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LAST UPDATE: 08-May-2013

Added link: PSU buyers guide and How-to guide Updated

Power Supply Makers / Manufacturers
PSU Review Database - overclock.net
PSU Review Database - thelab.gr
Why 99% of Power Supply Reviews Are Wrong

This is a quick reference to which power supplies are generally accepted as a great choice for reliability / performance.

To make this list, power supplies must use quality parts and be CROSSLOAD/HOTBOX tested. Temps should be 40-45C

Please post these here and I will update the first post as people report them. Please link a review supporting and confirming your statement.


Signs that a PSU might not be adequate for a system:
- PC won't power on after installing a graphic card it can't handle (SLI setup, larger than previous GPU etc..)
- You are not getting the framerate you should be with your setup (choppy/slow)
- GPU intensive programs freeze frequently, or crash (crash to desktop, BSOD etc..)
- Computer resets during games/folding/stress testing
- PSU heats up/smells funny/blows


Modular PSU's:

400Watt+
beQuiet Dark Power Pro 10 550
Corsair TX550M
Kingwin Lazer Platinum 550
PC Power & Cooling Silencer Mk III 500
Rosewill Silent Night 500*Fanless
Seasonic G Series 550
Seasonic Platinum 520*Fanless
Seasonic X-400*Fanless
Seasonic X-560
Silver Power SP-S460FL 460<< Recommended PSU Overall Top Score Award >>
SilverStone ST45SF-G 450SFX
Silverstone Strider Gold ST55F-G 550
Superflower Golden King 550
Superflower Golden Silent 500 *Fanless

600Watt+
Corsair HX650
Enermax Platimax 600
Enermax Triathlor FC 650
OCZ ZT 650
PC Power and Cooling MkIII 600[WHITE]
Seasonic Platinum 660XP 660
Seasonic X KM3 650
Seasonic X-650
Seasonic X-650 KM3

700Watt+
Antec High Current Pro (HCP) 750
Corsair AX750
Corsair HX750
Corsair AX760
Corsair AX760i
Corsair TX750M
Cougar S700 700
Cougar CMX V2 700 > Note: Must be the V2 version. Read review for more info.
Enermax Modu87+ 700
In Win Commander III “Desert Fox” 700
OCZ Fatal1ty 750
OCZ ZT 750 Link 2
Rosewill Tachyon 750
Seasonic X-750
Seasonic X-760
Silver Power SP-S850M
Silverstone Strider Gold Evolution 750
Silverstone Strider Plus 750
Thermaltake Smart-M 750
Thermaltake Toughpower Grand 750
Thermaltake Toughpower XT 750
Thermaltake Toughpower XT 775
XFX XPS Black Edition 750
XFX Pro 750 Black Edition
Xigmatek Centauro 700
Xigmatek NRP-MC702

800Watt+
Antec CP-850
Antec HCP-850 (High Current Pro)
beQuiet Dark Power Pro 10 850
Corsair AX850
Corsair AX860
Corsair AX860i
Corsair HX850
Corsair HX850 Gold
Enermax Revolution 85+ 850
GlacialTech GP-AX950AA 950
Kingwin Lazer Gold 850
Kingwin Power Force PF-850
Kingwin Lazer Platinum 850
OCZ Z Series 850
NZXT HALE82 850
NZXT HALE90 850
PC Power & Cooling Silencer Mk III 850
Sentey GSP850-SM
Silver Power SP-S850M
Toughpower XT 850
XFX 850 Black Edition


1000Watt+
Antec CP-1000
Antec High Current Pro Platinum 1KW
Azza Platinum 1000
Cooler Master Silent Pro Hybrid 1050
Cooler Master Silent Pro Platinum 1000
Corsair HX1000
Enermax Platimax 1000
Enermax Revolution 87+ 1000
Fractal Design Newton R3 1000
FSP Aurum Pro 1kW Gold
Kingwin Lazer 1000
Kingwin Lazer Gold 1000
Kingwin Mach 1 1000
OCZ ZX 1000
Rosewill TACHYON 1000 80+ Platinum
Seasonic Platinum 1000W << Recommended PSU 1000Watt+ Category Top Score Award >>
Super Flower Leadex 1000
Thortech Thunderbolt 1000
XFX Pro Series 1000 Black Edition

1200Watt+
Antec High Current Pro 1200
Antec Truepower Quattro 1200
Cooler Master Silent Pro Hybrid 1300
Corsair AX1200
Corsair AX1200i
beQuiet! Dark Power Pro 10 1200 <<Overclockers TOP DOG Award>>
Enermax Galaxy Evo 1250
Enermax Maxrevo 1500
Enermax Platimax 1350
Enermax Revolution 85+ 1020
EVGA SuperNova NEX1500 Classified
FSP AURUM PRO GOLD 1200
Lepa G1600-MA 1600
PC Power and Cooling 1200
Rosewill Lightning 1300
Sparkle Gold Class 1250
Seasonic X-1250 1250
Silverstone ST1500 1500
Silverstone Zeus 1350
ThermalTake Toughpower XT Platinum 1275
Thortech Thunderbolt 1200

Non-Modular PSU's:

300Watt+
Corsair CX430
FSP Aurum Xilenser
Seasonic SS-300TFX 300
Silverstone ST45NF 450 *Fanless
Xigmatek NRP-PC501 500

500Watt+
BFG LS550 550
Corsair VX550
NZXT Hale82 N Series 550
Seasonic S12 II Bronze 520
Super Flower Golden King 500
Xigmatek NRP-PC502 500

600Watt+
Antec Earthwatts Platinum 650
Enermax Eco80+ 620
Tagan PipeRock II 680
XFX Core Edition 650

700Watt+
Antec Earthwatts 750
NZXT HALE82 N Series 750
Rosewill Capstone 750
Topower KC-750 750
XFX Core Edition 750

800Watt+
Antec HCP-850
Antec HCG-900
Corsair TX850 V2
Corsair TX950 950
Enermax Revolution 85+ 850
PC Power & Cooling Silencer 910
Silverstone Element ST85EF 850
XFX Core Edition Pro 850

1000Watt+
BFG LS1000 1000
BFG LS1200 1250
Silverstone OP1000-P 1000
Thortech Thunderbolt Plus 1000


Great Links:

Extreme OC
Hard OCP
Jonny Guru
http://www.hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=1371659
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Special Thanks to our resident expert GURUs:

Oklahoma Wolf -> Reviewed the majority of these PSUs personally (famously on Jonny Guru's website)

RollingThunder -> Very high knowledge on PSUs, gives me thumbs up

Bobnova -> Overclockers' own expert PSU reviewer