PSU Tier List 2021 – PSU Hierarchy

In general, the PSU (Power Supply Unit) is always ignored. Several customers do not buy PSUs being not familiar with the product.

But if you look around the market, there are several Pc PSUs available, in such a quantity that it becomes hard for you to decide which model to select.

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The question on almost every customer who is fond of gaming comes is that what is the best PSU for gaming?

To answer this question, some products are listed below based on their quality and considering their prices. Before moving any further, it is essential to tell what the PSU tier list exactly is?

Most users, especially those who have games on their PC, know about them. It is a device that is attached to your desktop system, and further, it converts Alternating Current (AC) to Direct Current (DC).

Why is this so because your PC works better and needs DC for proper functioning. Additionally, it also controls the overheating of your PC.

Most of the PSU comes inbuilt with the system. However, the people who are a massive fan of gaming and other stuff do consider that an extra PSU shall be attached. Once you have it, you need to be very careful and productive.

PSU Tier List 2021- A Summarized Table

Here is an ultimate Power Supply Tier List for you so that you can select the best one according to your requirements.

Tier Level	Name	Model/Series	Manufacturer	Rating	Power
Tier S (Platinum)	Be Quiet! Dark Power Pro11	BN255	Be Quiet	Platinum	1200W
	MasterWatt Maker 1200 MiJ	MPZ-C002-AFBAT	Cooler Master	Titanium	1200W
	Seasonic PRIME Series	SSR-1300PD	Seasonic	Titanium	1300W
	FSP Aurum PT	PT-1200FM	FSP	Platinum	1200W
	Antec High Current	HCG-850M	Antec	Bronze	850W
	Enermax Platimax	EPF1200EWT	Enermax	Platinum	1200W
	Corsair-AXi Series	CP-9020151-NA	Corsair	Titanium & platinum	850-1250W
Tier A (Diamond)	Corsair RMi/RMx Series	CP-9020094-EU	Corsair	Gold	1000W
	Bitfenix Formula Gold	BP-FM750ULAG-7R	Bitfenix	Gold	750W
	Aerocool Project 7	P7-850W Platinum	Aerocool	Platinum	850W
	Bitfenix Whisper	P7-850W Platinum	Bitfinex	Gold	850W
	XFX Pro Gold	RSA00-80GAD3-US	XFX	Gold	1000W
	Corsair Vengeance	CP-9020176-NA	Corsair	Silver	750W
	Riotoro Enigma Series	PR-GP0850-FMG2-NA	Riotoro Inc.	Gold	850W
	Corsair HX/HXi series	CP-9020070-NA	Corsair	Platinum	1200W
	Super Power Gold	120-G2-1000-XR	Super Power	Gold/Platinum	1000W
	Sentey Platinum	GSP1000-SM	Sentey	Platinum	1000W
	Thermaltake 1250D	PS-TPI-1250DPCTUS-T	Thermaltake	Platinum/Titanium	1250W
	Gigabyte Aorus AP850 GM	GP-AP850GM	Gigabyte	Gold	850W
Tier B (Golden)	MasterWATT Maker Series	MPZ-F001-AFBAT-EU	Cooler Master	Platinum	1500W
	Be Quiet! Pure Power 11	BN631	Be Quiet	Gold	700W
	Antec Edge	EDG750	Antec	Gold	750W
	Seasonic Focus Plus Gold	SSR-1000FX	Seasonic	Gold	1000W
	Enermax Digifanless GX	PH-P550G_US01	Enermax	Platinum	550W
	Seasonic Focus Gold	SSR-750FX	Seasonic	Gold	750W
	Seasonic Focus Plus Platinum	SSR-850PX	Seasonic	Platinum	850W
	XFX XTS	CX750M	XFX	Platinum	1200W
	Seasonic SnowSilent	SSR-750T	Seasonic	Platinum	1500W
	Lepa G1600	G1600-MA	LEPA	Gold	1600W
	EVGA G3	220-G3-1000-X1	EVGA	Gold	1000W
	FSP Hydro G	HG850	FSP	Gold	850W
	EVGA GS	220-GS-0650-V1	EVGA	Gold	650W
	Riotoro Enigma	Enigma 850W	Riotoro	Gold	850W
	LEPA G1600	G1600-MA	LEPA	Gold	1600W
	Seasonic M12II	M12II-850 Bronze	Seasonic	Bronze	850W
	Silverstone Nightjar NJ600	SST-NJ600	Silverstone	Platinum	600W
	Seasonic S12G	S12G-750	Seasonic	Gold	750W
