wierdo124

Ok, with all the questions of "What PSU should I get?", and "What PSU brand is better?", I thought I'd make a thread just for this.

So, with the help from JonnyGuru.com, I'll compose an "updating" list of recommended and tested power supplies in all price -ranges.

Let's start with the intro.

As most of you may know allready, the power supply is the single most important component in your ENTIRE computer. Many people tend to overlook this fact, and slap in a $50 PSU along with $3000 of high end hardware.

Now, you may ask yourself... "What CAN actually happen?".

Well, apart from waking up one morning, only to find out your beloved box will not turn on, while smelling slightly like day-after-4th-of-July... There ARE many more things that can happen, and actually DO happen to most of us. "What could it be?" you ask yourself.

Has your computer ever "frozen" on you ? Or "stalled" whilst doing some work ? I know what your thinking... "Bah, that's because my OC isn't stable". That could be a possibility... But, it could also be that your power supply had a sudden "dip" in the voltages, which effectively caused your system to become un-responsive !

That's why it's vital to get a tough, stable, reliable, and worthy power supply for your system. Getting a cheap PSU is like letting a 5-year-old drive a McLaren F1 ! (I hope you understood my comparison)

Without any further delay, let's get down to business. All the recommendations will be references from Newegg. I understand it's US only, but my main focus here is to recommend models, not vendors.

Also, the order in which the items are listed does NOT mean anything. It is completely random, and shouldn't influence your purchase. A power supply listed here WILL be proven to be reliable. If it's not here, that doesn't mean it's not "good", it just means it's either not been tested enough, or not as reliable as the others tested.

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I thought i would also throw together a list of the top most recommended brands. These are from my experience, any others are welcome.

1) Corsair
2) Silverstone
3) ULTRA
4) Antec
5) PC Power & Cooling
6) Seasonic
7) Enermax
8) OCZ
9) Thermaltake
10) XFX (their only PSU [at time or writing] is the 850W, but it's a huge winner)

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$300 - $400 Range
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Enermax Galaxy EVO 1250

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$200 - $300 Range
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Corsair 1000HX

Enermax Revolution 850

Enermax Revolution 1050

PC Power & Cooling Silencer 910

Silverstone Strider

Ultra X3 1000W

Silverstone Decathalon DA850

Enermax Infiniti 720W
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$100 - $200 Range
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XFX 850W Black Edition

Enermax Infiniti 720

Antec TruePower Quattro 1000

Antec TruePower Quad 850

SeaSonic M12 700W

OCZ GameXtream 850W

Silverstone Decathlon DA650

Silverstone Olympia OP750

Silverstone Strider 850W

Silverstone Zeus 560W

Corsair 750TX

Corsair HX620W

Corsair HX520W

Thermaltake ToughPower 750W

Seasonic S12 600W

Seasonic S12 550W

Seasonic S12 500W

Silverstone Olympia 650W

Silverstone Strider 600W

Zalman ZM600W

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- $100 Range
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OCZ GameXtream 600W

Silverstone Strider 560W

Corsair 450VX

Corsair 550VX

Corsair 650TX

Coolmax GreenPower 700W

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calvin924597

For the $100+ range, the Corsair HX 520w is great.

It can run 2 8800gts's.

JohnRogers

Add an Antec TruePower Trio on, it comes in different sizes. 430, 550 and 650 Watt's, AFAIK. They're great PSU's 42A Load.

PeDrO305

Just about to add those.

PeDrO305

http://www.jonnyguru.com/review_details.php?id=12

PeDrO305

Ok, It's finished !

Just need to add some sub $100 models to it.

What do you guys think ?

And no I didn't forget to add the GameXtream series, nor the TruePower series.

prosser13

Thermaltake Toughpower 750W:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817153038

Currently on rebate for $144 from $175 - maybe point that out.

Jonnyguru said it was great:

http://www.jonnyguru.com/review_details.php?id=17

I'm hoping to get one soon

Also, my Tagan 480W is just $91 here:

http://www.rackmountnet.com/index.php?products_id=346

And I've found it excellent - it truly is silent, I really can't hear it, and I have a silent PC Even though its got 2 x 80mm fans Great for a backup/older rig

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JohnRogers

Nice one.

PeDrO305

Added the TT ToughPower.

Will look into the Tagan.

Thanks !

Chozart

Funny that the Truepower Trio is on the recommended sub $150 PSUs on Jonnyguru's forum...

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