Best fully modular 700-750 watts PSU

[shilka]

Normally i stick to OCN but i thought some of you here might find this interesting

http://www.overclock.net/t/1482157/best-fully-modular-700-750-watts-psu#post_22109815

Other work
http://www.overclock.net/t/1431929/psu-index-thread

I get asked very often what is the best fully modular 700-750 watts PSU? so instead of answering that every time i am going to make another info thread well sort of.

First off before i begin no i have not reviewed any of these units nor do i claim any credit for it, Its all done by Techpowerup so all credit goes to them. Since Techpowerup does not have reviews for every single 700-750 watts PSU i can only pick the ones they have reviewed which means the Cooler Master V700 is not in thread however sad that might be.

Now the overall winners here is the EVGA SuperNova G2 and the Super Flower Leadex they have the best ripple suppression of them all, And they the second best voltage regulation after the AXi, And they are cheaper then all the others besides the SilverStone and the NZXT. And both G2 and Leadex its pretty much the same price as the Corsair RM. So the winner of best value also goes to the G2 and Leadex

Corsair AXi is second best here its voltage regulation is better then the Leadex/G2 yes but its ripple is nowhere as good and the price its sold at is far too high

Corsair AX760 and the Seasonic X are in the middle here but again the Leadex/G2 are almost always priced cheaper so not really worth it unless they are on sale

The worst of them all is the is NZXT HALE 82 V2 its has the oldest and cheapest platform used the worst ripple and the second worst voltage regulation, Dont buy this one its crap

Second worst is the EVGA SuperNova NEX750G it has the second worst/cheapest platform used worst voltage regulation but ripple is not actually that bad. Dont buy this one either its mediocre and way overpriced as well

Third worst is the the SilverStone Strider Gold S it has third worst ripple but its voltage regulation is only fourth worst. Again not really worth buying its very small size might make up for it somewhat but still not great

Fourth worst is the Corsair RM ripple is the fifth worst just ahead of the Seasonic X but voltage regulation is third worst. Again not the best thing you can buy compared to the 4 best and its priced far too high compared to what you get

 

[RickPlaysWarr]

Interesting. I will be buying something in that class soon. Thank You!

--Rick--

 

[KING_OF_SAND]

I love my Corsair RM PSU. I am trying to make a 100% quiet system, and not having a fan spin is amazing.

 

[Excalabur50]

Corsair Psu's are the way to go

 

[shilka]

Corsair Psu's are the way to go

Think you should read one more time, What you said might have been true from 2008 all the way up to last year but not anymore

 

[NeverBackDown]

It depends on the series.. All the named company's in your first post all make solid PSUs.

 

[shilka]

It depends on the series.. All the named company's in your first post all make solid PSUs.

None of them make what they sell so thats not true.
OEM´s in China are the ones that make the units Corsair and everyone else besides Seasonic Super Flower and few others sell

None of units i compared besides the Seasonic X and the Super Flower Leadex is made by the brand that sells them

Just look
http://www.realhardtechx.com/index_archivos/Page5471.htm

 

[NeverBackDown]

None of them make what they sell so thats not true.
OEM´s in China are the ones that make the units Corsair and everyone else besides Seasonic Super Flower and few others sell

None of units i compared besides the Seasonic X and the Super Flower Leadex is made by the brand that sells them

Just look
http://www.realhardtechx.com/index_archivos/Page5471.htm

Sorry for not being literal enough? Does it matter who makes them? They carry the reputation and that reputation is... they all sell solid PSUs. So it is logical to make the assumption that they original manufacture makes/sells quality products.

 

[MacLeod]

Sorry for not being literal enough? Does it matter who makes them? They carry the reputation and that reputation is... they all sell solid PSUs. So it is logical to make the assumption that they original manufacture makes/sells quality products.

Yes! It absolutely matters who makes them. The best Corsair units were their Seasonic built units. Look at the old TX line. The Seasonic units performed the best. The CWT built units not so much (even tho I still bought one) but still good. Corsair has since dumped Seasonic and CWT and their power supplies aren't performing as well as they used to (except the AXi line which is built by Flextronics which is a high quality OEM). You can tell by my sig that I'm a pretty big Corsair fanboy so this hurts to say.

