What Brand PSU is in the tops these Days

woboy · 03-17-12, 11:36 AM

NZXT makes some good adapters, as does BitFenix. Among others.
Unsleeved cost less.

Rosewill Capstone power supplies are Superflower, prices are better than Kingwin.
The 450 Capstone hasn't been on site for a while though.
The Rosewill hive is a modular version of the OCZ ZS series (Sirfa if memory serves).

Admittedly I buy on sale rather than brand specific ( its what's inside that counts).

Rotary · 03-17-12, 12:26 PM

Yeah i changed my sig, i have a seasonic x series 1250

Neuromancer · 03-17-12, 12:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Sony190

What is the point in having 2 EPS12V connections, I see Johnny guru stressing that on the CORSAIR Enthusiast Series TX750 V2 PSU ?

2 8 pin CPU (rather 1 8 pin CPU and 2x4pin 12v ports) is actually part of the standard for EPS power supplies. 8 pin CPU + 1 4pin 12v is required for 600-800W units and a 8 pin + 2x4pin cable required for 850 and up. Per EPS 12v 2.92 specifications. (2.93 is current but didnt see a data sheet for it)

Now I think those are referring to server/workstation products that run high numbers of DIMM slots, but enthusiast platforms have started using them for additional CPU power.

http://www.enermax.cn/enermax_pdf/EPS12V%20Spec2_92.pdf page 16

Simple google search shows the 39-01-2040 is just half a 39-01-2080 (8 pin CPU plug)

Sony190 · 03-18-12, 05:54 AM

the Antec GREEN EA650 has 2 12 v rails and the corsair TX650 V2 650W has 1 but the EA650 is 88% efficient and the corsair is 85%?
Also input voltage for antec EA 100 -240Vac and the corsair 90-264V Why does the corsair start so low ?

Is this indication of better stability on the Antec side ?

mjw21a · 03-18-12, 06:30 AM

Can't really beat Kingwin Lazer Gold's PSU's for performance, quality and price.

Tech Tweaker · 03-19-12, 10:00 AM

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Originally Posted by Sony190

the Antec GREEN EA650 has 2 12v rails and the corsair TX650 V2 650W has 1 but the EA650 is 88% efficient and the corsair is 85%?
Also input voltage for antec EA 100 -240Vac and the corsair 90-264V Why does the corsair start so low ?

Is this indication of better stability on the Antec side?

I would think that the Corsair unit starting at just 90V would provide greater compatibility for those users who have power coming out of their outlets below 100V. I suppose it would also be good for situations where there are frequent (or infrequent) power dips, so the Corsair could theoretically stay running in situations where the Antec would shut down because of not having high enough voltage.

Sony190 · 03-19-12, 10:26 AM

Thank You
I went with the Antec EarthWatts EA-650 GREEN 650W

Tech Tweaker · 03-19-12, 10:46 AM

I like Corsair PSU's myself, have three of them here and haven't had any problems with any of them.

Two are Seasonic built (HX520W & HX620W) and one is CWT built (TX750W V1). I've been using the TX750W off and on for around a year and-a-half now, the HX620W for around six months, and the HX520W for a month or two.

Ronbert · 03-19-12, 11:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Mjolnir

Erm. No. The hx series is solid but its based on an older platform now. Most of them anyway.

+1. I had an HX and it was solid but like with my current TX the first one I got was DOA, just a case of bad luck I suppose. Another thing to consider is no power supply no matter who the manufacturer is, is immune from dying. Besides looking for nice solid psu's that won't take your system down with it when it goes you should also look at return policies, warranties, and RMA/Customer Service ratings to see what other people thought of them... I'm sure you already know all this stuff but just my two cents.

Bigbaddie · 03-20-12, 02:32 AM

Seasonic hands down. They build most PSU's for big companies but they just rebrand them.

Mjolnir · 03-20-12, 02:36 AM

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Originally Posted by Bigbaddie

Seasonic hands down. They build most PSU's for big companies but they just rebrand them.

