safe, buy a UPS too.

Thanks. I have a Cyberpower 1500VA sine wave UPS. I don't screw around with power.

[79wjd]

Just now, dizmo said:

More power doesn't equal a better PSU.

A better question would be "what is the best power supply for my system" and then list your system spec.

 

The better question is what killed his two P2s, because EVGA isn't known for QC issues nor is the P2 a bad PSU (in fact it's excellent). So either he has the shittiest luck in the world, or there is something else causing a problem. Not to mention it sounds like he's omitting a lot of the story here. 

[m0k]

Just now, lexidobe said:

Thanks. I have a Cyberpower 1500VA sine wave UPS. I don't screw around with power.

you dont screw around with power but you definitely screw around with money

[manikyath]

Just now, djdwosk97 said:

Not to mention it sounds like he's omitting a lot of the story here.

that i do agree on. or he may just have an absolutely hilareously bad power grid.

[m0k]

2 minutes ago, djdwosk97 said:

The better question is what killed his two P2s, because EVGA isn't known for QC issues nor is the P2 a bad PSU (in fact it's excellent). So either he has the shittiest luck in the world, or there is something else causing a problem. Not to mention it sounds like he's omitting a lot of the story here. 

agreed

Puget Systems swears by their EVGA P2 units

and they do extensive testing before deploying parts in their systems

[lexidobe]

1 minute ago, manikyath said:

that i do agree on. or he may just have an absolutely hilareously bad power grid.

I have a decent power grid, and both PSUs were running off of this $220 UPS.

[dizmo]

2 minutes ago, djdwosk97 said:

The better question is what killed his two P2s, because EVGA isn't known for QC issues nor is the P2 a bad PSU (in fact it's excellent). So either he has the shittiest luck in the world, or there is something else causing a problem. Not to mention it sounds like he's omitting a lot of the story here. 

Yeah, for sure that too. It could be dirty power. I lived in an apartment that killed 4 high end PSUs in a few months.

[manikyath]

1 minute ago, lexidobe said:

Thanks. I have a Cyberpower 1500VA sine wave UPS. I don't screw around with power.

mind you, that thing is only rated for 900 watts  

[lexidobe]

Just now, manikyath said:

mind you, that thing is only rated for 900 watts  

True, but I only draw 500 watts from it.

[manikyath]

Just now, lexidobe said:

True, but I only draw 500 watts from it.

then why do you buy a 1000 watt power supply?

[rip]

Just now, lexidobe said:

True, but I only draw 500 watts from it.

then why the fuck do you need a 1000w psu

[STRMfrmXMN]

2 minutes ago, lexidobe said:

I have a decent power grid, and both PSUs were running off of this $220 UPS.

Well you have the worst luck in the world as the EVGA Supernova 1000P2 is a stellar unit. Something is killing them.

[lexidobe]

Just now, manikyath said:

then why do you buy a 1000 watt power supply?

I plan on running SLI.

[MrDrWho13]

Might it have been a dodgy sine wave from the UPS that killed them both? Seems like more than a coincidence.

[Froody129]

I think it's time to stop ripping OP for his purchases... 

 

You don't need a higher wattage PSU for your PC since higher wattage doesn't always mean higher quality and will usually just mean more money. Those P2's are amazing PSUs and I seriously doubt that two would die so soon. Obviously the problem lies somewhere else and throwing yet more money at another PSU isn't going to fix it