Vote for best PSU brand!

[Simo606]

Please vote which PSU brand is the best in terms of performance, reliability, efficiency and overall build quality.

 

[lilotimz]

I hope you know this is redundant since out of these companies... only a few actually make psus. Most companies buy PSUs from these manufacturers and sell them under their own brand name........

P.S. The best units from most of the top end companies are based on Seasonic units....

 

[Simo606]

I hope you know this is redundant since out of these companies... only a few actually make psus. Most companies buy PSUs from these manufacturers and sell them under their own brand name........

P.S. The best units from most of the top end companies are based on Seasonic units....

Just vote based on preference then

 

[delluser1]

Had one of these last month

 

[jsc]

I know. We usually have at least 3 or 4 PSU surveys a year.

 

[Deleted member 217926]

Seasonic and Enermax are the only 2 manufacturers listed. Both are quite good. All the others are resellers.

Saw this same thread last month too

 

[amuffin]

Seasonic makes most of them up there..

 

[delluser1]

Seasonic makes most of them up there..

Most ?
3 out of 10
Antec uses some
Corsair uses a few, most of thiers are CWT
And of course Seasonic
Went thru all of this last month also
Now all we need is for someone to ask " Why no PCP&C ? "

 

[Deleted member 217926]

^ :lol: Ok why no PC Power and Cooling? And no Flextronics love? Can't forget them and their share of the Corsair market. Actually it is the best rated Corsair power supply. 9.8 from jonnyguru.

And once again Thermaltake and Coolermaster are not only in the running they are getting votes! And Gigabyte?

 

[Guest]

diablotek!
For The Bomb!
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[kitsunestarwind]

I'm surprised no have listed Zippy power supplies, though generally these are seen in Workstation/Server environments.

 

[bigcyco1]

Enermax is meh pretty good Seasonic IMO is the best!

 

[digdog]

seasonic best; yet, corsair has the best prices. my vote: corsair.

 

[amuffin]

Seasonic makes corsair psu...

 

[amuffin]

Most ?
3 out of 10
Antec uses some
Corsair uses a few, most of thiers are CWT
And of course Seasonic
Went thru all of this last month also
Now all we need is for someone to ask " Why no PCP&C ? "

Ok..where so you guys find the oem info? :/

 

[lilotimz]

Based on reviews. When reviewers take apart power supplies; they can usually find out who made what based on design and components used.

There's a chart out there too but it's outdated.
Corsair TX V2 / HX/ and AX are all seasonic based units. TXM and TXV1, CX are CWT. Original VX were seasonic.

Antec uses a mix of seasonic and delta.

XFX is all seasonic.

 

[Deleted member 217926]

Seasonic makes corsair psu...

Seasonic only makes some Corsair power supplies. CWT makes more than Seasonic does and their best power supply ( highest rated AX1200 ) is made by Flextronics.

Ok..where so you guys find the oem info? :/

Here:

http://www.realhardtechx.com/index_archivos/Page541.htm

It is NOT outdated. It's very up to date and even includes future models not released yet ( no reviews for them yet of course ).

 

[lilotimz]

+1!

Anorts chart is good. I was thinking about an older chart that used to be linked around here all the time.

But tyeah!

 

[FinneousPJ]

I voted other: XFX

I hope you know this is redundant since out of these companies... only a few actually make psus. Most companies buy PSUs from these manufacturers and sell them under their own brand name........

P.S. The best units from most of the top end companies are based on Seasonic units....

No, the topic is "which brand". Not "who makes" the best PSUs.

 

[bigcyco1]

lol well i shouldn't laugh but i just found out my neighbor running his rig with i5-2500k overclocked to 4.8ghz and X2 GTX 480 1.5G in SLI with this PSU http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817121070&nm_mc=OTC-Froogle&cm_mmc=OTC-Froogle-_-Power+Supplies-_-Kingwin+Inc.-_-17121070#top and his son is X2 GTX 560TI in SLI with this PSU http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817153116 ahahahaha wow!!!

 

[saint19]

Ok..where so you guys find the oem info? :/

If you have the UL code that all decent PSU have, you can find it here: http://database.ul.com/cgi-bin/XYV/template/LISEXT/1FRAME/index.html

Seasonic only makes some Corsair power supplies. CWT makes more than Seasonic does and their best power supply ( highest rated AX1200 ) is made by Flextronics.

Sorry, but that AX1200 line is made by Corsair himself, if you check the UL code (E307858) in the page, you can find that info.

 

[delluser1]

Sorry, but that AX1200 line is made by Corsair himself, if you check the UL code (E307858) in the page, you can find that info.

It's made by Flextronics ( they also provide Dell with some of thier units )
http://www.jonnyguru.com/modules.php?name=NDReviews&op=Story4&reid=189
http://www.hardocp.com/article/2010/06/21/corsair_ax1200_1200w_power_supply_review/

Several "brands" now have thier own UL number

Good reviews are the way to go anymore

 

[Deleted member 217926]

^ Flextronics makes it.

Corsair does not have any fabrication facilities.

 

[hellfire24]

my favorite psu makers-
1-seasonic
2-super flower
3-enermax(i guess they make their own units)

 

[amuffin]

Some Dell psu = good?