What is the meaning of 80 plus label in PSU?

[userngalan]

i know that it has three category base on their category bronze, silver,gold. but what if i buy a PSU that has no 80 plus label, it can easily crush? i was planning to build my own system and the budget is the major concern buying the PSU with 80 plus label get me costly. what should i buy? i need your advice. tnx.

 

[amuffin]

80+ means it less heat is loss, therfore less electricity is being lost and more power is being used. You still want to look at the amount of amps a psu has.

 

[userngalan]

so buying PSU with 80+ bronze label is enough?

 

[c0mput3r]

it is depends on your decision. as you said "budget is the major concern"

 

[amuffin]

Since I have seen your previous posts, it seems you have $1000 to spend so a psu around $100 is perfectly fine. I would reccomend this: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139022

 

[davcon]

80+ means the psu meets ECOS standards of achieving 80% power efficiency from the wall(plug load) at @ 23C ambient temp for 15 min. at full load.
Categories include 80+ 80%,Bronze 82%,Silver 85%,Gold 87%,and Platinum 89%.at 100% load.
http://www.plugloadsolutions.com/80PlusPowerSupplies.aspx
23C at 80%+ efficiency isn't exactly a hard goal to reach for a quality unit.
The best quality units exceed this no problem and can sustain high efficiency at 40C.

 

[userngalan]

80+ means the psu meets ECOS standards of achieving 80% power efficiency from the wall(plug load) at @ 23F ambient temp for 15 min. at full load.
Categories include 80+ 80%,Bronze 82%,Silver 85%,Gold 87%,and Platinum 89%.at 100% load.
http://www.plugloadsolutions.com/80PlusPowerSupplies.aspx
23F at 80%+ efficiency isn't exactly a hard goal to reach for a quality unit.
The best quality units exceed this no problem and can sustain high efficiency at 40F.

oh.. so there was platinum huh? so it means 80+ label has 4 category.. tnx dude

 

[userngalan]

80+ means the psu meets ECOS standards of achieving 80% power efficiency from the wall(plug load) at @ 23F ambient temp for 15 min. at full load.
Categories include 80+ 80%,Bronze 82%,Silver 85%,Gold 87%,and Platinum 89%.at 100% load.
http://www.plugloadsolutions.com/80PlusPowerSupplies.aspx
23F at 80%+ efficiency isn't exactly a hard goal to reach for a quality unit.
The best quality units exceed this no problem and can sustain high efficiency at 40F.

oh it was 5.. Haha

 

[gnomio]

oh.. so there was platinum huh? so it means 80+ label has 4 category.. tnx dude

Read this
http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/article/Understanding-the-80-Plus-Certification/742

 

[gnomio]

80+ means the psu meets ECOS standards of achieving 80% power efficiency from the wall(plug load) at @ 23F ambient temp for 15 min. at full load.
Categories include 80+ 80%,Bronze 82%,Silver 85%,Gold 87%,and Platinum 89%.at 100% load.
http://www.plugloadsolutions.com/80PlusPowerSupplies.aspx
23F at 80%+ efficiency isn't exactly a hard goal to reach for a quality unit.
The best quality units exceed this no problem and can sustain high efficiency at 40F.

You mean C. 45 degrees celcuis. 40 degrees Fahrenheit is what 4 degrees celcuis?

 

[dantethedemonkiller]

There is a titanium also which means 95%efficency only crosair has those.