PSU tier list 2.0

[Karadjgne]

Differing grades of aluminum. More than likely Teapo uses a slightly lower grade of aluminum to keep cost per unit down. Chinese electronics in general aren't usually considered top shelf, not when considering the demands of Sony, Nakamichi, Onkyo etc, high end equipment. So it wouldn't surprise me in the slightest if the Japanese aluminum caps are superior grade compared to the rest.

 

[Darkbreeze]

Last I checked, the Teapo's were rated 5000hr caps while most the high end Japanese caps are 10,000hr rated. I'd have to dig into particular part numbers though to see if that holds true for that, or any, particular cap. Plus, all that aside, there is too much listed in that review that Wolf clearly states he can't identify. Anytime a manufacturer goes to length to avoid identification of internal parts, it's usually not a good thing. Not saying that's the case here, but not saying it isn't either. Plus, since he said himself that there were unidentifiable parts, questionable (in my eyes) caps, bad cabling, almost certainly a fan that's not on the quieter side of what we like to see, haphazard wiring, iffy soldering on the motherboard, less than great performance in the hot box.

This all adds up to a slightly better than average unit. Not great, not terrible. Just good. As Wolf himself said, I'd no sooner buy an FSP with third tier capacitors than I would from any other OEM.

 

[Vic 40]

Anyone who can tell something more about this one?
http://www.enhance.com.tw/new/eps1700-gold-series/
is offered on a russian site,can't find alot about it so difficult to say "get it",but being Enhance do you think it's okay.

 

[orionfotl]

Power supplies like this Silverstone Strider Gold Evo 750W from 2012 are based on the EPS1700 platform. The fan and capacitors in the version from your link may be different than what they put into the Silverstone.

The same platform is also used in the new Rosewill Capstone G 850-1200W series. Keep in mind that 1200W reviewed there is pretty far in output power from the 700W in your link. They also used worse capacitors than in the older 750W Silverstone.

 

[Vic 40]

The fan and capacitors in the version from your link may be different than what they put into the Silverstone.

This is what i like to know more about. Enhance makes decent psu's for different brands,but what kind of quality do they sell under their own name,keeping the price in consideration.Looking at the prices of psu's in the different online shops,from the thread i noticed this one,is this not such a high price part.

 

[CrownG]

MANUFACTURER
EVGA
MODEL
SuperNOVA NEX750B
PART #
110-B1-0750-VR

Any word on this?

 

[Deleted member 217926]

MANUFACTURER
EVGA
MODEL
SuperNOVA NEX750B
PART #
110-B1-0750-VR

Any word on this?

Lower end FSP made unit. One of the EVGA units I would avoid along with any listed as an NEX. Not terrible but you can do better at the same price point.

 

[CrownG]

MANUFACTURER
EVGA
MODEL
SuperNOVA NEX750B
PART #
110-B1-0750-VR

Any word on this?

Lower end FSP made unit. One of the EVGA units I would avoid along with any listed as an NEX. Not terrible but you can do better at the same price point.

Thanks. Been looking for a cheap PSU that wont blow my PC to pieces and burn my house to add insult to injury. Tried looking for PSU's based on what the tier list shows but I cant find any affordable ones, my budget is restricted and this list causes me some trouble due to the fact prices change, and models come and go. Missed an XFX from the Tier 2 list so now I'm abit stuck and paranoid with what options are available. I'm aiming for 750w since i wont need more, but want the leg room to work with down the road.

 

[Deleted member 217926]

The 750w EVGA B2 ( 110-B2-0750-VR ) is currently the best 'bang for your buck' unit. You can find it for around $60 and it's a SuperFlower design that although is only rated as 80 Plus Bronze hits Silver levels of efficiency in testing.

 

[CrownG]

How is it for handling overclocks, high performance loads, and other possible things that could be thrown at it? Down the road i'll upgrade to intel cpu's but for now I want to push my fx 6300 abit

 

[Deleted member 217926]

The only real determining factor in deciding on how much power you need is your graphics card or cards.

http://www.realhardtechx.com/index_archivos/Page362.htm

 

[Darkbreeze]

And whether or not, and to what extent, you will overclock your CPU. CPU overclocking can push the required capacity upwards rather quickly, and overclocking the GPU card as well, even more so. Most the recommendations at that link above are more than adequate to factor those in however. If you have no plans to overclock anything, then these figures are generally fine.

https://forum-en.msi.com/faq/article/power-requirements-for-graphics-cards


If you're going to overclock, to any extent, use the RealHardTechX recommendations like anort3 linked to.

