The Power Supply Unit tier list Discussion thread

[dottorrent]

For the Corsair AX series - only the 1200 is a Gold. The rest of them are Platinum.

AX MK1 was Gold efficiency, AXi is Platinum efficiency, aside from the AX1500i, which is Titanium Efficiency.

 

[dottorrent]

The XFX ProSeries Limited Black Edition Platinum Certified is the 1000W unit, not the 1250W unit. The 1250W unit is a Gold Certified Black Edition (not Limited)

Noted. Changed.

 

[Jim Carrey]

Hey guys,I was wondering if a Thermaltake Smart SE 630W PSU will be enough for an ASUS R9 270X Direct CU II/Gigabyte GTX 760 Windforce 2X?
System specs:
i5 4440 w/ stock cooler,2x4GB Crucial Ballstix Sport,Gigabyte GA-H97M-D3H,Seagate Barracuda 1TB,Transcend Information 64GB
I have the PSU already,but not the graphics card.
Is it gonna be enough?
And should I get the 270X,considering that it's cheaper than the GTX 760?
Thanks for the answer and sorry if I made a mistake coming here and asking this question.

 

[tiny voices]

Hey, if you wouldn't mind, create a post in the "systems" section here, instead of using this thread.

http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/forum-31.html

Thanks!

 

[Jim Carrey]

OK.
Sorry,I'm new to this thread so I didn't know,but thanks for pointing that out.

 

[ko888]

For the Corsair AX series - only the 1200 is a Gold. The rest of them are Platinum.

The Corsair CMPSU-1200AX is a discontinued model so there are no 80 PLUS Gold efficient models left in the AX Series lineup any more. The AX760 and AX860 are the only two remaining models currently available in the AX Series. Both of them are 80 PLUS Platinum efficient.

 

[dottorrent]

MAJOR UPDATE AND BREAKING NEWS November 6th 2014 -

Zalman has officially filed for bankruptcy due to major financial fraud by parent company Moneual. Despite also filing for bankruptcy protection, three Moneual executives have been arrested for allegations of exportation fraud.

As a precautionary measure, all Zalman PSUs have been removed from the list until further notice, hopefully to see the light again.

Zalman Technologies - 1999 - 2014 (Possibly)

 

[tiny voices]

Well darn. I LOVE my cnps9900MAX cooler from them.

 

[Lutfij]

That's sad to see...but goes to show that the corporate world can also rear an ugly head every now and then.

Nice thread and content publications there dottorrent! Keep up the good work!

 

[Novuake]

Hmmm that explains their silence of late, been extremely slow on product releases.

 

[zeyuanfu]

Meh, Zalman has a reputation for refusing rebates, even when all the necessary paperwork has been submitted. I wonder what they did to lose a large amount of money to the point that they have to file fro bankruptcy...
Why were Zalman PSUs removed (except as a precautionary measure)?

 

[tiny voices]

Zalman made some VERY good and extremely innovative cooling products.

Sucks to see them go like this.

The people in charge committed some serious atrocities. Defrauding investors seems to be the most egregious charge.

 

[RazerZ]

" CEO Harold Park, VP Scott Park, and VP Won Duck-yeok [were] working out a deal between them that would see Zalman "produce inflated sales and fabricated export data, allowing the company to qualify for increasingly large bank loans". This worked well for the trio, as over five years, the company were able to secure $2.98 billion in loans under false pretences."


http://www.tweaktown.com/news/40961/zalman-goes-bankrupt-in-an-epic-3-billion-fraud-conspiracy/index.html

 

[zeyuanfu]

Oh my god...
Did they not have enough money or something?

 

[tiny voices]

This is actually very common. You would be surprised at the companies that do this but just don't get caught/ pay people enough not to blab.

 

[zeyuanfu]

If their products are good, why would they want to loan money? People would buy their stuff if they were.

 

[tiny voices]

I LOVE my Zalman cooler. Same benchmarks as the h100i for $45. Can't beat it. They just made very different looking (albeit VERY good) coolers, so many people didn't buy them. Simple as that.

Also, EVERY company this big loans and takes loans. That is part of business man.

 

[RazerZ]

How do companies grow and expand? They have to start somewhere.

 

[zeyuanfu]

Companies expand with almost 3$ BILLION in loans? I think a fraction of that would be enough.

 

[tiny voices]

Then you have no concept of big business. That is just how it works.

 

[tsuneo6]

I LOVE my Zalman cooler. Same benchmarks as the h100i for $45. Can't beat it. They just made very different looking (albeit VERY good) coolers, so many people didn't buy them. Simple as that.

Also, EVERY company this big loans and takes loans. That is part of business man.

we're going very offtopic here but I want in on the conversation aswell 😉

tthey have patents on those different looking coolers. earlier today I read, although it was pure speculation. but companies such as coolermaster and corsair will be interested in those patents.

 

[ko888]

Moneual never acquired Zalman in order to expand it. It was acquired so its value and revenues could be used to fund the CEO's and vice presidents' avarice.

 

[dottorrent]

I've resurrected some of the Zalman PSUs back on the list. The Platinum units and the other one that was in tier 4 (Amnesia is a jerk today) are not here but a new one has taken it's place in the form of a fanless 450w unit known as the ZM400-US and hence the name, it's only available there.

It has come to my attention that Zalman is still kinda stable at this point, but again there will be updates everywhere.

 

[CGurrell]

Really hope Zalman don't kick the bucket, but they do need to improve customer service if they can stick around. I've emailed them a few times about my Z11 case but had no reply.

 

[dottorrent]

Just to heighten the rather sad atmosphere, i'm thinking of making another tier list. This time on Chassis design. From tier 1 for being super high quality and bundled well for their price as well as cooling effectiveness to tier 5 ones which can be close to useless, other than be a dust magnet.

How does it sound?