	Thermaltake Toughpower Grand	PS-TPG-1200FPCGUS-1	Thermaltake	Platinum	1200W
	Sentey Solid Power SS	SDP850-SS	Sentey	Gold	850W
	Enermax Digifanless GX	PH-P550G_US01	Enermaz	Platinum	550W
Tier C (Silver)	Seasonic G Series	G-750 SSR-750RM	Seasonic	Gold	750W
	Fractal Design Newton R3	1000w	Fractal	Platinum	1000W
	FSP Aurum Pro	AU-850PRO	FSP	Platinum	1200W
	Fractal Design Tesla R2	FD-PSU-TS2B-1000W	Fractal	Gold	1000W
	Antec TruePower Classic	TP-750C	Antec	Gold	750W
	Be Quite! Straight Power E10	Straight Power 11 | 1000W	Be Quiet	Gold	1000W
	Corsair CX	CP-9020061-NA	Corsair	Bronze	750W
	Antec Neo ECO II	NE650M	Antec	Bronze	650W
	Kolink Continuum	ATX12V 2.3	Kolink	Platinum	1000W
	Super Flower Platinum King	SF-650P14PE	Super Flower	Platinum	650W
	Riotoro Onyx	PR-BA0750-SM	Riotoro Inc.	Bronze	750W
	Silverstone Gold Evolution	ST85F-GS	Silverstone	Gold	800W
	Fractal Design Integra M Series	FD-PSU-IN3B-750W	Fractal Design	Bronze	750W
	Zalman EBT	ZM1200-EBT 1200W	Zalman	Gold	1200W
	Vivo 24K	24k 650W	Vivo	Gold	650W
	Rosewill Silent Night	SilentNight-500	Rosewill Inc.	Platinum	500W
	XFX ProSeries Bronze	P1850BBEFX	XFX	Bronze	800W
Tier D (Bronze)	SAMA Armor Gold	HTX-750-B7	SAMA	Gold	750W
	Silverstone Strider Titanium Series	SST-ST1500-TI	Silverstone	Titanium	1500W
	Silverstone Gold Evolution Series	SST-ST1200-G	Silverstone	Gold	1200W
	Cooler Master GM Or GX Storm	RS750-ACAAB3-xx	Cooler Master	Bronze/Bronze	750W/750W
	Seasonic SS	SS-660XP	Seasonic	Bronze	660W
	PC Power & Cooling Turbo Cool	FPS0860-A4H0X	PC Power & Cooling	Gold	860W
	XFX TS Gold	P1-750G-TS3X	XFX	Bronze	750W
	Be Quite! Power Zone	ATX 12V 2.4	BE Quiet	Bronze	1000W
	Deepcool DQST	8545	Deep Cool	Gold	750W
	LEPA G Series	G1600-MA	LEPA	Gold	1600W
	Cooler Master GM	RS750-AMAAB1-US	Cooler Master	Bronze	750W
	Fractal Design Tesla R2	FD-PSU-TS2B-500W	Fractal	Gold	500W
	Silverstone Strider Gold	ST1500-GS	Silverstone	Gold	1500W
	Rosewill Capstone G	Capstone G750	Rosewill Inc.	Gold	1200W
	Thermaltake Smart Series	SP-850M	Thermaltake	Bronze	850W
	Enermax Revolution X’t	ERX750AWT	Enermax	Gold	750W
	Cooler Master MasterWatt Lite	MPX-6001-ACAAW	Cooler Master	White	600W
	Thermaltake Toughpower Gold Series	TT-PS-TPD-0550MPCGAU-1	Thermaltake	Gold	550-1500W
Tier E (Bronze-Medium)	Seasonic ECO	SSR-430ST	Seasonic	Bronze	620W
	Enermax NaXn	ENP450AST	Enermax	White	450W
	Thermaltake Paris	W0493RE	Thermaltake	Gold	650W
	Corsair Gaming Series	GS800	Corsair	Bronze	800W
	Be Quite! Power Zone	Power Zone 1000W	Be Quiet	Bronze	1000W
	Corsair CX Green Units	CP-9010048-NA	Corsair	Bronze	750W
	XFX XT	P1600BXTFR	XFX	Bronze	600W
	Seasonic M12II	M12II-650 BRONZE	Seasonic	Bronze	650W
	Antec Basiq BQ	BP500U	Antec	White	500W
	OCZ ZT or ModXStream	OCZ-ZX1000W	OCZ	Bronze	1000W
	EVGA 600	100-W1-0600-K1	EVGA	White	600W
Tier F (Bronze-Low)	Cooler Master B2 Series	RS-700-ACAB-B1	Cooler Master	White	700W
	Fractal Design Integra R2	ATX12V	Fractal	Bronze	750W
	Rosewill Glacier	ATX12V 2.3	Rosewill Inc.	Bronze	1200W
	Thermaltake TR2 Series	TR2-600W	Thermaltake	White, Gold & Bronze	850W
	Antec Basiq BQ	BP500U	Antec	White	500W
	Antec VP Series	ATX12V 2.4	Antec	White	630W
	NZXT HALE 82 v2	NP-1BM-0550A	NZXT	Bronze	700W
	EVGA B1	100-B1-0500-K2	EVGA	Bronze	700W
	LEPA MX-F1	N600-SB	LEPA	White	650W
	OCZ Fatality	OCZ-FTY1000W	OCZ	Bronze	1000W
Tier U (carbon)	FSP Hexa	HE-500	FSP	White	700W
	Cooler Master Elite Series	MPW-6001-ACABN1	Cooler Master	Unrated	600W
	EVGA N1	100-N1-0750-L1	EVGA	Unrated	750W

