Topic: putting PSUs in right order (Read 1397 times)

I recommend reading this:
http://www.jonnyguru.com
or rather this:
http://www.jonnyguru.com/modules.php?name=NDReviews&op=Review_Cat&recatnum=13

Tried top models of Antec, BeQuiet, Seasonic and SuperFlower - all are OK.
Had some problems with top Enermax model

Use Antec, no problem so far...

Oh God no!!!!  STOP!!!  I don't think there's a single Raidmax out that that is reliable.  They're all OEM junk.  If you don't care if the unit catches on fire then you can continue with it, but if it's in house with people I would switch PSUs.

Here's a good review site for PSUs.  He actually tests the PSUs by torturing them and then he does a teardown.  A lot of the info is overkill but knowing the max power, 12V regulation and so forth may help you plan rigs.  a bad PSU can make rig building a pain in the ass.

That's because Corsair does not make power supplies.  They, like Antec, buy from whoever can build the supply at their price point.

When i started building, I researched best I could every PS being offered and tried not to consider popularity in my decision. I may have in fact given the unrepresented the higher ratings.
I bought two Enermax NEXN 750's and they have served me well for years.
Then I bought a Corsair something or other, because I liked the fully modular design. It was DOA.
Went back to Enermax with another 750 and a 1350 or so and again they serve me without fault.
Recently bought two Enermax XT 730 watt 80 plus gold certified to power my two new antminer s1's.
I don't have any regrets and I sleep well at night.  Having good power supplies with some excess capacity is
a smart investment. I'm sure there are other brands that fit that bill, but I'm happy with my choices and will continue with the same.  

This + 1 (my experience):

I ran a couple corsairs cx750s to 125% of their rated capacity and they didn't give out on me (I don't now but that was the only PSU that didnt cut off)  Cooler master is currently powering a bitfury like a champ.  Coolmax 750 couldn't stand up to where the corsairs would and would cut off.  I had issues with EVGAs being overloaded and shutting off as well (rated at 750 too).  VisionTek at a slightly lower capacity (680W versions) couldn't even power on my units. I THOUGHT I liked Xion as it was a 1000W PSU and it ran two overclocked s1's like a champ but after 3 days it died so no go for those either!      

I've read in multiple places that the BEST of the BEST is Super Flower.

After a lot of returns to AMZN I've found that I like the cx750s best because they can run 1.5 overclocked miners reliably (likely up to two units - albeit that is begging for you to ruin the PSU with constant above rating usage) pulling 693 watts from the wall, so I can power 3 overclocked units with only two PSUs.  Since I've changed my setup around to match this, ZERO Issues with PSU overloads.  (for the record, I have found that you CANNOT run these 3 same overclocked miners using a platinum Enermax Maxrevo 1500, despite having the same wattage rating)

I have 3x Cooler Master Silent pro 1200, one of them has been going for nearly a year now...

I agree with you up to a point.

you have brands that make good stuff and not so good stuff. and you have brands that have not so good stuff, and even worse things.

my question was: of all those things mentioned there, what will you use to mine? in range around 750w.
brands and series names included...

everything that can help is appreciated.

i am using raidmax 850w for one overclocked ant. he is taking 500w from raidmax, so i assume that it  can go 24/7. but i have seen some topics around the net that ppl have unpleasant surprise of being near buy when they catch on fire...

or even worse surprise coming home and ..... well you can guess...

and i would like to avoid that.

It does not really make sense to do this by brand. Take Corsair for example. There is a big difference in quality between the Corsair AX series and the Corsair CX series.

What's wrong with Coolermaster PSU?
I still have 6 Coolermasters GX 750W PSU bought in summer 2011 running non-stop without problems.
After running ATI 6xxx videocards with them and then upgraded the rigs with ATI 7xxx videocards.
When GPU mining starts to die, I use them to power Asiminer block erupters with Logilink UA0096 powered USB hubs.
The power adapters that came with those hubs sucks and died within 2 months.
With some tutorials I found on this forum, I modified the powercables from the adapters and use the Coolermaster GX 750W PSU to power the Block Erupters.
The only downside I notice was that I have to use 3 Coolermasters GX 750W PSU to power 120 Block Erupters instead of 2.
After powering the Block Erupters, I use them to power BFL 60 GH/s Singles.
2 Singles per GX 750W and they are running non-stop since begin september 2013.
Those PSU have only been jobless for less than 2 months.

