PSU tier list 2.0

[turkey3_scratch]

Flosten PSU anybody? http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-3038268/bad-performance-high-end.html#17852592

 

[Tabaqui]

I know that there are other power supplies but the shop that put my pc together only has a low variety of PSU's. And I don't know any other stores close to me that can replace it. I don't want to mess arround with my hardware because I'm scared of breaking anything so I'd rather have people do it for me.

 

[turkey3_scratch]

You won't break anything, honestly.

 

[tiny voices]

Not wanting to mess with it is a genuine thing. I totally understand not wanting to mess with something you are not exactly comfortable with.

What all PSU options DO you have?

 

[bicmedic]

I have a newer raidmax psu, one of the AP series, 635 watts, that hasn't been reviewed yet. Any info on it? Will it blow up my system lol? Really wish I would have done a bit more research, would have seen all the raidmax crap.

 

[tiny voices]

Well it's an Andyson based unit with only 45a on the 12v rail making only 536w. So right off the bat it is overrated by 100w. I'd guess it is not great. Will it blow up your system? No. Is it a unit I would every recommend in any situation at all? No.

 

[bicmedic]

Ok, well, fingers crossed, damn newegg and their shell shockers lol. Thanks for the fast response.My gpu arrives tommorow, it's the last component. Do you think it would power an r9 380x without issues?

 

[superninja12]

i dont recommand putting that up with a raidmax, could you please answer tiny voices his questions what psu options do you have?

 

[turkey3_scratch]

Raidmax has some decent units. Vampire are so-so. Tomshardware will soon be publishing a review of a Titanium Raidmax unit, so I'm anticipating Aris' review.

 

[turkey3_scratch]

Ok, well, fingers crossed, damn newegg and their shell shockers lol. Thanks for the fast response.My gpu arrives tommorow, it's the last component. Do you think it would power an r9 380x without issues?

Not sure what you would define as an issue. Your hardware I'd expect to work at stock clocks. It's also hard to answer this without a definitive review on that Raidmax unit. The PSU could limit your overclocking capabilities.

 

[bicmedic]

That puts my mind at ease a bit. I don't plan on doing any oc until I upgrade my i3 6100 to the i5 6600k so I guess I'll b need a psu upgrade then as well, thank you.

 

[Karadjgne]

380x should be needing @30A and 550w minimum recommended. At 45A and @530w on the 12v rails, you are squeezing minimums. Will it run? Probably without a problem with normal usage, but pushing hard could lead to issues. Depends on just how well that psu is built and performs.

 

[bicmedic]

I won't be pushing it too hard I wouldn't think, mainly fallout 4 and cities skylines. Just out of curiosity, what issues could I run into pushing it too hard?

 

[Darkbreeze]

I won't be pushing it too hard I wouldn't think, mainly fallout 4 and cities skylines. Just out of curiosity, what issues could I run into pushing it too hard?

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[bicmedic]

Well damn, of course it's the one component I didn't spend hours researching before purchasing. I guess I'm going psu shopping.

 

[Turb0Yoda]

Well damn, of course it's the one component I didn't spend hours researching before purchasing. I guess I'm going psu shopping.

That's why you never cheap out on a Power Supply.

 

[turkey3_scratch]

A cheap PSU is more expensive than an expensive PSU.

 

[Turb0Yoda]

A cheap PSU is more expensive than an expensive PSU.

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[Karadjgne]

Think of it this way. You've prolly got a $1200 TV in the living room. If the panel box in the garage blows, what do you think your chances would be that the TV would survive. It's pretty much the same thing.

 

[Someone Somewhere]

Switchboards generally don't 'blow' (except very high-power ones, which do have a tendency to explode if the breaker tries to close onto a short... don't be in the room).

They have nothing other than circuit breakers, fuses, or switches. There's nothing that can produce a high-voltage pulse in them, unlike a power supply which could short the 230V input to the low-voltage output.

 

[turkey3_scratch]

Switchboards generally don't 'blow' (except very high-power ones, which do have a tendency to explode if the breaker tries to close onto a short... don't be in the room).

They have nothing other than circuit breakers, fuses, or switches. There's nothing that can produce a high-voltage pulse in them, unlike a power supply which could short the 230V input to the low-voltage output.

I wish I knew all the stuff you knew 😛

 

[bicmedic]

Ok, so could I ask one more favor? Can you recommend a psu that won't break the bank but also won't go up in smoke? I'm eating into monitor money now so hopefully nothing too crazy expensive.

 

[bicmedic]

Ok, newegg has the Antec truepower classic 750 for reasonably cheap. It's tier 2 on the list. Any problems with that choice?

 

[okcnaline]

TruePower Classic? Is the casing matte black or plainly gray?

 

[bicmedic]

Mattte black.