PSU tier list 2.0

[adn23]

turkey3_scratch yes, because in my country the prices of the PC parts are high and controlled by the distributors and retailers, means no mercy for the buyers.
Amazon and eBay do not support our country.

 

[Darkbreeze]

Friends, I have to get the only motherboard powered GPU which has the maximum tdp of 75watts, and I have intel core i5 3470S and it has the 65watts tdp, are these wattages huge for the 350watts psu?

If it's a GOOD 350w unit, then 350w is fine for a slot only powered graphics card and that low TDP CPU. So yes, it's enough, but only if it's a good power supply that can actually provide the power that it's rated for.

 

[adn23]

Okay, how can I know that, this psu is a good psu?
Here is the manufacturer's and product link of the psu.
https://www.in-win.com/en/pc-power-supply/ip-s-series-cq/USA#product_spec

 

[Darkbreeze]

Since InWin (Powerman) has been making their own power supplies for quite a long time, and has only in the recent past begun sourcing through other OEMs, and the few units I can find reviews on that are Powerman built InWin units are at least mediocre, I'm going to say it's probably ok depending on how old it is, but for the sake of your new graphics card it might really be a good idea to replace just to be safe. That's up to you, but if it were mine, I wouldn't trust it if it's more than three years old which that almost surely is.

 

[adn23]

OK before getting a new GPU I would buy a new psu which is the cheapest and reliable psu? I can get a 500 watts used psu in 20$, so what is the option left for me under 30 to 35$ to buy a psu?

 

[Darkbreeze]

What you need to do is stop thinking about watts as if watts is what makes a PSU good. It's not, and if you and others would bother taking the time to read even one or two pages at the beginning of this thread, or any of the thousands of threads answering this exact question that are all over the place on Tom's hardware, and other sites, you'd know that.

I'll say it again though, just to be clear, just because a unit says it's 500w does NOT mean it really IS 500w. There are plenty of super cheap quality power supplies out there that either just plain LIE about the capacity of their power supplies because they know they are junk, OR, they actually ARE able to do the rated output, but only for a few minutes or seconds before they become steaming piles of melted parts.

Any 500w power supply you can get for 20 bucks is a pile of steaming ¢r@þ, unless there is some kind of fantastic sale going on plus you have a mail in rebate and a credit for the place that's selling it. In that case, maybe.

What country are you in so I can find you a unit that's worth spending your money on. All you really need is a good 350-450w unit for your configuration.

 

[adn23]

Darkbreeze thanks for the detailed answer, I live in USA.

 

[Darkbreeze]

Well, that sucks. No offense. Heh. I just mean it sucks because I know how difficult it is to get any kind of decent hardware there without having to mortgage your house in order to afford it. Hardware is pretty expensive there. Seriously tough, it's hard to find good hardware in most the middle eastern countries though. Funny how half the decent programmers in the world come from that part of the world but they have really poor access to any kind of decend hardware. It's usually either a choice between used or lousy quality. Sometimes both.

Is there an online store in Pakistan you can order from or can you find out a list of options available to you at wherever you can buy one locally, in the 350-500w range. Try to get the exact model numbers off the units if possible.

 

[adn23]

Oh you <REDACTED> It is just kidding.
Yes there are PC hardware shops so I can buy.

<I know you were just joking, but don't do that.
USAFRet - Moderator>

 

[adn23]

You moderator delete my account I can't be the member of this group, I found total injustice here.

 

[Darkbreeze]

Not sure what that was all about, but good luck anyhow.

 

[rcald2000]

Super Flower SF-550K12XP

What tier does this power supply belong, and if you happen to know, when was it released? All my google/youtube queries return reviews that are in languages that are foreign to me. Thank you for your assistance.

 

[Karadjgne]

All I could find is that it's a remodel of a older unit and since the serial ends in XP it's a Butterfly Battle series. No clue on reliability or performance as it seems nobody of any worth has done an in depth review, just a bunch of unboxing's and 'oh it works' stuff.

 

[rcald2000]

Karadjgne Thank you for all your research. I appreciate it.

 

[Darkbreeze]

Here are some pics of the internals, if this is the same unit. Might be able to get somebody at JG to offer a better evaluation of the internal platform if you reference those pics over there. Most those guys are pretty good about knowing the platform at a glance. I'd bet Orion knows more about it for sure.

http://www.overclock.net/t/1449748/photos-sf-550k12xp#post_21355426

 

[RobCrezz]

Chances are being a Superflower unit, its going to be fairly decent. Ive not seen a Superflower get a bad review.

 

[Darkbreeze]

I have. Not many, but a few, especially their older models, were NOT particularly good.

 

[Karadjgne]

Could very well be a similar thing to what corsair did with the CX line, since this is a redo of an older model. In that case, I'd be a little more trusting of it. However, if it's just a redo like the TR2 line, I'd avoid it like the plague.

 

[turkey3_scratch]

Chances are being a Superflower unit, its going to be fairly decent. Ive not seen a Superflower get a bad review.

Every EVGA B3 review on Tomshardware.

 

[Darkbreeze]

^^^^Exactly. And in those reviews Aris SPECIFICALLY states that he hopes this does not mean they are returning to the mediocrity of their older designs. Back before the Leadex and Golden green platforms became their primary, and popular, design, they were really not much better than any of the other middle of the road but don't trust it in a gaming rig manufacturers.

I think there will be a quick reckoning in regard to this gen though, I hope. Otherwise, they'll just go the way of XFX when they stepped away from Seasonic and focused on budget rather than quality.

 

[RobCrezz]

Chances are being a Superflower unit, its going to be fairly decent. Ive not seen a Superflower get a bad review.

Every EVGA B3 review on Tomshardware.

oh yeah just looked at them, thats odd indeed. Gets good review on JG though.

Im quite surprised, I thought Superflower only turned out good stuff.

 

[potatolemonade]

Hello, Is Seasonic M12II Series M12II-520 Bronze good?

 

[Karadjgne]

Yes, it's good for what it is.

 

[Darkbreeze]

That being said, it IS a group regulated design and is NOT compatible with the C6 or C7 low power states used by the majority of processor chipsets on the last few generations of Intel platforms. So it might depend on what you want to use it with. Even so, as most of us know if you do have a system that uses those specific low power states they can simply be disabled in the BIOS and then a design like the S12II and M12II units use will work fine.

It is not a very modern internal design though, so there are a lot of much better units out there. Of course, we also know that in some regions these are still some of the better and more affordable units available to folks in those regions.

 

[Onus]

A couple of posts on recent pages have me wondering now. I have the remarkably overbuilt Antec SG-650, now eight years old. It's never been run particularly hard, ever. Do I have any real reason to consider replacing it? I'm thinking not, but I am very open-minded.