Power supplies
- Antec 1.0% (against 0.6%)
- CoolerMaster 1.0% (against 1.1%)
- Seasonic 1.3% (against 3.3%)
- Corsair 1.4% (against 1.7%)
- Akasa 1.6%
- Enermax 1.6% (against 2.5%)
- Fortron 2.0%
- Thermaltake 2.3% (against 1.4%)
Antec retains its spot as top dog, alongside CoolerMaster, in spite of an increase in its returns, which nevertheless remain very low! Seasonic comes in third, which is a great improvement, while Enermax has also improved its score. Thermaltake is last, but with a returns rate that is nevertheless okay.
Only two models have a rate of over 5%, the Corsair TX 950W (7.6%) and the Fortron Blue Storm Bronze 500W (5.7%). The first was mentioned in our last article and we hope that we won’t have to mention it again in the next one!
If you look at the 400-450w models alone you get the following classification:
-0.0%: Enermax ECO80+ 400
- 0.0%: Atenc BeqsiPower 430
- 0.2%: Cooler Master Elite Power 400
- 0.3%: Cooler Master Extreme Power 400
- 0.9%: Corsair CX 400
- 0.9%: Antec Neo 400
- 0.9%: Corsair VX 450
- 0.9%: Fortron Saga II 400
- 1.0%: Fortron Green 400
- 1.3%: Thermaltake TR2 RX 450
Then for the 500-550w models:
- 0.0%: Antec BasiqPower 500
- 0.6%: Akasa Eco Friendly 500
- 0.8%: Fortron Blue Storm Pro 500
- 0.9%: Cooler Master GX 550
- 1.0%: Thermaltake TR2 RX 550
- 1.2%: Cooler Master Real Power 520
- 1.4%: Corsair CMPSU-550VX
- 2.5%: Cooler Master Silent Pro 500
- 3.6%: Akasa Essential Plus 550
- 5.7%: Fortron Blue Storm Bronze 500
And finally the 600-650w models:
- 0.0%: Thermaltake Evo Blue 650
- 0.7%: Cooler Master Silent Pro 600
- 0.8%: Corsair HX 650
- 0.9%: CoolerMaster GX 650
- 2.0%: Antec TruePower 650
- 2.3%: Antec EarthWatts 650
- 2.4%: Corsair TX 650
- 2.9%: Fortron Green 600