I keep my gear dust free and that solves a lot of problems.
I even bought a bagless vacuumcleaner just to clean my gear, no one touch that vacuumcleaner.
It may not be used for anything else than cleaning computers.
To save time, I use the vacuumcleaner in combination with Air Dusters.

I am using 240 volt.
Equipments are place in a dry place that I try to keep it as clean as possible.
Cheaper brands are not less reliable than expensive brands if you keep your gear clean.
Expensive brands mostly used better components that withstands better abuse, but if you treat your gear well,
you will enjoy the advertise 100000 hours MTBF of almost every PSU.

I have OCZ ModXStream Pro 600W
Coolermasters GX 750W
Everything older than 2.5 years

Corsair CXM 750W PSU
Corsair CXM 500W
Coolermasters Elite Power 400W
Coolermasters V850W
Coolermasters V1000W
Be Quiet Darkpower pro 1200W
Everything older than 4 months

Be Quiet Darkpower pro 1000W
After highly been recommend by CYPER, I bought a bunch of EVGA Supernova G2 1300W.
Those EVGA are cheap, goodlooking, sexy and I think I will enjoy it for a long time as long as I treat them well.
Everything less than 1 month.

Everything is working fine, I have never RMA a PSU.
Only RMA 1 AMD athlon because of a bug in windows 7 in combination with GUIMINER, CPU was alway 100%.
It died after 2 weeks of mining in summer 2011.
After that, I install windows XP on almost all of my rigs without that 100% stressed CPU bug.
RMA 1 ATI 6970.

Most of those companies never design their own PSUs, they just rebadge other companies designs and then skimp on components to drop the price.

I'm not sure how LEPA is ranked Enermax who LEPA is subset of.  Enermax has been making nice stuff for years.

Coolermaster does have some nice PSUs once you go above 800W.  The GX750 and below are meh, but their Gold 1200W is very nice.

Corsair PSU's are the ones you need.

Not at all accurate, as other people would move some brands up/down one slot, and I wouldn't disagree.

A : Corsair, SeaSonic, Antec, LEPA,

B : EVGA, COUGAR, XFX, Thermaltake, Rosewill,

C : Silverstone, Raidmax, Cooler Master, CoolMax, VisionTek, Enermax,

D : Diablotek, APEVIA CORP., Compucase, Kingwin Inc., Logisys Computer, NZXT, Sparkle Power Inc., Zalman Tech Co., XION,

I've had good luck with all the bronze and gold rated 750+ and up Corsairs, Coolermasters and Rosewill ones.

I just buy whatever is on sale or has a rebate (or both) on Newegg out of those 3. Usually, they are reasonably priced and have a rebate on top of it. Have to wait for the rebate, but it's not a big deal.

http://www.eggxpert.com/forums/thread/323050.aspx

Go for corsair and do not ever use cooler master psu.

those are some PSU manufacturers that i have found.

 Antec, APEVIA CORP., Compucase, Cooler Master, CoolMax, Corsair, COUGAR, Detin Technology Limited,

Diablotek, Enermax, EVGA, High Power Electronic Co., Ltd, IBM, In Win, Intel,

Kingwin Inc., LEPA, Logisys Computer, NZXT, Raidmax, Rosewill, SeaSonic USA,

Silverstone, Sparkle Power Inc., Thermaltake, VisionTek, XFX, XION, Zalman Tech Co., Ltd


could you please order them by your opinion from best to worst?
or if you can suggest something that is not on a list?

OR JUST PUT YOURS TOP5 PSUs FROM BEST TO WORST

price not important. but i do not wana fry my miner. or i do not wana change PSu every week since it can't hold miner.
lets say best for 750w +-50w range.

thx for trouble.
Gologuzan