PSU Guide

silkstone · Aug 1, 2013

http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/CoolerMaster/Silent_Pro_M2_850W/8.html

http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/Corsair/CX600M/9.html

freeboy · Aug 1, 2013

well in that review the 850 failed the 12 volt tests.. so should i not get this other unit .. its not the same unit design but is the same manufacturer? hummmmm

silkstone · Aug 1, 2013

I would go with the Corsair. But, I am no expert.

Mussels · Aug 1, 2013

silkstone said:
I would go with the Corsair. But, I am no expert.

i too, vote corsair.

freeboy · Aug 1, 2013

I wish I could actually test the actual unit.. I wonder how hard it would be.. I live in an area with labs and universities...
ok back to reality... Ill probably get the local corsair...ok
the m2 ha a little better cabling, two sets of gpu plugs...
still undecided ..
maybe I am asking the wrong question...
If I only need 500 watts of clean power
what would the best most cost effective choice be?

Mussels · Aug 1, 2013

freeboy said:
I wish I could actually test the actual unit.. I wonder how hard it would be.. I live in an area with labs and universities...
ok back to reality... Ill probably get the local corsair...ok
the m2 ha a little better cabling, two sets of gpu plugs...
still undecided ..
maybe I am asking the wrong question...
If I only need 500 watts of clean power
what would the best most cost effective choice be?

my vote will always go to corsair. screw looks, nicer cables and all that - you want a reliable PSU that isnt going to kill your hardware with excessive ripple.

freeboy · Aug 1, 2013

yep.. I just looked at the rosewill Capstone reviews.. WHAT? sounds like they own this ripple sh$$t for the price.. 99$ for Gold modular 750 watt that tests great!
Anyone think I should not get Capstone?
i like this
Rosewill CAPSTONE-650-M 650W Continuous @ 50°C, Intel Haswell Ready, 80 PLUS GOLD
found
Rosewill CAPSTONE Series CAPSTONE-650-M 650W ATX12...

Mussels · Aug 1, 2013

if its 80+ gold, then spec wise its very high end. i've never heard of the brand before, however.

McSteel · Aug 1, 2013

Rosewill is NewEgg's in-house brand. The Capstone is based on the tried-and-tested SuperFlower Golden Green platform, so it's an excellent choice. If you have the means, go for it.

EarthDog · Aug 1, 2013

Mussels said:
if its 80+ gold, then spec wise its very high end. i've never heard of the brand before, however.

efficiency has nothing to do with the quality of the psi, note.

Ask your inhouse, cmaris.

BiggieShady · Aug 1, 2013

silkstone said:
http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/CoolerMaster/Silent_Pro_M2_850W/8.html

http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/Corsair/CX600M/9.html

freeboy said:
well in that review the 850 failed the 12 volt tests.. so should i not get this other unit .. its not the same unit design but is the same manufacturer? hummmmm

That's right, as a PSU manufacturer Cooler Master is way behind Corsair. From CM I would buy only cases or coolers.

freeboy · Aug 1, 2013

well, glad I asked. Its invaluable to have the combination reviews and folks here.. now it looks like the best value is RW, Corsair and ?
several well made kits all under 100 for 650 or less watts... no idea with one graphics card why I would want more today...other than performance under load, ie lower load should be better performance in same line.. thanks again guys and gals

EarthDog · Aug 1, 2013

Rosewill is hit and miss, mostly miss. Lately they have some decent offerings, but across the line recommendations are Corsair and Seasonic without a doubt. There isn't a questionable PSU in the bunch.

As far as higher wattage and lower loads/efficiency, you would be better off saving $20 and buying a lower wattage PSU as far as money goes. The difference in efficiency between 60-80% load on a lot of quality PSU's are 1% and sometimes even less. You will not make up that $20+ unless you run the PC at load for long periods such as F@H/SETI/BOINC.

