dottorrent :
chimera201 :
About the Corsair VS series - it's definitely not on par with the CX series. I think it's one or half a tier below the CX series.
There is only one review of Corsair VS series:
Corsair VS450 Review
The things to note in this review are:
1) Tested in a colder environment. Higher temperatures(40-50 deg C) might negatively impact efficiency,ripple,noise,voltage regulation
2) Tested at 230V. U get higher efficiency at higher voltages
http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/fullimage.php?image=10583
3) I think the reviewer didn't have precise equipment as others do at the time of review.
4)Will never get 80 Plus certification even if it is great because 80 Plus certification labs operate at 115V and Corsair VS series at 220-240V
Also in Tier 1, is that Seasonic S12 II Bronze series? Because there is a separate S12 II series(discontinued)
1 - The VS series is based on the same platform as the CX series and the review seems fine. Low ripple and the same capacitors but a few components were sacrificed to meet pricing requirements. Also the VS Series is for developing countries.
2 - Yes. That is the new bronze series.
You might want to add the word 'Bronze' to the Seasonic S12 II, M12 II series. Actually seasonic has a lot of series of PSUs starting with S12/M12. U might also want to write them on separate lines if a user uses Ctrl+F to search for S12 II in this big list.
I can understand that u people are not interested in Corsair VS series because it is not available in your markets. Good for you.
http://forums.hexus.net/pc-hardware-components/272357-corsair-vs-series-psus.html
There are 2 versions of the Corsair VS450
1) VS450 (CP-9020009) that uses JunFu and Fuhjyyu capacitors and is discontinued
2) VS450 (75-001835 / CP-9020049) that has Aishi capacitors and MOST secondary side capacitors are CapXon
The CX series uses Samxon and Teapo capacitors and maybe 1 or 2 CapXon (I'm not sure)
The CXM uses Panasonic and CapXon capacitors
The other difference i wanted to show is this:
Corsair HX750W Power Supply Review (tested at 230V)
Corsair HX750W Power Supply Review (tested at 115V)
Same PSU model, massively different efficiency readings.
The point is the people who will use Corsair VS series will use the CX series also at 230V and the CX series will have a far greater efficiency at 230V.
You certainly don't have to stick with the Eggxpert Tiers. You can make 10 tiers if u want. Hell I would make a Tier 6 just for IBall,Odyssey,VIP PSUs. Most of my countrymen asks whether this gpu will work on these PSUs