EVGA is super easy to deal with should you need to replace a unit. Unless you spot a great sale, a 550W fully modular, 80 Gold PSU from a company like EVGA with a 5 year warranty.
#SUPERNOVA 550 GS PSU TIER LIST PC#
There are less rippletastic options at that price point.įor the most part when it comes to PC parts you get what you pay for. MORE: Who's Who In Power Supplies, 2014: Brands Vs. Since this PSU features a single +12V rail, we do not have anything to say about its power distribution. Finally, all connectors use standard AWG18 cables, which offer low voltage drops in mid-capacity PSUs, with enough flexibility for easy cable management. On the other hand, the distance between SATA connectors is ideal, though we would like to see more distance between the peripheral cables, within a 13 to 15cm range. Ideally, it should be 60cm long to avoid compatibility problems in full-tower cases. There is also an FDD adapter, for those of you who still need one.Ĭable length is satisfactory and our only criticism is the rather short cable that holds the pair of EPS connectors. Finally, the number of SATA and peripheral connectors will suffice for the majority of PCs. In fact, in some cases, this configuration can be overkill, especially if you hook up two high-end graphics cards and a power-hungry CPU. We also believe that four PCIe connectors along with two EPS connectors are more than enough for a 550W PSU. We should note that you can use only one of the two EPS cables at a time, which makes sense, since three available EPS connectors are pretty much useless. EVGA equips this mid-capacity PSU with a fairly large number of connectors in addition to four PCIe connectors it features three EPS connectors mounted on two cables.