Looks to be some good deals on high wattage PSU's. Includes some Modular.
Save $349 on this one.
https://www.newegg.com/global/au-en/Product/Product.aspx?Ite…
Ill post a bit of a disclaimer, some of the reviews are pretty bad for these. I haven't used them, if you're happy to take the risk, they'll probably be ok..i cant really say.
Just Different tiers of power efficiency. table showing all the differences:
https://www.tomshardware.com/news/what-80-plus-levels-mean,3…
Don't buy from Newegg you will get screwed
Personally, if i have a build that requires 1000W it means its worth a bit of money and I sure as hell wouldn't be powering it by anything that's not from a really well reputed brand with rock solid reliability reviews. If I'm building a budget build then maybe i would go a lesser known brand, but for high end, it makes more sense to match it with a high end psu.
100% agree with this, a quality power supply is a must, it's not something you skimp on.
http://www.jonnyguru.com/ used to be a great site for reviews, unfortunately they don't them any more, but there's still some good info to be had there. A lot is missing or 404s now, use archive.org if you want to see some of the info.
Like Scrimshaw said the ratings refer to power efficiency, that's a whole other rabbit hole to go down to see if a Platinum or Gold rated supply is better "value" than a Bronze one. Sometimes it means better components are used to reach that rating but it varies pretty wildly.
Personally I would recommend most of the following brands:
I also hear EVGA make some decent PSUs as well, but can't comment on those.
I personally use a Corsair RM650i because of its reviews, quality of components, and was a competitive price at the time of my build 18 months ago.
can't stress what the above two guys said above, but also a more efficient power supply can pay for its self over its lifetime - depending on use and cost. (lets say 5-7 years)
math:
assume 25 cents per kwh, lets assume on 8 hours use per day.
lets assume an average power usage of only 300 watts. (as its not going full tilt full time.)
the difference between a 80-90% power supply efficiently is at least 10%. so 30 watts more efficient.
over a day 0.24 KWh per day. 87.6Kwh per year.
~ 22 dollars per year.
so 5-7 years = 110 - 150 dollars difference over its lifetime.
Agreed with all above. PSU is the most underrated part of a pc….
Looks like Sirtec is the OEM for this PSU. I normally get PSUs where Seasonic or Superflower is the OEM. The EVGA PSUs where Superflower is the OEM are really good. The Corsair units where Seasonic or Flextronics are the OEM are also pretty good.
I've always wondered about buying PSUs on Newegg, seeing as it comes from the US and they run 100v doesn't that mean you can't use them in Aus?
I checked my own PSU and couldn't see any sort of switch to flick between 100 and 240v
What is the difference between gold and bronze?