Not really hands down.. Lol.. They're good; and they make a lot.. But they're not the 'best'.

Bigbaddie · 03-20-12, 03:09 AM

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Originally Posted by Mjolnir

Not really hands down.. Lol.. They're good; and they make a lot.. But they're not the 'best'.

Just my opinion lol.. i've had a few that i had to RMA a few times.

mondena · 03-20-12, 08:49 AM

I like using Seasonic & Corsair. Or if there is a good price on an Antec or Enermax, i don't mind those either.

Bobnova · 03-20-12, 09:27 AM

Seasonic makes a lot of good PSUs, but not most and not the best.

Rotary · 03-20-12, 03:53 PM

i dont have corsair power supply anymore but they have the best customer service

Randyman... · 03-20-12, 04:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Bobnova

If cost really doesn't matter, I think this one is probably the winner:
Newegg: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817121080
Jonnyguru: http://www.jonnyguru.com/modules.php...Story&reid=219

FYI: Just picked-up one of those KINGWIN Lazer Platinum LZP-550's (Super Flower). Newegg currently has them for $119 + Free Shipping!!!

Stupid good deal IMO.

Thanks for the recommendation, Bobnova!

Bobnova · 03-20-12, 04:34 PM

That's an excellent deal for what looks to be an excellent unit!

mjw21a · 03-20-12, 06:18 PM

Oh wow..... [RANT] DAMN YOU NEWEGG! WHEN ARE YOU OPENING UP IN AUSTRALIA! [END RANT]

Yup, thats an awesome deal, and I want one!

Voidbringer · 03-26-12, 10:24 PM

I've owned Antec and they've all worked correctly and treated me well, so of the original three they'd be my pick. That said, they are only my pick of those limited three and not what I would choice from the variety available.

I've never been happier than I have been with my Seasonic unit.

On the account of Corsair, I've only had one unit but the safety mechanism on it did not function correctly and I ended up with melted wire and a room full of smoke. I will never purchase another.

That KINGWIN unit recommended by Bobnova seems interesting. The 45 amps on the 12v rail though makes me leery cause it reminds me of the Corsairs. :\
But that efficiency, performance, and value is impressive.

I think for my next unit I'll be aiming to get something around the 500-600 watt range.

mjw21a · 03-27-12, 12:59 AM

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Originally Posted by Voidbringer

I've owned Antec and they've all worked correctly and treated me well, so of the original three they'd be my pick. That said, they are only my pick of those limited three and not what I would choice from the variety available.

I've never been happier than I have been with my Seasonic unit.

On the account of Corsair, I've only had one unit but the safety mechanism on it did not function correctly and I ended up with melted wire and a room full of smoke. I will never purchase another.

That KINGWIN unit recommended by Bobnova seems interesting. The 45 amps on the 12v rail though makes me leery cause it reminds me of the Corsairs. :\
But that efficiency, performance, and value is impressive.

I think for my next unit I'll be aiming to get something around the 500-600 watt range.

SuperFlower is the OEM for that unit. On another note, you can have bad luck with ANY brand, regardless of how reputable they are. I ended up with a dodgy SuperFlower unit which damaged my mainboard and Corsair H100 cooler before finally completely failing itself. Interestingly SuperFlower make some of the best units at the moment, and that was supposed to be one of them. A SuperFlower Golden Green PSU, 80+ Gold rated.

Likewise, I had an Antec True 330 fail back in the day, and any number of cheapy PSU's which haven't failed. It's the luck of the draw. You're less likely to have a failure with a reputable brand, though it doesn't mean nothing will happen.

03-17-12, 11:36 AM	#61
woboy Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Waterbury, CT	NZXT makes some good adapters, as does BitFenix. Among others. Unsleeved cost less. Rosewill Capstone power supplies are Superflower, prices are better than Kingwin. The 450 Capstone hasn't been on site for a while though. The Rosewill hive is a modular version of the OCZ ZS series (Sirfa if memory serves). Admittedly I buy on sale rather than brand specific ( its what's inside that counts).
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03-18-12, 05:54 AM	Thread Starter #64
Sony190 Member Join Date: Dec 2006	the Antec GREEN EA650 has 2 12 v rails and the corsair TX650 V2 650W has 1 but the EA650 is 88% efficient and the corsair is 85%? Also input voltage for antec EA 100 -240Vac and the corsair 90-264V Why does the corsair start so low ? Is this indication of better stability on the Antec side ? __________________ ASROCK 970 Extreme 3 amd 64 X2 550BE @3.9 Ghz Intel 520ssd 4048 Kingston Hyper X DDR3 Ram Mint 12 Powercolor HD4870 512mb Antec 650 watt
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03-18-12, 06:30 AM	#65
mjw21a Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Australia, Brisbane	Can't really beat Kingwin Lazer Gold's PSU's for performance, quality and price. __________________ CPU & HSF: AMD FX-8120 & Noctua NH-D14 Mobo: Asus M5A97-EVO RAM: 16GB (4Gx4) DDR3 2133 G.Skill RipjawZ F3-17000CL11Q-16GBZL Storage: 1x 120GB OCZ Vertex II SSD, 1x 250GB Samsung 830 SSD, 1x 1.5TB Samsung Silencer Series HDD GFX: 1GB Gigabyte AMD HD6870 OC + Yamakasi Catleap Q270 SE 27" IPS LED LCD Audio: Turtle Beach DSS 2 w/ Turtle Beach P11 Headset Case: Silverstone Temjin TJ04-E w/ Side Window PSU: 550W Antec EarthWatts Platinum My rig piccies & links "Under democracy one party always devotes its chief energies to trying to prove that the other party is unfit to rule - and both commonly succeed, and are right." H.L. MENCKEN
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03-19-12, 10:26 AM	Thread Starter #67
Sony190 Member Join Date: Dec 2006	Thank You I went with the Antec EarthWatts EA-650 GREEN 650W __________________ ASROCK 970 Extreme 3 amd 64 X2 550BE @3.9 Ghz Intel 520ssd 4048 Kingston Hyper X DDR3 Ram Mint 12 Powercolor HD4870 512mb Antec 650 watt
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Tech Tweaker Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Springfield, Ohio	I like Corsair PSU's myself, have three of them here and haven't had any problems with any of them. Two are Seasonic built (HX520W & HX620W) and one is CWT built (TX750W V1). I've been using the TX750W off and on for around a year and-a-half now, the HX620W for around six months, and the HX520W for a month or two. __________________ \m/ OverClockers mATX L33T Club \m/ Main Rig: Socket 775 system\|Case: Cooler Master 690 II Advanced\|Power Supply: Corsair HX620W\|Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-G33M-DS2R\|CPU: Intel Q6600 SLACR C2Q@stock\|RAM: 4GB G.Skill DDR2-1066@stock\|Video: EVGA GTX 260 Core 216\|HDD: Western Digital 160GB Caviar SataII\|DVD: Lite-on DVDRW LH-20A1S\|OS: Windows 7 Professional 64-bit Test Rig: Socket 939 system\|Case: Cooler Master HAF 922\|Power Supply: Corsair HX520W\|Motherboard: DFI UT LP nF4 SLI-DR Expert\|CPU: (varies) A64 3200+ Venice, 3700+ San Diego, 3800+ Venice, 4000+ Clawhammer/San Diego (E4 & E6), A64 X2 4200+ (Manchester & Toledo)\|RAM: (varies) Corsair VS2GB400C3, XL, XLPro, OCZ PC4800 Elite Platinum Edition\|Video Card: eVGA 9800GT\|HDD: Hitachi 80GB Sata II Drive\|DVD: not sure\|OS: Windows XP Home 32-bit/Pro 32-bit My Heat
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03-20-12, 02:32 AM	#70
Bigbaddie Member Join Date: Jan 2012	Seasonic hands down. They build most PSU's for big companies but they just rebrand them. __________________ CPU: Intel i5 2500k MOBO: Asus P8Z68 V-Pro/ Gen 3 RAM: 8GB (4x2) Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600MHz GPU: ASUS GTX 560 Ti 448 Cores SLI PSU: 760W Seasonic x760 Gold HDD: 120 GB Corsair Force GT SSD ; 2TB Western Digital Caviar Green Case: Corsair Carbide 500R OS: 64 bit Windows 7 Home Premium
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mondena Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Manitoba	I like using Seasonic & Corsair. Or if there is a good price on an Antec or Enermax, i don't mind those either.
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Bobnova Air Superiority Senior Member Benching Team Leader Join Date: May 2009 Location: Humboldt	Seasonic makes a lot of good PSUs, but not most and not the best. __________________ "Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the the universe." -- Einstein (maybe) How to check your PSU with a multimeter. 17bXw5t51rEBXGavJFMJsC8g7HQgThUGc7 Heatware.
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03-20-12, 03:53 PM	#75
Rotary Member Join Date: Sep 2010	i dont have corsair power supply anymore but they have the best customer service __________________ G.SKILL Trident 12GB Corsair Obsidian Series 800D Seasonic 1250 x series dell3011 30''/Forcusrite sound/Mackies MX5 ASUS P6X58D-E LGA 1366 Intel X58 SATA 6 2x OCZ Vertex 3 OCZSSD2-2AGTE120G 2.5" 120GB SLi Zotac GTX680 4GB Intel Core i7 930 2.8(OC 4.3) GHz Bitspower Z-Multi 250/Bitspower 1/2in. 3/4in.OD EK-Supreme HF - Nickel (All bitspower fittings) EK-MOSFET ASUS X58 (EK-FB ASUS X58) Swiftech MCP655-B 12v DC MCP655-B Pump EK Swiftech 3X120/Swiftech 2X120mm
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03-20-12, 04:34 PM	#77
Bobnova Air Superiority Senior Member Benching Team Leader Join Date: May 2009 Location: Humboldt	That's an excellent deal for what looks to be an excellent unit! __________________ "Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the the universe." -- Einstein (maybe) How to check your PSU with a multimeter. 17bXw5t51rEBXGavJFMJsC8g7HQgThUGc7 Heatware.
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03-20-12, 06:18 PM	#78
mjw21a Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Australia, Brisbane	Oh wow..... [RANT] DAMN YOU NEWEGG! WHEN ARE YOU OPENING UP IN AUSTRALIA! [END RANT] Yup, thats an awesome deal, and I want one! __________________ CPU & HSF: AMD FX-8120 & Noctua NH-D14 Mobo: Asus M5A97-EVO RAM: 16GB (4Gx4) DDR3 2133 G.Skill RipjawZ F3-17000CL11Q-16GBZL Storage: 1x 120GB OCZ Vertex II SSD, 1x 250GB Samsung 830 SSD, 1x 1.5TB Samsung Silencer Series HDD GFX: 1GB Gigabyte AMD HD6870 OC + Yamakasi Catleap Q270 SE 27" IPS LED LCD Audio: Turtle Beach DSS 2 w/ Turtle Beach P11 Headset Case: Silverstone Temjin TJ04-E w/ Side Window PSU: 550W Antec EarthWatts Platinum My rig piccies & links "Under democracy one party always devotes its chief energies to trying to prove that the other party is unfit to rule - and both commonly succeed, and are right." H.L. MENCKEN
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03-26-12, 10:24 PM	#79
Voidbringer Registered Join Date: Jul 2005	I've owned Antec and they've all worked correctly and treated me well, so of the original three they'd be my pick. That said, they are only my pick of those limited three and not what I would choice from the variety available. I've never been happier than I have been with my Seasonic unit. On the account of Corsair, I've only had one unit but the safety mechanism on it did not function correctly and I ended up with melted wire and a room full of smoke. I will never purchase another. That KINGWIN unit recommended by Bobnova seems interesting. The 45 amps on the 12v rail though makes me leery cause it reminds me of the Corsairs. :\ But that efficiency, performance, and value is impressive. I think for my next unit I'll be aiming to get something around the 500-600 watt range.
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