The top Platinum tier is dedicated to high-end PSUs. These ratings are usually 1000+ making them suitable for flagship models and gaming beasts. These Power supplies are one of a kind you can get your hands on. It’s surprising to see that these PSUs are usually kept for enthusiasts who are into building a gaming rig with expensive components. Well, these PSUs are recommended for GPUs like Nvidia RTX Titan V. Similarly, if you are blessed with core i9 9900K, then what are you even waiting for?

Unfortunately, if you are a budget gamer, then these PSUs are a big no for you!

Name of the Power supplies in tier S

Be Quiet! Dark Power Pro11

MasterWatt Maker 1200 MiJ

Seasonic PRIME Series

FSP Aurum PT

Antec High Current

Enermax Platimax

Corsair-AXi Series

Tier A is another withstanding list that is limiting to huge powerhouse machines. If your system harbors high-end and flagship models which are hungry power machines, then these PSUs are made just for you.

 Tier A’s rating staggers between (800-1600) which is ample to turn on the powerhouse. These PSUs are also reviewed to be best for on-spree gaming and rendering purposes. How about you buy the AMD Threadripper already? Read BEST Power Supply for GTX 1080.

Name of the Power supplies in tier A

Corsair RMi/RMx Series

Bitfenix Formula Gold

Aerocool Project 7

Bitfenix Whisper

XFX Pro Gold

Corsair Vengeance

Riotoro Enigma Series

Corsair HX/HXi series

Super Power Gold

Sentey Platinum

Thermaltake 1250D

Gigabyte Aorus AP850 GM

Tier B requires you to be well-versed regarding the modulation and the norms regarding a PSU. It’s been endorsed carefully, that you spend your savings in the right direction. This tier holds all the veteran and top PSUs that can save you for a lifetime.

 It’s worth noticing that these PSUs are still costly, but incredibly powerful and useful for 4k+ gaming and rendering. Not to mention, this is the tier that also harbors most of the PSUs, so your ultimate shot is to find the most reliable and worth spending PSU.

Name of the Power supplies in tier B

MasterWATT Maker Series

Antec Edge

Seasonic Focus Plus Gold

Enermax Digifanless GX

Seasonic Focus Gold

Seasonic Focus Plus Platinum

XFX XTS

Seasonic SnowSilent

Lepa G1600

EVGA G3

FSP Hydro G

EVGA GS

Riotoro Enigma

LEPA G1600

Seasonic M12II

Silverstone Nightjar NJ600

Seasonic S12G

Thermaltake Toughpower Grand

Sentey Solid Power SS

Enermax Digifanless GX

The silver tier incorporates most of the top-notch PSUs with lowered price tags. In short, you can easily buy off a PSU from this tier without spending too much.

Notwithstanding, this tier is sufficiently powered and protects your components, regardless of taking the 4^th spot on the tier list. It’s worth mentioning, that if you are a budget gamer who has realistic dreams, then the PSUs from this tier are just for you.

Name of the Power supplies in Tier C

Seasonic G Series

Fractal Design Newton R3

FSP Aurum Pro

Fractal Design Tesla R2

Antec TruePower Classic

Be Quite! Straight Power E10

Corsair CX

Antec Neo ECO II

Kolink Continuum

Super Flower Platinum King

Riotoro Onyx

Silverstone Gold Evolution

Fractal Design Integra M Series

Zalman EBT

Vivo 24K

Rosewill Silent Night

XFX ProSeries Bronze

It’s certainly understandable that you might be having afterthoughts regarding the bronze tier. This is the tier most suitable for budget-friendly gamers who are pursuing a mid-range gaming rig. affordability is the key element for this tier. You don’t have to worry about the performance of these PSUs, they are still of high quality and have a name in the market.

