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?

WRXGuy1 · 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
ceewi1 Petabyte Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Melbourne, Australia Age: 25 Posts: 5,425	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, 02:29 PM	#3
oscaryu1 Exabyte Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Houston, Texas Age: 17 Posts: 10,679	Wheres Lead Power? Chiefmax - ?!?!?! I thought those were terrific! I had an 450W @ 28 amps! has worked perfectly for 2+ year! __________________ Q6600 P45-DS3R 2x 2GB AMPx DDR2-1066 CL5 Western Digital Caviar 8MB 160GB SATAII HIS Radeon HD4870 512MB PCI-E 2.0 w/ Zalman ZF1000 DVD Burner SATAII hec 600W Dual Rail PSU Gigabyte ATX Case

07-08-2007, 05:41 PM	#5
oscaryu1 Exabyte Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Houston, Texas Age: 17 Posts: 10,679	How bout 1 year ago? Was Chiefmax a good PSU back then? __________________ Q6600 P45-DS3R 2x 2GB AMPx DDR2-1066 CL5 Western Digital Caviar 8MB 160GB SATAII HIS Radeon HD4870 512MB PCI-E 2.0 w/ Zalman ZF1000 DVD Burner SATAII hec 600W Dual Rail PSU Gigabyte ATX Case

07-08-2007, 05:45 PM	#6
WRXGuy1 VIP Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Goffstown, NH Age: 23 Posts: 30,971	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???? __________________ Formerly [-0MEGA-] i7 920 eVGA E758-A1 X58 ATI 4870 X2 2GB GDDR5 6GB (3x2GB) XMS3 DDR3 1600 300GB Raptor // 2x 750GB // 3x 1.5TB Creative SB X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty SilverStone 750W +12V@60A Xbox Gamertag: WRXGuy1

07-28-2007, 06:01 PM	#8
spanky Terabyte Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: KC, MO Posts: 2,423	I am partial to Thermaltakes for some reason. I cannot really explain myself. __________________ I live at XDA-Developers now. Formerly theresthatguy

07-08-2007, 11:23 AM	#2
hpi banned Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Montreal, Quebec Posts: 1,515	Finally someone made this list. Thanks for this, should save alot of people trouble which is always a good thing

08-01-2007, 01:59 AM	#9
spanky Terabyte Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: KC, MO Posts: 2,423	Is Topower a good brand? __________________ I live at XDA-Developers now. Formerly theresthatguy

08-01-2007, 02:21 AM	#10
leSHok Megabyte Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: USA Posts: 629	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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