A QUALITY 500W PSU will happily run ANY single CPU and GPU overclocked on ambient cooling. If you may go SLI, a 750W PSU is PLENTY as well. There is no need for anything more than that for 2 cards. Hell, I ran an overclocked GTX690 with a 4.5GHz 3570K and a Seasonic 550W PSU and the fan barely moved.

freeboy · Aug 1, 2013

well, my concern is not the day to day, cheap shot works fine there for me, its when I try to post great oc numbers, I have a killer set up with high heat displacement capability, I would hate to waste my efforts and money saving a few dollars in regard to ripple and the other.. this is a fun tester/gamer kit.. a toy to play with not for work.... my oc board setup is 4760k and gigagirl z87x ud4h, some nice faast 2400 ddr3 Ripjaw X from G Skill, and a sr1 shrouded 360 radiator.. and a single water block cpu... windforce gigagirl 660ti OC card... so this ps is just concerned with the cpu getting clean power, Ill use separate ps for the pump, fans and other gismos on my modded case....
so really if im worried about ripple and getting clean power you like corsair and seasonic...
thanks..
remember its a unique build, not just my gaming rig that I will run de tuned and lower the oc...

ok how does this compare to your Sea Sonic unit?
SeaSonic G Series SSR-550RM 550W
ok
found the above for 80 shipped .. sold.. than ks for the advice guys.. it looks like the Seasonic unit ... its amazing how high this unit tests for he price point...

EarthDog · Aug 1, 2013

The G series from Seasonic are quality units, but on the low end of the Seasonic line. I have the Seasonic X560 which is a class above that I believe.

If you want to know about a specific PSU, I suggest googling like so "name of PSU review, jonnyguru". If he didn't review it, someone asked about it in their forums and knowledgeable members, a lot are PSU reviewers themselves, reply. TPU's reviews are also quality, so are ours (overclockers.com) among few others.

I wouldn't worry about putting your 'pump, fans, and other gismos' on a different PSU. That will not be holding an overclock back, trust me.

freeboy · Aug 1, 2013

what kind of price did you pay on the x560? im at 80 shipped from amazon, spelled amazing in my book
lol
?

EarthDog · Aug 1, 2013

I don't recall, probably around $120 though, its a couple years old. I wasnt saying to get it, quite the contrary actually. The GS is a good choice for 99% of users, especially here at TPU where an even smaller % of the population uses 'extreme' (read subambient) cooling.

freeboy · Aug 1, 2013

I like the idea of a safe clean ps for ue on my benchmarks for water cooled sysem.. I am reasonable sure the 80$ shipped seasonic g unit is the ticket

EarthDog · Aug 1, 2013

It will be fine, yes. So will lesser quality models too. Like I said, EXTREME cooling and benchmarking is where that can matter, not ambient water.

McSteel · Aug 1, 2013

Recent Rosewill units a miss, you say... You should read up on a few:

http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/article/881
http://www.jonnyguru.com/modules.php?name=NDReviews&op=Story&reid=258
http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/article/Rosewill-CAPSTONE-550M-Power-Supply-Review/1584/1
http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/Rosewill/CAPSTONE-750-M/1.html
http://www.jonnyguru.com/modules.php?name=NDReviews&op=Story&reid=266
http://www.anandtech.com/show/5698/rosewill-capstone-450w-and-650w-80plus-gold
http://www.anandtech.com/show/5698/rosewill-capstone-450w-and-650w-80plus-gold
http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/article/Rosewill-HIVE-650-W-Power-Supply-Review/1460
http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/article/Rosewill-SilentNight-500-W-Power-Supply-Review/1666
http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/Rosewill/SilentNight-500/
http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/Rosewill/Tachyon-1000/
http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/article/Rosewill-Tachyon-750-W-Power-Supply-Review/1691
http://www.jonnyguru.com/modules.php?name=NDReviews&op=Story&reid=329
http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/Rosewill/FORTRESS-550W/
http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/article/Rosewill-FORTRESS-650-Power-Supply-Review/1597
http://www.jonnyguru.com/modules.php?name=NDReviews&op=Story&reid=306

freeboy · Aug 1, 2013

the two units are not equal and do not review as equal, Im not critical, just there is a "concern in a review where one did not outperform the test for rippling.. and at a higher cost for the RW, I chose the Seasonic unit that got hands down the best review for what I want..
next ?

