Power Supplies

currahee440 · May 25, 2010, 09:45 PM

Hey guys. I was wondering if you could rank good PSU companies from the so so and make a list from best to okay.
Antec, Seasonic, Corsair, Thermaltake, OCZ, Coolermaster, and Rosewill.

I threw Rosewill in there because I've had really good luck with their wireless router (I know it's totally irrelevant to PSUs

) but I'm not really sure... and I've never been sure about Thermaltake and Coolermaster.

If my mind gets aggravated enough I might just get another Antec Earthwatts 430W PSU to power a new system I'm getting.... thanks

I was thinking about getting this: CORSAIR CMPSU-400CX 400W ATX12V V2.2 80 PLUS Certi... to power my X6 system I am thinking about building. I Saw on a review site that the system eats just shy of 200W... but I'm thinking about getting a 450-500W to leave a bit more of a headroom because I don't think the test stressed the GPU as well.

m1dg3t · May 25, 2010, 09:53 PM

A list of OEM's http://www.jonnyguru.com/modules.php...ory&ndar_id=24

Most PSU's nowaday's are built quite well so get what fit's your budget/need's and has good support in case there is ever an issue

I have always used OCZ unit's and never had any trouble, even on a couple rig's where they were running at full tilt 24/7

burebista · May 26, 2010, 04:49 AM

Here is a nice list with PSUs tested properly.
Here is another list with OEM by models.
That Corsair CX400 is OK. I'd look at Seasonic S12II 430 but probably it's pricey than CX.

MT Alex · May 26, 2010, 04:56 AM

We have a sticky for PSUs in the General Hardware section. Panchoman has done a very fine job. PSUs

roast · May 26, 2010, 04:32 PM

That sticky will tell you all you need to know.

For what its worth, I personally recommend Corsair PSU's, and so will a lot of others here.

May 25, 2010, 09:45 PM	#1
currahee440 Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 131 (0.12/day) Thanks: 12 Thanked 11 Times in 11 Posts System Specs	Power Supplies Hey guys. I was wondering if you could rank good PSU companies from the so so and make a list from best to okay. Antec, Seasonic, Corsair, Thermaltake, OCZ, Coolermaster, and Rosewill. I threw Rosewill in there because I've had really good luck with their wireless router (I know it's totally irrelevant to PSUs ) but I'm not really sure... and I've never been sure about Thermaltake and Coolermaster. If my mind gets aggravated enough I might just get another Antec Earthwatts 430W PSU to power a new system I'm getting.... thanks I was thinking about getting this: CORSAIR CMPSU-400CX 400W ATX12V V2.2 80 PLUS Certi... to power my X6 system I am thinking about building. I Saw on a review site that the system eats just shy of 200W... but I'm thinking about getting a 450-500W to leave a bit more of a headroom because I don't think the test stressed the GPU as well.

Processor:	Core i5 2400
Motherboard:	EVGA Z68 SLI
Memory:	8GB DDR3 1333MHz
Video Card:	GTX 660 Ti
Hard Disk:	256GB Agility 3 + 6TB of conventional HDD space
Optical Drive:	LG BD-RE
CRT/LCD Model:	23" 1920x1080
PSU:	Antec Neo ECO 520W

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Processor:	3570k \| q9550 @ 3.77 1.325v BIOS
Motherboard:	Asrock z77e iTX \| p5q Dlx 2301 BIOS
Cooling:	Custom Water \| D-14 & HR-03gt
Memory:	Samsung MV-3V4G3D \| OcZ RpR 2g x 4 @ 1067 2.2v
Video Card:	MSi 7950 tf3 \| Asus 5870 V2 @ 900 / 1275
Hard Disk:	Adata sx900 256Gb / WD2500HHTZ \| WD 1001 FALS x 2
Optical Drive:	As Needed \| LG ch12 BD
CRT/LCD Model:	BenQ gw2750hm \| 46" Sharp Quatron
Case:	BitFenix Prodigy \| Antec Fusion Remote MAX
Sound Card:	Onboard > Yamaha HTR 6290 \| Xonar HDAV1.3 > Yamaha DSP z7
PSU:	Ocz mXp700w \| Ocz zx850w
Software:	Win7 Home \| Xp sp3 & Vista ultimate
Benchmarks:	Epeen!! Who needs epeen??

