Need a Good PSU

[ivanteng880]

Hi, I’m looking for a good 550W PSU under 60. Do you guy have any recommendations for me? A link to the manufacturers website would be greatly appreciated.

[seon123]

What are you powering, and what country do you live in?

[ivanteng880]

3 minutes ago, seon123 said:

What are you powering, and what country do you live in?

My PC that need 400w but I’m going to overclock my cpu and my GPu and I’m going to upgrade it in the future so I’m going with a PSU that is 550W. And I live in the USA @seon123

[Crunchy Dragon]

Corsair CX550M.

[STRESSMASTER]

you don't want to cheap. the EVGA SuperNOVA 550 G2 is a very solid psu

[seon123]

2 minutes ago, ivanteng880 said:

My PC that need 400w but I’m going to overclock my cpu and my GPu and I’m going to upgrade it in the future so I’m going with a PSU that is 550W. And I live in the USA @seon123

400W? So I'm assuming an overclocked 7820X with an overclocked 1080 Ti? Which means you can definitely afford spending more than $60 on the PSU. 

[seon123]

Just now, STRESSMASTER said:

you don't want to cheap. the EVGA SuperNOVA 550 G2 is a very solid psu

Also a very loud one. 

[STRESSMASTER]

here is a guide line that was made by others here for what to get and what to avoid.

Tier 1 - Best

• Aerocool - Project 7
• Antec - High Current Pro, High Current Platinum
• be Quiet! - Dark Power Pro P10, Dark Power Pro 11, Straight Power 11
• Bitfenix - Whisper
• 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
• LEPA - G1600
• NZXT Hale90V2
• Riotoro - Enigma
• Seasonic - X, Platinum, Snow Silent, all Fanless units, Prime, Focus Plus Gold/Platinum
• Sentey - Platinum Power, Golden Steel Power
• Silverstone - Nightjar
• Super Flower - Leadex Gold/Platinum/Titanium, Leadex II
• Thermaltake - 1250D-T RGB, Toughpower Grand/RGB 1200W
• XFX - Pro Gold, Pro Black, XTS

Tier 2

• Antec - EDGE, TruePower Classic
• Azza - Platinum
• be Quiet! - Pure Power 10 400W or greater
• Cooler Master - VSM-series (semi-modular), MasterWatt (non-Lite, non-Maker)
• Corsair - Most RM variants, HX (old), 550W/650W 2017 TXM, Vengeance
• Enermax - Digifanless, RG, GX
• EVGA - GQ, B2, 550W and 650W GS, GD
• Fractal Design - Edison M, Tesla R2 650W/1000W, Newton R3
• FSP - Hydro G, Dagger SFX
• Gigabyte - XP1200M
• Kolink - Continuum
• NZXT - Hale82 N higher-wattage versions
• Rosewill - Quark, Fortress, Capstone
• Seasonic - S12G, G-series/SSRM, M12II 750W/850W
• Sentey - Solid Power SS
• Super Flower - Golden Green, Leadex Silver
• Thermaltake - Toughpower Grand/RGB, Toughpower Grand Platinum, Toughpower DPS Platinum
• XFX -  Pro XXX, XTR, TS Gold

Tier 3

• Antec - Neo ECO II
• be Quiet! - Straight Power E10
• Bitfenix - Fury 
• Corsair - 2017 "Grey unit" CXM***, CSM, some RM variants, 2017 CX - 450W CX have one PCIe connection
• Cougar - GX-S
• Deepcool - DQ-ST
• Enermax -  Enermax Revolution SFX 650W***
• EVGA -  BQ 750W and up
• Fractal Design - Tesla R2, Integra M
• FSP - Hydro X, Aurum CM, Aurum Pro
• Lian Li - SFX-L
• LEPA - G600
• NZXT - Hale82 N lower-wattage units
• OCZ - ZX
• PC Power & Cooling - Silencer Mk III, Turbo Cool
• Riotoro - Onyx
• Rosewill - Lightning, Silent Night, Tachyon, Photon
• Silverstone - Gold Evolution, Strider Gold, SX650/700/800 SFX, Strider Titanium
• Super Flower - Platinum King
• Thermaltake - DPS Gold/RGB, London, BlueEvo 2.0, Smart Pro RGB, Smart series >= 750W
• Vivo - 24K 650W
• XFX - Core > 650W, ProSeries Bronze >650W, TS Bronze
• Zalman - EBT

Tier 4

• Antec - EarthWatts/EA Green, Earthwatts Platinum, High Current Gamer, Neo Eco 
• be Quiet! - Power Zone, Pure Power L9, Straight Power E9, Pure Power L8
• Corsair - Old CXM "Green unit" variants, Rev. 3 "Green unit" variants, GS-series
• Cooler Master - GM, GX Storm
• Cougar - LX
• Enermax - Revolution X't
• EVGA - BQ under 750W, NEX Gold
• Fractal Design - Tesla R2 500W
• Inwin - Classic Series
• Rosewill - Capstone G
• Seasonic - SS, SSP, S12II/M12II, ECO 430W
• Silverstone - Strider Plus, Gold SFX
• Thermaltake - Toughpower Gold, Paris