 

[CrownG]

Thing is I'm not experience in overclocking, though i think my Asus M5A78L-M/USB3 Micro ATX AM3+ Motherboard isn't a good one to do high OC's.

I can't quite figure out how to scale the overclock properly, So i did some guess work on that calculator, by putting the 980 Ti to 1203Mhz/1800Mhz + FX-6300 to 1.6v / 5000Mhz + extra's it said
754w Recommended UPS rating: 1300 VA
Recommended PSU Wattage: 757 W

I won't even think to go that high, Maybe 4.4Ghz on cpu, and none on GPU. I just want safety, stability and performance out of my power supply at a good price.

That 750w EVGA B2 is on my watch list in case it goes on sale, alongside a 750w XFX Tier 2 PSU i seen.

But even just going by the GPU, I'm going to be going to the best I can afford, and current the GTX 980 Ti requires a min of 600 or so, according to the page you linked, so I believe 750w for future upgrades is fair

 

[Deleted member 217926]

If you have an FX 6300 paired with a 980 Ti you need to overclock the CPU as high as possible and even then you are going to have a bottleneck. This is the wrong thread for that though. I would suggest starting a new thread in the overclocking section for help there.

 

[stavrosmast]

you would need to oc even a i5-4690k

 

[Darkbreeze]

Don't overclock on that board. Period. It has no VRM heatsinks. No further discussion is necessary, warranted or as mentioned, should be conducted here. See the note under your board model here:

http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/id-2384030/motherboard-tier-list-am3-chipsets.html

As anort3 indicated, if you'd like to discuss it further, start a new thread in the overclocking section and PM one of us, but the answer is still going to be the same, don't do it. Get a different board if you want to overclock.

 

[tiny voices]

you would need to oc even a i5-4690k

No you would not.

 

[Deleted member 217926]

you would need to oc even a i5-4690k

No.

 

[Darkbreeze]

you would need to oc even a i5-4690k

Um, what they said. (ie, Nein, no, nada and uh-uh)

 

[Turb0Yoda]

What kind of gaming would the i5 provide a bottleneck in...

 

[Darkbreeze]

Not the place for this discussion. This thread is for discussion of power supplies.

 

[stavrosmast]

Well.....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SLs-sMteggg

 

[Darkbreeze]

Well what. Eh, I'll let somebody else deal with the reply. I gotta go replace some brain cells by closing my eyes.

 

[Brian Blair]

Exactly, seems the conversation on the new list begins exactly as the one on the old list ended, with the Corsair CX series, bane of builders everywhere. CX series is a poor choice for systems with gaming cards or overclocked systems, let's just get that right on out of the way now for future reference. Heh.

I have been running a CX600 V3 for over a year now! Not one issue. Currently running a EVGA GTX 970 SC ACX 2 with it. Can't understand how the CX was on tier 3 list back in early 2014, And then went down to 4. Makes no sense! Even though most of the list is correct on the really bad units, I have to question your list. Very inaccurate since it seems to fluctuate up and down!

 

[fredfinks]

Exactly, seems the conversation on the new list begins exactly as the one on the old list ended, with the Corsair CX series, bane of builders everywhere. CX series is a poor choice for systems with gaming cards or overclocked systems, let's just get that right on out of the way now for future reference. Heh.

I have been running a CX600 V3 for over a year now! Not one issue. Currently running a EVGA GTX 970 SC ACX 2 with it. Can't understand how the CX was on tier 3 list back in early 2014, And then went down to 4. Makes no sense! Even though most of the list is correct on the really bad units, I have to question your list. Very inaccurate since it seems to fluctuate up and down!

We've had heaps of returns of CX. It belongs with the cheap thermaltakes and coolermasters. Not everyone fails and also high end fails. its about failure rate.