May 26, 2010, 04:49 AM	#3
burebista Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Romania Posts: 481 (0.17/day) Thanks: 17 Thanked 109 Times in 95 Posts System Specs	Here is a nice list with PSUs tested properly. Here is another list with OEM by models. That Corsair CX400 is OK. I'd look at Seasonic S12II 430 but probably it's pricey than CX. __________________ If it ain't broke... fix it until it is.

Processor:	i5-2500K
Motherboard:	ASRock P67 Extreme4
Cooling:	Ninja 3 fanless
Memory:	Corsair 4GB DDR3 1600MHz CL9 XMS3 rev. A
Video Card:	EVGA e-GeForce GTX 560 Ti FPB
Hard Disk:	F80 + WD 6400AAKS
CRT/LCD Model:	Benq EW2420
Case:	Antec P182
Sound Card:	Xonar D1
PSU:	Antec Signature 650
Software:	Seven x64 SP1

May 25, 2010, 09:53 PM	#2
m1dg3t Join Date: May 2010 Location: Canada Posts: 1,887 (1.72/day) Thanks: 626 Thanked 420 Times in 345 Posts System Specs	A list of OEM's http://www.jonnyguru.com/modules.php...ory&ndar_id=24 Most PSU's nowaday's are built quite well so get what fit's your budget/need's and has good support in case there is ever an issue I have always used OCZ unit's and never had any trouble, even on a couple rig's where they were running at full tilt 24/7

May 26, 2010, 04:56 AM	#4
MT Alex Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Montana Posts: 2,018 (1.45/day) Thanks: 2,538 Thanked 1,323 Times in 917 Posts System Specs	We have a sticky for PSUs in the General Hardware section. Panchoman has done a very fine job. PSUs __________________ “growing up, i always wanted to be a vet. til i learned there was more to being a vet than just putting down cats all day.” -digibucc My 700D

System Name:	Abacus
Processor:	i5 2500K
Motherboard:	ASRock p67 Extreme4 Gen3
Cooling:	Swiftech MCP35X, 2 DD 5870 WB, EK HF Copper, 2.120 rad, 3.120 rad
Memory:	2x4GB G.Skill Sniper 1600
Video Card:	2 Sapphire HD 5870 w/ Danger Den WBs
Hard Disk:	WD 640BG x2/WD 250GB/Samsung 2TB
Optical Drive:	Silly
CRT/LCD Model:	ASUS VH242 23.6" LCD
Case:	Corsair 700D
Sound Card:	X-Fi XtremeGamer
PSU:	Thermaltake Toughpower 700w Modular
Software:	Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit OEM

May 26, 2010, 04:32 PM	#5
roast Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Ireland. Posts: 563 (0.37/day) Thanks: 114 Thanked 101 Times in 81 Posts System Specs	That sticky will tell you all you need to know. For what its worth, I personally recommend Corsair PSU's, and so will a lot of others here. __________________ F O L D _ F O R _ T P U ! heatware: roast

System Name:	Syzygy II-------------------------------Girlfriends rig
Processor:	Core i7 920 @ 4.0Ghz--------------------E7200@3.4GHz
Motherboard:	Gigabyte X58A-UD7----------------------Asus P5KL AM SE
Cooling:	Zalman CNPS10X Extreme----------------OCZ Vanquisher CPU cooler
Memory:	4GB Crucial Ballistix DDR3-----------------4GB VData DDR2 800Mhz
Video Card:	2x GTX 285 1GB's SLI (EVGA + BFG) ------Palit 9800GT1Gb w/Thermalright T-Rad2
Hard Disk:	Maxtor 500GB + (2)Seagate 2TB----------160Gb Samsung 2.5"
Optical Drive:	Samsung + LiteOn DVD/RW ---------------TSST DVD/RW
CRT/LCD Model:	Hannspree 19.1" 1440x900----------------Acer 15" 1280x1024
Case:	ColorsIT (modded)------------------------DeskMod
Sound Card:	Creative Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS--------Onboard Realtek
PSU:	Corsair TX850-----------------------------ColorsIT 400w
Software:	Windows 7 Ultimate x64--------------------Windows 7 Ultimate x32

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