EarthDog · Aug 2, 2013

McSteel said:
Recent Rosewill units a miss, you say... You should read up on a few:

http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/article/881
http://www.jonnyguru.com/modules.php?name=NDReviews&op=Story&reid=258
http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/article/Rosewill-CAPSTONE-550M-Power-Supply-Review/1584/1
http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/Rosewill/CAPSTONE-750-M/1.html
http://www.jonnyguru.com/modules.php?name=NDReviews&op=Story&reid=266
http://www.anandtech.com/show/5698/rosewill-capstone-450w-and-650w-80plus-gold
http://www.anandtech.com/show/5698/rosewill-capstone-450w-and-650w-80plus-gold
http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/article/Rosewill-HIVE-650-W-Power-Supply-Review/1460
http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/article/Rosewill-SilentNight-500-W-Power-Supply-Review/1666
http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/Rosewill/SilentNight-500/
http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/Rosewill/Tachyon-1000/
http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/article/Rosewill-Tachyon-750-W-Power-Supply-Review/1691
http://www.jonnyguru.com/modules.php?name=NDReviews&op=Story&reid=329
http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/Rosewill/FORTRESS-550W/
http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/article/Rosewill-FORTRESS-650-Power-Supply-Review/1597
http://www.jonnyguru.com/modules.php?name=NDReviews&op=Story&reid=306

you may want to read my post again... Thanks for the links supporting it.

As I said, lately the have been making some decent units. In the past nobody would put any in their worst enemies pc. That is a tough hole to climb out of.

GreiverBlade · Aug 3, 2013

ahahahah i start my 2 rigs after the job i see smoke in the whole room,

i went DAMN i bet its the Nitro ... and it was not xD

it was the 2nd rig and i found a burnt fan cable and some teeth mark ont the cable sleeves ... duh ... now i need to buy some mousetrap ...

toecutter · Sep 3, 2013

Corsair, that's kinda funny lol

I think Seasonic did it to them on purpose... why pay a premium for a name branded on your PSU when you can go directly to the manufacturer who manufactured the unit for Corsair?

is there really any other choice besides Antec or Seasonic when it comes to PSU's? unlikely...

I just got a Seasonic Platinum 760 for $140 shipped free with a promo code, the Corsair variant is like $200 plus shipping.

Frick · Sep 3, 2013

toecutter said:
is there really any other choice besides Antec or Seasonic when it comes to PSU's? unlikely...

Several.

System Name	Gaming System / HTPC-Server
Processor	i7 8700K (@4.8 Ghz All-Core) / R7 5900X
Motherboard	Z370 Aorus Ultra Gaming / MSI B450 Mortar Max
Cooling	CM ML360 / CM ML240L
Memory	16Gb Hynix @3200 MHz / 16Gb Hynix @3000Mhz
Video Card(s)	Zotac 3080 / Colorful 1060
Storage	750G MX300 + 2x500G NVMe / 40Tb Reds + 1Tb WD Blue NVMe
Display(s)	LG 27GN800-B 27'' 2K 144Hz / Sony TV
Case	Xigmatek Aquarius Plus / Corsair Air 240
Audio Device(s)	On Board Realtek
Power Supply	Super Flower Leadex III Gold 750W / Andyson TX-700 Platinum
Mouse	Logitech G502 Hero / K400+
Keyboard	Wooting Two / K400+
Software	Windows 10 x64
Benchmark Scores	Cinebench R15 = 1542 3D Mark Timespy = 9758

System Name	beastybuild
Processor	4670k
Motherboard	GigabyteZ87X-UD4H
Cooling	SR-1 360 and GTX 360 custom, Koolance 380Iblock, swiftech355 &xspc"restop"
Memory	2X4gig G Skill Ripjaw 2400
Video Card(s)	Gigabyte gtx660ti(OC) windforce
Storage	western Digi sata
Display(s)	Acer 24 LCD
Case	modmantasticca
Audio Device(s)	basic onboard
Power Supply	Sea Sonic G550m
Software	Win 7 Enterprise 64
Benchmark Scores	4.9 stable with mem at 1333 4.8 stable with mem at 2133

