TLDR; These are the absolute Best Power Supplies for Gaming
To keep things simple and to give you more likelihood of actually finding one in the current stock shortage, we’ve listed the best power supplies from our PSU tier list, broken down by build type, high end, midrange and budget.
Best Power Supply for High End Gaming Systems
( multi/single-rail switchable )
- be quiet! | Dark Power Pro 10 / Pro 11
- Cooler Master | V Platinum 2019 [MPZ]
- Corsair | AXi (<=1500W / 1600W) – RMi – HXi – HX Platinum – Vengeance Silver
- Enermax | Digifanless
- NZXT | E
( multi-rail )
- Antec | High Current Pro [HCP] Gold / Platinum
- be quiet! | Straight Power 11 Gold / Platinum
- Bitfenix | Formula Gold =>650W [3] – Whisper =>650W [3]
- Deepcool Gamer Storm | DQ-M
- Enermax | Platimax (1200/1350W) / D.F =>750W – Revolution D.F – MaxRevo
- LEPA | MaxPlatinum
- Wentai | Aidan 1616W
( single-rail )
- Abkoncore | CR Platinum
- ADATA XPG | Core Reactor
- Aerocool | Project 7
- Andyson | N – R – PX – TX
- Antec | High Current Gamer [HCG] Gold post 2018 y. [1] / Extreme post 2018 y. [1] – Signature Platinum / Titanium – Edge =>850W
- ASUS | ROG Strix post 2018 y. [1] / Thor
- Chieftec Chieftronic | Powerplay Gold / Platinum – GPS-500C Fanless
- Cooler Master | Masterwatt Maker MiJ – V Gold 2013 [RS] Semi-modular [VSM] / Fully modular – V Platinum 2013 [RSC]
- Corsair | AX Gold / Platinum / Titanium – RMx 2015 / 2018 – RM Gray – SF Gold / Platinum [2] – TXM 2017 (Gold)
- Cougar | GX-F (Aurum) – LLC
- Enermax | Platimax D.F <=600w – Maxtytan
- EVGA | Supernova G2(L) / GS =>850W / P2 / PS / T2 (<=1200W/1600W)
- Fractal Design | ION+ Platinum / SFX Gold
- FSP | Aurum PT / Pro – Hydro G / G Pro / X / PT / PTM
- Gamdias | Astrape P1 – Cyclops X1
- Gigabyte | G750H
- Great Wall | E Gold (Frozen)
- Green | Overclocking DG
- High Power | Super GD
- Huntkey | MVP-G Gold – MVP-P Platinum
- In Win | Premium Basic PB
- Kingwin | Stryker
- Kolink | Continuum C-PL 1500w
- LC Power | LC1200 Platinum
- Micronics | Astro Platinum
- NZXT | C-series – H1 / S-series
- Phanteks | AMP – Revolt Pro post 2018 y. [1] – Revolt X
- Raidmax | Monster RX-AT
- Riotoro | Enigma G2 post 2018 y. [1]
- Rosewill | Lightning – Silent Night – Quark – Capstone -XXXM / -XXX / -1000-M / G <=750W
- SAMA | Forza Titanium
- Seasonic | Focus [1] GX / GM / PX / SGX – Prime Gold / Platinum / Titanium / Fanless PX / Fanless TX / Snow Silent (Gold / Platinum / Titanium) / Airtouch – X Gold / Platinum / Fanless / Snow Silent – Connect
- Sharkoon | Silentstorm Cool Zero
- SilentiumPC | Supremo FM2
- Silentmaxx | Fanless II
- Silverstone | Strider Gold S 1500w / Platinum PT <=850W – SX-G <=500W – SX-PT – Nightjar SXL / ATX (Platinum / Titanium)
- Super Flower | Leadex Gold / Platinum / Titanium / II / III (pre/post 2020 y.) / III (Pro) ARGB – Platinum King – Golden Silent
- Thermaltake | Toughpower GF1 (ARGB) / PF1 ARGB / iRGB Plus (Gold/Platinum/Titanium) / Gold Semi-Modular 1500W / DPS G (Gold / Platinum) / DPS G RGB Titanium <=1250W / Grand Gold – Smart DPS G Gold X50W / Russian Gold 1500W
- XFX | Pro Black FM / Limited Edition – XTR =>850W – XTS – XTI
Best Power Supply for Mid-range Gaming Systems
- 1st Player | Steampunk Gold
- Abkoncore | Tenergy Gold X50W
- Antec | Neo Eco M Gold [4] / Zen – Earthwatts [EA] Pro Gold [1][4]
- be quiet! | Pure Power 10 =>400W / 11 (CM) =>400W [2] – Straight Power E10 – SFX-L Power
- Chieftec | Smart GPS-C / Power Smart GPS-C – Navitas GPM-C =>1000W / GPM-S / PPS-FC – Polaris – SFX-GD-C – Compact CSN-C
- Cooler Master | MWE Gold – Reactor Gold – V Gold 2018 <=650W
