EVGA Supernova 550W G3 vs Seasonic 550w Focus Gold

[lolermanlols123]

I was wondering which one is better at the $70 price range the EVGA Supernova G3 or Seasonic Focus 550W (not plus) or if there are better PSUS at this price range please suggest them.

 

[Shektron]

I would say both are good units. Personally would recommend the EVGA G3.

 

[lolermanlols123]

I would say both are good units. Personally would recommend the EVGA G3.

Why is this?

 

[Shektron]

To be honest, it's a bit of a personal bias. EVGA's customer support is fantastic, or so I have heard, I don't know if SeaSonic's is or not.

 

[Karadjgne]

Evga has the best customer support, bar none. So if something does go wrong, they'll do more to help than anyone. However, the chances of needing that with those 2 psus is astronomically slim. Both are GradeAA psus, not only for output and performance, but quality of platform, components, workmanship. Seasonic is also the only oem/brand I've heard of that gets companies like newegg to ship a unit for professional review, not some could be cherry picked specimen from the factory. Pros get to literally review a unit you could have bought off a shelf. That's testament to cirtainty of quality by the manufacturer.

Seasonic is generally considered the bar to beat in psus, many try, most fail.

In this case the Evga is a better psu than the Focus, more inline with the Focus Plus.

 

[Rexper]

I'll start with the differences between Seasonic Focus and Seasonic Focus Plus.
The Focus Plus includes a hybrid mode fan, 3 years longer warranty (10 years), full modularity, and a different fan (HA1225H12F-Z as opposed HA1225M12F-Z). The cables in the Focus do not include in-cable capacitors so it's nice for system building as it allows better flexibility.

EVGA G3 and Seasonic Focus both have 7 years warranty. Customer support may be a relevant factor to you, but I can't comment on.
The fan used in the Focus isn't very good, this thread talks a bit about it.
The Focus is quieter (when new) than the G3. < 660RPM below 400w load compared to 1400RPM on the G3.
Packaging is similar.
The EVGA G3's OPP and OTP are set way to high, which can cause problems in a fault.
Overall performance is great on both units, with the EVGA G3 a bit better. I don't believe there will be a real world negligible difference there.

The EVGA G3 comes with two PCIe cables, with three connectors overall. The Seasonic Focus includes 2 connectors on 1 cable. For high end GPUs it is recommended to use one cable per PCIe connector, so there's a pro for the G3.

You can read some reviews,
Seasonic Focus Plus: https://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/seasonic-ssr-750fx-focus-plus-750-gold-psu,5206-11.html
EVGA G3: https://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/evga-supernova-650-g3-psu,5533-12.html