System Name	Gaming System / HTPC-Server
Processor	i7 8700K (@4.8 Ghz All-Core) / R7 5900X
Motherboard	Z370 Aorus Ultra Gaming / MSI B450 Mortar Max
Cooling	CM ML360 / CM ML240L
Memory	16Gb Hynix @3200 MHz / 16Gb Hynix @3000Mhz
Video Card(s)	Zotac 3080 / Colorful 1060
Storage	750G MX300 + 2x500G NVMe / 40Tb Reds + 1Tb WD Blue NVMe
Display(s)	LG 27GN800-B 27'' 2K 144Hz / Sony TV
Case	Xigmatek Aquarius Plus / Corsair Air 240
Audio Device(s)	On Board Realtek
Power Supply	Super Flower Leadex III Gold 750W / Andyson TX-700 Platinum
Mouse	Logitech G502 Hero / K400+
Keyboard	Wooting Two / K400+
Software	Windows 10 x64
Benchmark Scores	Cinebench R15 = 1542 3D Mark Timespy = 9758

System Name	Rainbow Sparkles (Power efficient, <350W gaming load)
Processor	Ryzen R7 5800x3D (Undervolted, 4.45GHz all core)
Motherboard	Asus x570-F (BIOS Modded)
Cooling	Alphacool Apex UV - Alphacool Eisblock XPX Aurora + EK Quantum ARGB 3090 w/ active backplate
Memory	2x32GB DDR4 3600 Corsair Vengeance RGB @3866 C18-22-22-22-42 TRFC704 (1.4V Hynix MJR - SoC 1.15V)
Video Card(s)	Galax RTX 3090 SG 24GB: Underclocked to 1700Mhz 0.750v (375W down to 250W))
Storage	2TB WD SN850 NVME + 1TB Sasmsung 970 Pro NVME + 1TB Intel 6000P NVME USB 3.2
Display(s)	Phillips 32 32M1N5800A (4k144), LG 32" (4K60) \| Gigabyte G32QC (2k165) \| Phillips 328m6fjrmb (2K144)
Case	Fractal Design R6
Audio Device(s)	Logitech G560 \| Corsair Void pro RGB \|Blue Yeti mic
Power Supply	Fractal Ion+ 2 860W (Platinum) (This thing is God-tier. Silent and TINY)
Mouse	Logitech G Pro wireless + Steelseries Prisma XL
Keyboard	Razer Huntsman TE ( Sexy white keycaps)
VR HMD	Oculus Rift S + Quest 2
Software	Windows 11 pro x64 (Yes, it's genuinely a good OS) OpenRGB - ditch the branded bloatware!
Benchmark Scores	Nyooom.

System Name	beastybuild
Processor	4670k
Motherboard	GigabyteZ87X-UD4H
Cooling	SR-1 360 and GTX 360 custom, Koolance 380Iblock, swiftech355 &xspc"restop"
Memory	2X4gig G Skill Ripjaw 2400
Video Card(s)	Gigabyte gtx660ti(OC) windforce
Storage	western Digi sata
Display(s)	Acer 24 LCD
Case	modmantasticca
Audio Device(s)	basic onboard
Power Supply	Sea Sonic G550m
Software	Win 7 Enterprise 64
Benchmark Scores	4.9 stable with mem at 1333 4.8 stable with mem at 2133

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System Name	Chaos
Processor	Intel Core i5 4590K @ 4.0 GHz
Motherboard	MSI Z97 MPower MAX AC
Cooling	Arctic Cooling Freezer i30 + MX4
Memory	4x4 GB Kingston HyperX Beast 2400 GT/s CL11
Video Card(s)	Palit GTX 1070 Dual @ stock
Storage	256GB Samsung 840 Pro SSD + 1 TB WD Green (Idle timer off) + 320 GB WD Blue
Display(s)	Dell U2515H
Case	Fractal Design Define R3
Audio Device(s)	Onboard
Power Supply	Corsair HX750 Platinum
Mouse	CM Storm Recon
Keyboard	CM Storm Quickfire Pro (MX Red)

