Power supply name brands

[scarpent]

I've been looking for deals on 500W or more power supplies and I've been sticking to the following brands:

Vantec
Antec
SeaSonic
Fortron

Are there any brands that I should add or take away from this list?

 

[forumposter32]

Recommended power supplies:

PC Power & Cooling
Antec
Enermax
Fortron
Seasonic

"other" power supplies that may be acceptable:

OCZ
Coolermaster
Sparkle
Vantec
Zalman
Tagan
Zippy/Emacs
Silverstone

Try to get minimum of 420 watts (or 400 watts). Remember, on dual 12V rails, 18A + 18A = 29A.

 

[scarpent]

Thanks, that's great!

 

[raildogg]

Originally posted by: forumposter32
Recommended power supplies:

PC Power & Cooling
Antec
Enermax
Fortron
Seasonic

"other" power supplies that may be acceptable:

OCZ
Coolermaster
Sparkle
Vantec
Zalman
Tagan
Zippy/Emacs
Silverstone

Try to get minimum of 420 watts (or 400 watts). Remember, on dual 12V rails, 18A + 18A = 29A.

Sparkles are made by Fortron Source.

 

[t3h l337 n3wb]

First Tier
PC Power & Cooling

Second Tier <--- I recommend one of these
Zippy/Emacs
Fortron/Sparkle (same internals)
ePower Tagan
Seasonic
Enermax

Third Tier
Antec
OCZ (overpriced though)

Fourth Tier
Cooler Master
Thermaltake

Fifth Tier
Pretty much everything else...

I know I forgot some...

 

[BigCoolJesus]

Originally posted by: t3h l337 n3wb
First Tier
PC Power & Cooling

Second Tier <--- I recommend one of these
Zippy/Emacs
Fortron/Sparkle (same internals)
ePower Tagan
Seasonic
Enermax

Third Tier
Antec
OCZ (overpriced though)

Fourth Tier
Cooler Master
Thermaltake

Fifth Tier
Pretty much everything else...

I know I forgot some...

:thumbsup:

i back up his recommendations

 

[scarpent]

Excellent!

 

[Goi]

Hmm, I always thought Antec and Enermax were in the same tier, though I've always prefered Enermax for some reason(my last 2 PSUs were both Enermaxes, never owned an Antec before). I thought OCZ would be better than 3rd tier though, and is Tagan really that good?

 

[t3h l337 n3wb]

I put Enermax before Antec because some Antec PSU's are pretty expensive, and there are better Enermax solutions for the money.

 

[Bona Fide]

Originally posted by: t3h l337 n3wb
First Tier
PC Power & Cooling

Second Tier <--- I recommend one of these
Zippy/Emacs
Fortron/Sparkle (same internals)
ePower Tagan
Seasonic
Enermax

Third Tier
Antec
OCZ (overpriced though)

Fourth Tier
Cooler Master
Thermaltake

Fifth Tier
Pretty much everything else...

I know I forgot some...

Personally, I'd switch Antec and Enermax. Antec is definitely a second-tier company, and I'm not so sure about Enermax.