Name of the Power supplies in Tier D

SAMA Armor Gold

Silverstone Strider Titanium Series

Silverstone Gold Evolution Series

Cooler Master GM Or GX Storm

Seasonic SS

PC Power & Cooling Turbo Cool

XFX TS Gold

Be Quiet! Power Zone

Deepcool DQST

LEPA G Series

Cooler Master GM

Fractal Design Tesla R2

Silverstone Strider Gold

Rosewill Capstone G

Thermaltake Smart Series

Enermax Revolution X’t

Cooler Master MasterWatt Lite

Thermaltake Toughpower Gold Series

Tier E takes on PSUs that are below the bronze belt, giving you mediocre performance spikes. It doesn’t necessarily connote them being a deserted choice. You can still make the most out of them, sort of juicing in performance.

Surprisingly, these PSUs can be bought easily by budget-fanatics, who are not looking to spend a lot on PSUs. So yeah, that’s the gist regarding this Tier.

Name of the Power supplies in Tier E

Seasonic ECO

Enermax NaXn

Thermaltake Paris

Corsair Gaming Series

Be Quite! Power Zone

Corsair CX Green Units

XFX XT

Seasonic M12II

Antec Basiq BQ

OCZ ZT or ModXStream

EVGA 600

I would like to break it to you, that these PSUs fall below the recommended threshold, hardly touching the 80+ rating efficiency. They are most suitable for powering purposes, and that’s all. If you have RGB’s or greedy components that munch on greater power Rate, then this tier is just not for you.

Well, if you have a much lower-end PC for office purposes, then sure go ahead with these nearly-ancient PSUs.

Name of the Power supplies in Tier F

Cooler Master B2 Series

Fractal Design Integra R2

Rosewill Glacier

Thermaltake TR2 Series

Antec Basiq BQ

Antec VP Series

NZXT HALE 82 v2

EVGA B1

LEPA MX-F1

OCZ Fatality

Not recommended at all. This carbon tier is known for exploiting components. They seem sketchy and provide zero protection features. If you are in the mood to burn your pc to cinders, then why not. Go ahead with this tier and buy the PSUs.

Honestly speaking, these PSUs shouldn’t exist anymore. They are endangering expensive components. In short, stay away from them!

Name of the Power supplies in the tier U

FSP Hexa

Cooler Master Elite Series

EVGA N1

Importance of the Best Power Supplies

A good quality PSU is highly recommended as this allows you to upgrade to high-end graphics. The low-quality PSU does not allow you for up-gradation, and you have to become restricted.  

It is an essential element because the gaming power supply remains unable to provide you with a facility to experience outstanding game quality without it. In this regard, you have to select the best PSU for a high-quality gaming experience.

The 800W-1000W range is not a good option when you want to run numerous video card configurations on the same extreme system. Therefore, do not for higher power too but go for a good PSU.

Before Buying, Things to Consider:

If you are here looking for the best PSUs for you, you are in the right place. Here are the PSUs hundreds of companies manufacturing. That brings you to a question: which one is the best? Are all PSU the same? What thing makes which PSUs different from the rest? How to opt for the perfect PSU for me?

We believe that these are the few queries that need to be clarified. Before moving forward, let us explain and place in front the names of the available brands; CoolMax, Corsair, Antec, Seasonic, and Ultra. Selecting a PSU from one of the best renowned brands does not guarantee quality. You need to go through multiple steps to opt for the best PSU for yourself.

Before we begin, just imagine that you are ready to buy the best processor from the market. Let’s just suppose that you find the two most famous companies for it; Intel and AMD. Now it’s not that simple. You buy a processor, an Intel or AMD will satisfy all of your demands. Similar is the case with PSU.

Components Used

Some critical components are used in the PSUs. A list of those components is given below.

• Filters, Rectifiers, Transformers, and Regulator Circuits.
• Most of the PSU come with fans with silent features, and some are fan-free.

If your PSU does possess all of these components of good quality, then definitely you have selected a reliable PSU. But still, you need to understand the details about what steps to be followed to opt for the best PSUs.

Some of the Common PSU Ratings:

PSUs usually come with a surfeit of gradings and a discrete certification system. One of the most popular certifications is mentioned below:

• 80 PLUS
• 80 PLUS BRONZE
• 80 PLUS SILVER
• 80 PLUS GOLD
• 80 PLUS TITANIUM

Safety Measures:

All the safety of your components depends on the type of power supply. The more reliable the power supply, the more you will be secure. PSUs are embedded with automatic shutdown systems that help them to not malfunction and destroy expensive components.

