PSU tier list 2.0

[logainofhades]

People cannot afford to upgrade, like they used to, so they want something that will last as long as possible.

 

[turkey3_scratch]

People cannot afford to upgrade, like they used to, so they want something that will last as long as possible.

That doesn't make sense, if they can't afford to upgrade, how can they afford spending 1.5X amount of money on a PSU then? And if they won't upgrade, that further supports my point that future proofing is silly these days.

 

[Karadjgne]

I7 3770k - 550w G2 - gtx970. I'm good for years at 1080p, but I spent extra for quality units. The G2 has a 7 yr warranty, so worth the $70 price tag. If I'd gone with the $50 CXM 600 and its 3 yr warranty, after 3 years I'd be looking to replace, so worse performance, end cost is double for a warranty that less than ½. I'll spend 1½ times as much as original to save $30 later. I win.

 

[zakatsu]

Why corsair RM550X-RM650X not tiered yet? The reviews is already out by tomshardware man.

RM550X:
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/corsair-rm550x-power-supply,4484.html

RM650X:
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/corsair-rm650x-psu,4611.html

 

[Someone Somewhere]

I'll never get people and their "future proofing". Since when did everyone plan to eventually become a high-end enthusiast? And when did people not tealize that hardware just keeps getting more efficient?

More efficient does not necessarily mean lower power consumption. AMD's K6 line topped out at about 30W, for example.

 

[turkey3_scratch]

Lower power is the latest trend. For CPUs especially but I don't expect we will see 300W GPUs anymore.

 

[Karadjgne]

Mebe not, but if DX 12 finally gets in gear for dual cards in a non sli/CF package, might see more dual card setups

 

[turkey3_scratch]

Mebe not, but if DX 12 finally gets in gear for dual cards in a non sli/CF package, might see more dual card setups

Even if that's the case, which I doubt, statistically speaking an extremely small portion of people run two GPUs, yet an extremely large portion of people get more expensive power supplies, "just in case" they run two GPUs, which more often than not never happens because they don't obtain the sufficient wealth or heart to put such money into a computational machine.

 

[jimmysmitty]

Mebe not, but if DX 12 finally gets in gear for dual cards in a non sli/CF package, might see more dual card setups

I doubt it. Support on that setup would be a nightmare.

Mebe not, but if DX 12 finally gets in gear for dual cards in a non sli/CF package, might see more dual card setups

Even if that's the case, which I doubt, statistically speaking an extremely small portion of people run two GPUs, yet an extremely large portion of people get more expensive power supplies, "just in case" they run two GPUs, which more often than not never happens because they don't obtain the sufficient wealth or heart to put such money into a computational machine.

I get more "watts" than I need mainly because I like to have my PSU run at 50% load rather than full load. Mainly due to the better efficiency and lower heat thus a longer life. My TX850W was 5 years old when I sold it and was still working great, the fan was even happily moving along.

 

[ccCaitSith]

Whats the opinion on the RMx 550? I can only see the RM1000x listed on the tier list. So I guess there is a difference?

 

[Nuckles_56]

The RMx 550 is an excellent unit and I would highly recommend it

 

[Karadjgne]

Bah, I think that my train of thought about larger psus wasn't clear. I was thinking this way. Vast majority of current games support sli via alternate frames, meaning gpu ram doesn't stack. Witcher 3 and Civ use split frame, in dx12, so ram does stack. If this were to become more widely adopted, using split vrs alternate, this would be a bonus to those smaller, cheaper cards, whereby something like a $450 gtx970 pair would actually see better results than a $700 gtx1080, but at the cost of a larger psu. Or am I getting things mixed up?

 

[turkey3_scratch]

It's nuts how good this thing is for the priced http://www.jonnyguru.com/modules.php?name=NDReviews&op=Story&reid=488 and it's a shame the North American market can't get it.

 

[jimmysmitty]

It's nuts how good this thing is for the priced http://www.jonnyguru.com/modules.php?name=NDReviews&op=Story&reid=488 and it's a shame the North American market can't get it.

That is interesting since the Vengeance line is something we have in other products.

 

[nonexicted]

Is the PSU XFX XT 80 PLUS BRONZE 500W any good? Did I somehow missed it on the list?

(My build is barely 260W but going with the 360W seasonic is cutting it too close, so maybe a good budgeted 450W / 500W)

 

[CTurbo]

Is the PSU XFX XT 80 PLUS BRONZE 500W any good?

The XT series are designed by Seasonic, but not made by Seasonic. Instead, they are outsourced to a company that usually produces mostly junk. I have yet to see a decent review of one, but the expectations are low.

 

[nonexicted]

Is the PSU XFX XT 80 PLUS BRONZE 500W any good?

The XT series are designed by Seasonic, but not made by Seasonic. Instead, they are outsourced to a company that usually produces mostly junk. I have yet to see a decent review of one, but the expectations are low.

Thank you

Can anyone see in this site any decent PSUs around 450W-600W below 60€
http://www.cosmodata.gr/category/665/trofodotika-i-i?makers=&cat6=&specs=&prices=40_54&items=20&sort=asc&amount_left=40&amount_right=60:

 

[turkey3_scratch]

Outsourcing is extremely common actually; a lot of Superflower models are outsourced to HEC for manufacturing.

 

[Achaios]

EVGA 600 B1, 80+ BRONZE 600W, 3 Year Warranty, Includes FREE Power On Self Tester, Power Supply 100-B1-0600-KR

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00EON40CS/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o03_s01?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Could not find anything on this one except this thread by JG ref an EVGA 600 B PSU:

http://www.jonnyguru.com/forums/showthread.php?t=13173

Extremely low priced...Tier 4?

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

HEC models from EVGA are horrible quality.

 

[turkey3_scratch]

Horrible is an awful stretch IMO. Most are average.

 

[Karadjgne]

Yep. I agree. Average. Although realistically, the use of an average psu to power and protect an expensive tool is, well.... Horrible

 

[turkey3_scratch]

Sometimes computers are cheap tools.

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

Horrible and unstable , poor fans.

 

[turkey3_scratch]

I mean that depends on what you mean by unstable. Fan-wise aside from a few other competing products most fans on competing PSUs are similar sleeve variants.