Tier 5

• Antec - Basiq VP-F, Basiq BP
• be Quiet! - Pure Power 10 under 400W.
• Corsair - Rev. 2 CX "Green unit" variants, VS "grey units"
• Enermax - NaXn 82+
• EVGA - 450B/500B/600B/700B, NEX-B, B3
• OCZ - ZT, ModXStream
• Rosewill - Glacier
• Silverstone - Bronze SFX
• XFX - XT

Tier 6

• Antec - Basiq VP
• Bitfenix - BPA
• Cooler Master - B2
• Corsair - VS "orange units"
• EVGA - 430W/500W/600W 80 PLUS units
• FSP - Raider Silver
• Fractal Design - Integra R2
• LEPA - MX-F1
• NZXT - Hale82 V2
• OCZ - Fatal1ty
• Rosewill - Hive, ARC (M)
• Silverstone - Strider Essential
• Thermaltake - LitePower, ToughPower, Smart series < 750W
• Zalman - GS/GT

Tier 7 - Worst

• Cooler Master - Elite series
• EVGA - 400W non-80 PLUS certified
• FSP - Hexa
• Thermaltake - TR2
• These are all crap

[Princess Luna]

18 minutes ago, seon123 said:

Also a very loud one. 

I'm most pleased with the sound levels of the current Corsair TXM line up... maybe the TX550M could work out its also very good priced since it's only semi-modular, not that's much of an issue personally speaking from experience.

[printf_cyber]

An "EV3A 550 N1, 550W, 2 Year Warranty, Power Supply 100-N1-0550-L1,"

for only $49

OR

if you're into keeping it clean/tidy, then go for a better version that is fully modular but the 

"EVGA 550 B3, 80 Plus BRONZE 550W, Fully Modular, EVGA Eco Mode, 5 Year Warranty, Compact 150mm Size, Power Supply 220-B3-0550-V1",

is for $69

 

-Basil

[seon123]

4 minutes ago, mbasil22 said:

An "EV3A 550 N1, 550W, 2 Year Warranty, Power Supply 100-N1-0550-L1,"

for only $49

OR

if you're into keeping it clean/tidy, then go for a better version that is fully modular but the 

"EVGA 550 B3, 80 Plus BRONZE 550W, Fully Modular, EVGA Eco Mode, 5 Year Warranty, Compact 150mm Size, Power Supply 220-B3-0550-V1",

is for $69

 

-Basil

The N1 costs about $50 more than it should, it's absolute crap. The B3 costs about $70 too much, it's a bit of a fire hazard. 

[printf_cyber]

Lol, you never mentioned price matters, I mean my opinion wasn't for a budget builder.

You want it under $60, go for it, but if you feel like it's not worth it, 

This one then: SeaSonic - 520W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817151093&ignorebbr=1&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-PCPartPicker, LLC-_-na-_-na-_-na&cm_sp=&AID=10446076&PID=3938566&SID=)

 

-Basil

[seon123]

4 minutes ago, mbasil22 said:

Lol, you never mentioned price matters, I mean my opinion wasn't for a budget builder.

You want it under $60, go for it, but if you feel like it's not worth it, 

This one then: SeaSonic - 520W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817151093&ignorebbr=1&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-PCPartPicker, LLC-_-na-_-na-_-na&cm_sp=&AID=10446076&PID=3938566&SID=)

 

-Basil

That thing is crap too. It's ancient and loud, and it lacks protections. 

He asked for a good PSU, those are not that. 

[Stefan Payne]

5 hours ago, ivanteng880 said:

Hi, I’m looking for a good 550W PSU under 60. Do you guy have any recommendations for me? A link to the manufacturers website would be greatly appreciated.

Where do you live, what's available?

How much for 450W Bitfenix Formula?

 

4 hours ago, mbasil22 said:

Lol, you never mentioned price matters, I mean my opinion wasn't for a budget builder.

You want it under $60, go for it, but if you feel like it's not worth it, 

This one then: SeaSonic - 520W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817151093&ignorebbr=1&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-PCPartPicker, LLC-_-na-_-na-_-na&cm_sp=&AID=10446076&PID=3938566&SID=)

Oh dear...

Not again a discussion about this PSU...

 

Why do you keep recommending ancient, group regulated designs that are not suited for modern Computers and should not even thought about??

 

Group regulated unit will go out of spec with the right load and damage your components. If they don't have protection like the one you recommended here, its really not great and should be avoided at all costs...