OVP (Over Voltage protection): An automatic shutdown feature that activates when the power exceeds 110% of the rated grading.

OPP (Overpower protection): Usually, activates when the power grading exceeds 130%.

OCP (Over Current Protection): This integrated sensory detection happens when the PSU is overloaded with the current. Edgy currents can also promote this sort of behavior, leading to a complete shutdown. Since current production involves heat dissipation, it’s worth noticing that the feature has its advantages.

On the contrary, it could be disadvantageous as well. Some of the time, components require more current. This triggers the sensory alarm in the PSU resulting in another shut-down. So yeah, it’s cumbersome.

SCP (Short circuit protection): short circuit can be minimized with the help of this feature. When CPUs and GPUs run hotter, and juice out more current from the PSU, the PSU disconnects itself from short-circuiting the transistors on the motherboard. Otherwise, your system can die predominantly.

BOP (Brown Out protection): Inconsistent electrical grids and fluctuation in voltage levels can do more severe harm to your components. This feature eliminates such possibilities.

OTP (Over Temperature Protection): When the temperature inside the case exceeds the threshold, the PSU automatically shuts-down the system.

Stability

The stability of a power supply is directly proportional to the power grading, and the type of PSU. Most of the locally manufactured power supplies tend to run erroneously, indicating a dead end for your components. Make sure you buy a power supply that is greater than the added TDPs of all the components, otherwise if by chance, it’s lower, then you have no choice but to pray for your components for living a little longer.

Wattage of PSU

If you believe that the power of a PSU depends on increasing the output in watts similarly as someone may think that the power of a motor car depends on the bigger engine.

In both cases it is wrong. So how do you select the best powerful PSU that can complete your desire in the gaming world? 

Therefore, if you are confused about deciding what PSU best supports your system. You need to understand some basics. That is to say, PSU is mostly rated between 200 to 2000 Watts.

Now what you need to do is that you must calculate the required power of your Central Processing Unit (CPU) which is known as Thermal Design Power (TDP).

In short, TDP is the aggregate of the power requirements of all the elements on your computer. Are you confused about calculating this? Here is a simple solution to your problem.

Several online calculators are available to figure it out. Just put the required values in their places and the machine will calculate the TDP for you.

Users’ Reviews

Some companies are working on manufacturing PSUs. You might end up confusing yourself about which company’s product to root for. To understand which PSU is reliable and can fulfill all of your demands, you must go through the customer review section.

That will solve your problem and through this, it will become easy for you to select the best PSU for your system.

Efficiency

For better understanding the efficiency of the PSU. This is not enough that it does not get very hot and things like this.

Rather, if you are familiar with the PSU or even if you have seen the PSUs in your life you may have heard about an 80+ rating.

Now, this is an important part. Some of the ratings are 80 Plus, 80 Plus Bronze, 80 Plus Silver, 80 Plus Gold, 80 Plus Platinum, and 80 Plus Titanium.

As you can yourself figure out that the best among these 5 is TITANIUM. This is the best rating that a PSU can get.

The concept of this 80 Plus rating means that the PSU is efficient to the tune of 80%. Now the problem arises: what rating must you go for?

For instance, if you have a 16-core processor which is overclocked to 5GHz and your room temperature is controlled with some air cooler. You may require 80 Plus Silver. But 80 Plus and 80 Plus bronze are enough in this case.

From the above example, you must be pretty clear about which PSU rating is best. Most of the gamers prefer 80 Plus and 80 Plus Bronze. These two ratings best suit and even satisfy your demands as well.  

4 Best PSU for Gaming in 2021

Let’s check which PSU is the best in the year 2021. For understanding this we will compare a few significant PSUs available in the market.  

A Comprehensive Wrap-Up

In short, the selection of reliable and good quality PSUs must be followed by the above-mentioned vital steps. Reliable and stable PSUs will deliver their best. For purposeful surety, it’s recommended to always check the safety protection features in the PSUs like OVP, OPP, etc. Some PSUs are free from fans that eliminate the risk of noise-producing. Finally, the best PSU shall be selected and searched before finalizing it randomly. If the buying process is followed by random selection it will be a waste of both time and money.

I will recommend you to root for either Tier S, A, or B. They are renowned for providing high-end performance with a prolonged lifespan. Even the Warranty is around a couple of years. Buy once, and enjoy for a lifetime!

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