- Corsair | CX Gray – CS-m Gold
- Cougar | GEX – GX-S 2017
- Delta | GPS-FB Platinum
- Dengen | Gold FM
- Enermax | Platimax <=1000W/1500W
- EVGA | Supernova B3 post 2019 y. / G(1)+ / G5 / GD 2017 / GD 2019 -B* / GM / GS <=650W / GQ 850w+ / G(1)+ / (NEX-)G(1) (PG) 1000W / PQ
- FSP | Aurum Xilenser
- Gigabyte | AP-GM
- Great Wall Hunters | Titan TF – Gaming GX
- High Power | Astro Lite / GD-F HPB <=750W / GD-F HPJ <=750W / GD-F V2 HPM – Performance GD
- Huntkey | MVP K – WDK-K
- Kingwin | Absolute Platinum
- Kolink | Continuum C-PL 850W – Enclave G-FM
- LCPower | GP4 – Arkangel III
- LDLC | US-G / GT-P – XT-P / QS-FL / QS-FLP – QS+ – BQ+
- LEPA | G-MA
- Lian Li | PE SFX-L
- Micronics | Astro GD
- Modecom | Volcano Gold
- OCZ PC Power & Cooling | Silencer MK III =>750W
- Riotoro | Onyx – Enigma Gold
- Rosewill | Capstone / G =>850W – Tokamak – Lightning
- Seasonic | Core GC / GM / GX
- Segotep | GP-G 500/600/700 – GP-P <=700w – GP-T <=700w – ZP500P-SG
- Sentey | Golden Steel GSP-SM 850/1050W
- Sharkoon | Silentstorm SFX Gold
- Skydigital | Power Station 5 Gold
- Silverstone | Strider Gold S (V2) <1500w / Titanium <=800W / Platinum PTS / Plus F-PS – Essential Gold ET-G / ET-HG – ET700MG – SX-LG – SX-LTI
- Super Flower | Golden Green
- Thermaltake | TR2 Gold
- VIVO | 24K
- Xigmatek | Minotaur – Vector P
- Xilence | Performance X
- Zalman | EBT <=750w – Platinum
Best Power Supply for Budget Gaming Systems
- Abkoncore | Tenergy Bronze
- Abysm | Morpheo
- ADX | Power W Gold
- Aerocool | KCAS M 850 / Plus / G(M)
- Aigo | ES Gold
- Andyson | H6 / GX – M5+ =>550W / BX
- Antec | Earthwatts [EA] D Green – High Current Gamer [HCG] Bronze 2012 (M) =>750W – Neo Eco II – VP-F Bronze
- be quiet! | System Power 9 =>400W / CM / U9 =>400W / B9 =>400W – Power Zone
- Bitfenix | Formula Bronze
- Chieftec | Core BBS – Proton BDF-S / BDF-C – Navitas GPM-C <=850W – A-90 – Silicon SLC-C – Photon Gold GDP-C-RGB – APS-CB =>750
- Coba | NitroX Nobility
- Cooler Master | MWE V1 Bronze [MPX] =>600W – Masterwatt – GM – Silent Pro M2 =>720W
- Corsair | CX Green =>750W – CX-M Green =>750W / Gray – GS Bronze – CV 650W – HX Gold =>750W – Vengeance Bronze – Enthusiast TX v2 – RM 2013 <=850W [orange-label]
- Cougar | LX – CMD – CMX v3 – GX v1/v2/v3
- Deepcool | Quanta DQ – DQ-ST – DQ Evo
- Delta | GPS-JB / AB
- Enermax | Revolution Duo / X’t / X’t II – Revobron
- EVGA | Supernova B2 – GD 2019 -V* – GQ <=750W – BQ – B 500/600/700W
- Fractal Design | Integra M – Newton R3 – Tesla R2
- FSP | Raider II – Hydro GE / Pro – Hyper M85+
- Gamdias | Astrape P1 – Kratos P1
- Gigabyte | PB 650W – Sumo Platinum
- Great Wall | M 1200
- High Power | Astro GD-F HPJ =>850W – Performance GD – Direct12 Bronze =>750W / Bronze II
- In Win | A1 Plus – Classic C
- iTek | Taurus GF
- Kingwin | Lazer Gold / Platinum
- Kolink | Continuum 1050/1200W
- LC Power | Gold Series – Prophecy RGB
- LDLC | TA
- LEPA | MaxGold – G-MAS
- Montech | Gamma (II) – Alpha (X)
- Mistel | Vision MX Gold / Platinum
- NOX | Hummer X Gold / GD – Urano TX Bronze
- OCZ PC Power & Cooling | Silencer Platinum 1050W – ZT – ZX
- PC Cooler | GI-P
- Powerspec | PS-GSM / PS-GFM – PSX-GFM
- Riotoro | Builder 500/600W
- Rosewill | Arc 750W – Tachyon – Hive – Hive S =>750W – Hercules (-S) 1600W
- Seasonic | G GP / SSR-GP / SSP-GT – M12II (EVO) x50W – S12III – S12D Silver – S12 Energy Plus – SS-HT <=650W / =>750W
- Sentey | Platinum LTP-SM – Golden Steel GSP-HM 1200/1600W – Metal Extreme MHP-XM 1000W – Metal Blade MBP-HM 1000W
- Sharkoon | WPM Gold Zero – Silentstorm Icewind
- SilentiumPC | Supremo L2 / M2 – Vero L3 / M3
- Silverstone | