List of best psu companys

[zigzag7420]

Hello, i have a rig # 1 x RAIDMAX SMILODON ATX-612WB Black 1.0mm SECC Steel ATX Mid Tower Foldout MB Computer Case
# 1 x GIGABYTE GA-MA770-UD3 AM2 /AM2 AMD 770 ATX AMD Motherboard
# 1 x XFX HD-487A-ZHFC Radeon HD 4870 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card
# 1 x OCZ StealthXStream OCZ600SXS 600W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready Active PFC Power Supply
# 1 x AMD Phenom II X3 720 2.8GHz Socket AM3 95W Triple-Core Black Processor HDZ720WFGIBOX
# 1 x CORSAIR XMS2 8GB (4 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model TWIN2X4096-6400C5

iv upgraded to a phenom ii x4 965BE and my psu's fan has died out on me. loud vibrations then it just slowly stopped. i need help finding a better psu as iv had trouble with ocz in the past. any help would be appreciated.

 

[JackNaylorPE]

PSU vendors often make several lines and judging one line against another vendors therefore can be problematic. For example, if I said "Corsair was better than Antec" I'd be correct if we were talking about the Corsair TX series and Antec BQ series. But I'd be dead wrong if we were talking about the TX and the Antec SG or CP series.

Vendors have different lines to target specific market segments so it's not what manufacturer but what line we are talking about. Right now the sweet spots are the 650 and 850 watters as the cost increase to those from the 550's and 750's is marginal.

For comparison purposes , the list below contains performance ratings (10 scale) at jonnyguru.com / prices as per newegg on 12/31/2010 and ones w/ double asterisks (**) made it onto silentpcreview.com's Editor's Choice List meaning they excelled at both electronic and acoustic performance. Note: Just because you see a brand name on this list, never make the assumption that their other lines are of matching quality. Silverstone for example has other models w/ 6.0 and 7.0 ratings. Ones in bold are real buys atm.

850 watters

Antec SG-850 - 10.0 ($250) **
Antec CP-850 - 10.0 ($120) **
XFX 850W Black Edition 10.0 ($110)
Corsair HX850 850W - 10.0 ($170)

Antec TruePower Quattro (TPQ-850) - 9.5 ($150)
Corsair TX850 - 9.5 ($130)
Seasonic M12D 850W - 9.5 (NLA) **
NorthQ Giant Connector 850W - 9.5 (NFS)
Etasis ET850 - 9.5 (NLA)
Silverstone Zeus ST85ZF - 9.5 (NLA)

Enermax Revolution 85+ 850W - 9.0 (OOS)

Thrmaltake Toughpower XT 850W - 8.5 (NLA)
OCZ Z Series 850W - 8.5 ($165)

NorthQ Black Magic Flex 850W - 8.0 (NFS)
Coolmax CTG-850 - 8.0 (NFS)

SilverStone Decathlon DA850 - 7.5 (NLA)
Enermax Galaxy DXX 850W EGX850EWL - 7.5 (NFS)

SilverStone Strider ST85F - 7.0

Silverstone Element ST85EF 850W - 6.0

650 watters

Antec Signature 650W (10.0) OOS **
Seasonic X-650 650W (10.0) $135 **
Silverstone Olympia OP650 (10.0) NFS

Thermaltake Toughpower QFan 650W (9.5) NLA

Antec Earthwatts EA650 650W (9.0) $50

Antec True Power Trio 650W (7.5) NLA

XFX XPS 650W XXX Edition Power Supply (7.0) NFS

Antec NeoPower Blue 650W (6.5) NLA

BFG BFGR650PSU 650W (6.0) NLA

NorthQ Black Magic Flex 650W PSU (5.0) NFS

OOS - Out of Stock / NFS - Not For Sale / NLA = No Longer Available

 

[beanoslim]

Decent 500w would do you for that setup, I've had OCZ for years and had no problems but the Stealth isn't their best offering, ModX and Fatal1ty are better units. Any of these would do you, price order -

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817341017
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139004
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817151094

IMO the Corsairs the best deal at the minute.