System Name	Windows 10 64-bit Core i7 6700
Processor	Intel Core i7 6700
Motherboard	Asus Z170M-PLUS
Cooling	Corsair AIO
Memory	2 x 8 GB Kingston DDR4 2666
Video Card(s)	Gigabyte NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB
Storage	Western Digital Caviar Blue 1 TB, Seagate Baracuda 1 TB
Display(s)	Dell P2414H
Case	Corsair Carbide Air 540
Audio Device(s)	Realtek HD Audio
Power Supply	Corsair TX v2 650W
Mouse	Steelseries Sensei
Keyboard	CM Storm Quickfire Pro, Cherry MX Reds
Software	MS Windows 10 Pro 64-bit

System Name	main/SFFHTPCARGH!(tm)/Xiaomi Mi TV Stick/Samsung Galaxy S23/Ally
Processor	Ryzen 7 5800X3D/i7-3770/S905X/Snapdragon 8 Gen 2/Ryzen Z1 Extreme
Motherboard	MSI MAG B550 Tomahawk/HP SFF Q77 Express/uh?/uh?/Asus
Cooling	Enermax ETS-T50 Axe aRGB /basic HP HSF /errr.../oh! liqui..wait, no:sizable vapor chamber/a nice one
Memory	64gb Corsair Vengeance Pro 3600mhz DDR4/8gb DDR3 1600/2gb LPDDR3/8gb LPDDR5x 4200/16gb LPDDR5
Video Card(s)	Hellhound Spectral White RX 7900 XTX 24gb/GT 730/Mali 450MP5/Adreno 740/RDNA3 768 core
Storage	250gb870EVO/500gb860EVO/2tbSandisk/NVMe2tb+1tb/4tbextreme V2/1TB Arion/500gb/8gb/256gb/2tb SN770M
Display(s)	X58222 32" 2880x1620/32"FHDTV/273E3LHSB 27" 1920x1080/6.67"/AMOLED 2X panel FHD+120hz/FHD 120hz
Case	Cougar Panzer Max/Elite 8300 SFF/None/back/back-front Gorilla Glass Victus 2+ UAG Monarch Carbon
Audio Device(s)	Logi Z333/SB Audigy RX/HDMI/HDMI/Dolby Atmos/KZ x HBB PR2/Edifier STAX Spirit S3 & SamsungxAKG beans
Power Supply	Chieftec Proton BDF-1000C /HP 240w/12v 1.5A/4Smart Voltplug PD 30W/Asus USB-C 65W
Mouse	Speedlink Sovos Vertical-Asus ROG Spatha-Logi Ergo M575/Xiaomi XMRM-006/touch/touch
Keyboard	Endorfy Thock 75% <3/none/touch/virtual
VR HMD	Medion Erazer
Software	Win10 64/Win8.1 64/Android TV 8.1/Android 13/Win11 64
Benchmark Scores	bench...mark? i do leave mark on bench sometime, to remember which one is the most comfortable. :o

System Name	Black MC in Tokyo
Processor	Ryzen 5 5600
Motherboard	Asrock B450M-HDV
Cooling	Be Quiet! Pure Rock 2
Memory	2 x 16GB Kingston Fury 3400mhz
Video Card(s)	XFX 6950XT Speedster MERC 319
Storage	Kingston A400 240GB \| WD Black SN750 2TB \|WD Blue 1TB x 2 \| Toshiba P300 2TB \| Seagate Expansion 8TB
Display(s)	Samsung U32J590U 4K + BenQ GL2450HT 1080p
Case	Fractal Design Define R4
Audio Device(s)	Line6 UX1 + some headphones, Nektar SE61 keyboard
Power Supply	Corsair RM850x v3
Mouse	Logitech G602
Keyboard	Cherry MX Board 1.0 TKL Brown
VR HMD	Acer Mixed Reality Headset
Software	Windows 10 Pro
Benchmark Scores	Rimworld 4K ready!