Same goes with Cooler Master. They sold very mediocre power supplies for a long time. They finally hooked up with Seasonic and now they're selling some top notch power supplies.

Also look at Antec. Their new High Current line is built by Delta who is maybe the best there is and so that line of PSU's is being lauded as about the best there is.

So yes, the OEM is really all that matters when selecting a power supply. The Corsair TX650 (Seasonic) is a better unit than the TX750 (CWT). Both from the same brand and the same line but different performance results.

And OP is right those EVGA G2's are hard to beat. Running the absolutely superb Leadex platform from Superflower and costing under $120 despite being one of the best performing units on the market. That might be my next PSU when I retire my aging 750.

 

[shilka]

Sorry for not being literal enough? Does it matter who makes them? They carry the reputation and that reputation is... they all sell solid PSUs. So it is logical to make the assumption that they original manufacture makes/sells quality products.

Yes it does you dont want a Corsair branded PSU thats made by the likes of HEC, Golden Tiger or Andyson which are famous for making trash at worst or below average at best

Take the Corsair CS its made by the OEM Great Wall which used to make below and average and mediocre units. The Corsair CS is typical of what we have seen from Great Wall average at best.

So yes damm straight does it matter who makes the unit. Like i have said on OCN for 3 years PSU brands are meaningless look up the OEM

 

[Zoot]

So yes damm straight does it matter who makes the unit. Like i have said on OCN for 3 years PSU brands are meaningless look up the OEM

One of the more funny things is often you can have two companies selling what is effectively the exact same PSU when the stickers are taken off. ^_^

 

[Lazlo]

Toms Hardware Germany have compiled a very extensive table listing all the major psu sellers. You can find it here. The page is in German but most should be able to extract usefull information from it.

Basically you have three categories when it comes to PSUs. Brands like Seasonic or Superflower which are actually produced "in house".
Companys that do the design and research and outsource the production to anonther company (at least on part of their product line). Examples are BeQuiet and I believe Corsair.
And then you have models that are just relabled (similar to asetek aios) as mentioned by Zoot.

I agree that it's important to look at a specific model because the quality inside the productline of any given brand that does not have their own production facility can vary quite strongly depending on what oem was used for the specific models, as stated by MacLeod. Even inside one series different oems are used as can be seen in the table.
And since the Corsair TX650 was mentioned. There are even two versions of this one model. Version one is produced by Channel Well and version 2 by Seasonic.

 

[barnsley]

Silverstone PSUs are pretty decent as well. I'm planning to get a Superflower PSU for my new build however if it dies apparently they're a real pain to RMA. Never had a problem with my corsair psus(very impressed with my RM750 and my old cx600m never skipped a beat) and my good ol' trusty antec 550w bronze psu has outlasted many a computer. Heck my old 7870 never had coil whine until I got a cx600m.

In all honesty I'd still consider a corsair power supply as their customer support is great. It doesn't mean jack if your psu is a great OEM if it fails and the company are a pain when it comes to RMAing.

 

[shilka]

Toms Hardware Germany have compiled a very extensive table listing all the major psu sellers. You can find it here. The page is in German but most should be able to extract usefull information from it.

Basically you have three categories when it comes to PSUs. Brands like Seasonic or Superflower which are actually produced "in house".
Companys that do the design and research and outsource the production to anonther company (at least on part of their product line). Examples are BeQuiet and I believe Corsair.
And then you have models that are just relabled (similar to asetek aios) as mentioned by Zoot.

I agree that it's important to look at a specific model because the quality inside the productline of any given brand that does not have their own production facility can vary quite strongly depending on what oem was used for the specific models, as stated by MacLeod. Even inside one series different oems are used as can be seen in the table.
And since the Corsair TX650 was mentioned. There are even two versions of this one model. Version one is produced by Channel Well and version 2 by Seasonic.

I use this as i find it better and more usefull and best of all more easy to work with
http://www.realhardtechx.com/index_archivos/Page5471.htm