PSU Good/Bad List

**ceewi1** · 07-08-2007, 11:19 AM

First off I'll say that I'm a little sceptical about the whole idea of a good/bad list, but I've been asked for something like this on many occasions. This is not intended to be exhaustive by any stretch of the imagination, I am not trying to assign each company to a category, nor to say that people should restrict their choices to a PSU in the Good list, nor to imply that all PSUs in the Good list are of equal quality.

What I am saying is that if you purchase and use a PSU from the good list, you'll probably be getting a high quality, long lasting, realistically rated unit. If you purchase and use a PSU from the Bad list you'll probably be headed for trouble.

As always, any additions are welcome.

So, by popular request:
Good:
Acbel Polytec
Akasa
Antec
Astec
Asus
Channelwell
Coolermaster (N.B. eXtremePower 600W & 650W are substantially overrated).
Corsair
Delta
Enermax
Enhance
Etasis
FSP
Gigabyte
Impervio
Lite-On
Masscool
OCZ
PC Power and Cooling
Seasonic
Seventeam
Silverstone
Sparkle
Thermaltake Toughpowers
Ultra
Wintact
Wintec
XClio
Zalman
Zippy

Bad:
Achieve
Allied
Apevia/Aspire
Austin
Can Power
Chiefmax
Codegen
Colors It
Deer
Diablotek
Dynapower
Hairong
Hyena
JPAC
L&C
Leadman
Linkworld
Logisys
MSI
PowerTek
PowerUp (Not to be confused with Power Up)
Powmax
Powork
Raidmax units included with cases
Real Power Enterprise
Rhycom
Sunbeam
Turbolink
YE
Youngyear

The PSU rebranding guide may also be a helpful resource here - if the company that sells the PSU isn't on this list, maybe the OEM is.

hpi · 07-08-2007, 11:23 AM

Finally someone made this list.

Thanks for this, should save alot of people trouble which is always a good thing

**oscaryu1** · 07-08-2007, 02:29 PM

Wheres Lead Power?

Chiefmax - ?!?!?! I thought those were terrific! I had an 450W @ 28 amps! has worked perfectly for 2+ year!

**ceewi1** · 07-08-2007, 04:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by oscaryu1

Wheres Lead Power?

Quote:

I am not trying to assign each company to a category

Some (but not all)Lead Power are (were?) Channelwell.

Quote:

Chiefmax - ?!?!?! I thought those were terrific! I had an 450W @ 28 amps! has worked perfectly for 2+ year!

Current Chiefmax=Powmax.

**oscaryu1** · 07-08-2007, 05:41 PM

How bout 1 year ago? Was Chiefmax a good PSU back then?

[-0MEGA-] · 07-08-2007, 05:45 PM

Thats completely untrue, are you trying to tell me that the 350W Powmax PSU that came with my $15 case isnt top of the line????

butter · 07-28-2007, 05:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by [-0MEGA-]

Thats completely untrue, are you trying to tell me that the 350W Powmax PSU that came with my $15 case isnt top of the line????

HAHA

spanky · 07-28-2007, 06:01 PM

I am partial to Thermaltakes for some reason. I cannot really explain myself.

spanky · 08-01-2007, 01:59 AM

Is Topower a good brand?

leSHok · 08-01-2007, 02:21 AM

I have an Orion PSU I bought off tigerdirect and I run my computer weeks at a time because I go back forth between houses. I think that deserves a spot on the good list

(for now at least)

07-08-2007, 11:19 AM	#1 (permalink)
ceewi1 Moderator Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Melbourne, Australia Age: 21 Posts: 5,280	PSU Good/Bad List First off I'll say that I'm a little sceptical about the whole idea of a good/bad list, but I've been asked for something like this on many occasions. This is not intended to be exhaustive by any stretch of the imagination, I am not trying to assign each company to a category, nor to say that people should restrict their choices to a PSU in the Good list, nor to imply that all PSUs in the Good list are of equal quality. What I am saying is that if you purchase and use a PSU from the good list, you'll probably be getting a high quality, long lasting, realistically rated unit. If you purchase and use a PSU from the Bad list you'll probably be headed for trouble. As always, any additions are welcome. So, by popular request: Good: Acbel Polytec Akasa Antec Astec Asus Channelwell Coolermaster (N.B. eXtremePower 600W & 650W are substantially overrated). Corsair Delta Enermax Enhance Etasis FSP Gigabyte Impervio Lite-On Masscool OCZ PC Power and Cooling Seasonic Seventeam Silverstone Sparkle Thermaltake Toughpowers Ultra Wintact Wintec XClio Zalman Zippy Bad: Achieve Allied Apevia/Aspire Austin Can Power Chiefmax Codegen Colors It Deer Diablotek Dynapower Hairong Hyena JPAC L&C Leadman Linkworld Logisys MSI PowerTek PowerUp (Not to be confused with Power Up) Powmax Powork Raidmax units included with cases Real Power Enterprise Rhycom Sunbeam Turbolink YE Youngyear The PSU rebranding guide may also be a helpful resource here - if the company that sells the PSU isn't on this list, maybe the OEM is. __________________ CPU: Core 2 Duo E6600 / MOBO: Gigabyte 965P-DS3 / GPU: Gigabyte HD4870 RAM: 2GB G.Skill F2-6400CL4D-2GBPK / HDD: 2TB Total HDD / PSU: Antec NeoPower 480W Cheap PSUs - 2% of system costs, responsible for 28% of system deaths As Sealed Stick was removed, lost or damaged, it shall be out of warranty validity. - The "Warranty void if removed" sticker on numerous CoolerMaster PSUs. Useful PSU Guides Last edited by ceewi1; 02-27-2008 at 09:47 AM.

