![]() ![]() Tom's Hardware only rate the 850w Fractal Ion Gold as 3.5/5. On Levvel's PSU Tier list ( ) my 850w Fractal Ion Gold is rated as B tier. I'm skeptical though on the quality as if you're following the comments below, when I was running a 6900 XT, I also had occasional stability issues which was also when I was running a different stick of RAM (not in XMP). ![]() As an example, my current PSU (850w Fractal Ion Gold) was on the Linus Tech Tips PSU Tier List as Tier A when I purchased it in 2021 which is where it remains today. I'll also point out that more and more of these "PSU Tier" lists are popping up and nearly all don't contain any evidence to back up the quality rating. I've edited the OP and included a link to the Amazon listing for this product as it has received 4.6/5 from 220 reviews. The A-Tier Cooler Master V 1300W is currently the best available deal at $309 delivered The only thing worse than buying a cheap PSU is buying a cheap high wattage PSUĪt this wattage level, the Corsair HX/AX and SeaSonic Prime are the best picks (I never cheap out on the PSU, even then you can't be too safe) It just went pop on me today when I turn on my PC.ġst time happened to me from 20+ years of PC building. No magic smoke but my gut told me there is something wrong with the power supply that could merit damage to the unit if I decided to use it. Unfortunately, mines made a loud pop and then the fan went to 100%. Thank goodness EVGA included a little power supply jumper so that you can test the unit before installation. Frying my NVME and Motherboard with it (Maybe the CPU/RAM, but I can’t currently test any of theses right now). A few days after, the second one exploded. So I replace the PSU with the second 1600w P+. Maybe a faulty PSU I thought, good thing I bought 2x. Less than a month before the order, the first PSU (1600w P+) seemed like it shorted. I saw the new P+ model and they were on discount (at the time), so I figured I’d order 2 cause of their smaller form factor and higher efficiency. Unknown OEM for the P+ and compared to the P2, it has kept the same wattage but shrunk by 2cm which means cost cuttingįirst of all, I’ve been running that build for close than a year using a 1600W G2 from EVGA. ~ Not rated on the Cultists tier list, unlike the older, larger and A-Tier rated P2 model which was made by Super Flower. ~ Released in 2021 and no reviews available at all I'd point out though that it has a rating of 4.6/5 averaged over 220 reviews on Amazon which is pretty good and should provide some reassurance. $259, 1600w AND a quality PSU? EVGA and BPC Tech - you are the perfect switch…you turn me on…ĮDIT - There seems to be concern that there's no in-depth reviews out there. ![]() I read a forum post about someone complaining about coil whine under heavy load on the 1300w model but YMMV. It's actually cheaper than the 1300w equivalent model which is on sale for $269 at BPC (still a great price) so I figured it's worth future proofing myself (crazy how I thought that getting my existing 850w Tier 1 PSU would be fine for many years when I bought it in 2021). My 850w PSU wasn't quite up to the task to keep reliably powering my 7900 XTX, after a recent CPU upgrade, so I went on the hunt for a 1000-1300w PSU which led me to stumble across this absolute bargain - a quality 1600w on sale for $259 with free shipping (save $290). ![]()
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