07-08-2007, 11:23 AM	#2 (permalink)
hpi Diamond Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Montreal, Quebec Age: 16 Posts: 1,480	Finally someone made this list. Thanks for this, should save alot of people trouble which is always a good thing __________________ Intel Pentium D 930 @ 3.0GHz 2 x 1024 DDR2-SDRAM x1900xtx 512 mb ddr3 Western digital 300gb hdd Ocz GameXStream 700W psu.

07-08-2007, 02:29 PM	#3 (permalink)
oscaryu1 Moderator Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Houston, Texas Age: 13 Posts: 10,155	Wheres Lead Power? Chiefmax - ?!?!?! I thought those were terrific! I had an 450W @ 28 amps! has worked perfectly for 2+ year! __________________ Core 2 Duo E2140 1.6GHz @ 3.04GHz GA-P31-DS3L pqi Turbo CL4 DDR2-800 2GB Sapphire HD3850 256MB Sony Writemaster DVD Burner EIDE Seagate Barracuda 80GB 7200.9 8MB SATII

07-08-2007, 05:41 PM	#5 (permalink)
oscaryu1 Moderator Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Houston, Texas Age: 13 Posts: 10,155	How bout 1 year ago? Was Chiefmax a good PSU back then? __________________ Core 2 Duo E2140 1.6GHz @ 3.04GHz GA-P31-DS3L pqi Turbo CL4 DDR2-800 2GB Sapphire HD3850 256MB Sony Writemaster DVD Burner EIDE Seagate Barracuda 80GB 7200.9 8MB SATII

07-08-2007, 05:45 PM	#6 (permalink)
[-0MEGA-] Diamond Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Concord, NH Age: 20 Posts: 27,082	Thats completely untrue, are you trying to tell me that the 350W Powmax PSU that came with my $15 case isnt top of the line???? __________________ Desktop // Laptop Core 2 Quad Q9550 @ 4.0GHz // Core 2 Duo P8400 2.26GHz Asus Rampage Formula X48 // Intel PM45 ATI 4870X2 2GB GDDR5 // 512MB GDDR3 9800M GTS 4GB (2x 2GB) DDR2 940 // 4GB DDR3 800 750GB SATAII w/32MB // 200GB SATAII 7200RPM Creative SB X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty SilverStone 750W +12V@60A 3DMark06: 21391 // 9179

07-28-2007, 06:01 PM	#8 (permalink)
spanky Diamond Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: KC, MO Posts: 2,419	I am partial to Thermaltakes for some reason. I cannot really explain myself. __________________ CS:S [.:CF:.] site: http://forums.cfclan.net/ Formerly theresthatguy CPU: Intel Core 2 Extreme X6800 HSF: TK IFX-14 with 120 mm @ 114 CFM GPU: XFX 7950 GX2 RAM: 2GB Corsair XMS2 Pro DDR2 800 MOBO: Intel D975XBX HDD:80GB/750GB Seagates CASE: P180b

08-01-2007, 01:59 AM	#9 (permalink)
spanky Diamond Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: KC, MO Posts: 2,419	Is Topower a good brand? __________________ CS:S [.:CF:.] site: http://forums.cfclan.net/ Formerly theresthatguy CPU: Intel Core 2 Extreme X6800 HSF: TK IFX-14 with 120 mm @ 114 CFM GPU: XFX 7950 GX2 RAM: 2GB Corsair XMS2 Pro DDR2 800 MOBO: Intel D975XBX HDD:80GB/750GB Seagates CASE: P180b

08-01-2007, 02:21 AM	#10 (permalink)
leSHok Platinum Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: USA Posts: 620	I have an Orion PSU I bought off tigerdirect and I run my computer weeks at a time because I go back forth between houses. I think that deserves a spot on the good list (for now at least) __________________ I have a life outside of this forum =] AMD Athlon 3500+ 2GB DDR2-533 RAM Radeon X1650 512MB PCI-E X16 ATI Radeon 9250 256MB PCI 160GB Hard Drive---Need External HDD!--- Dual 19" 2ms Niko LCD monitors & Olevia 32" LCD HDTV 8ms Windows MCE

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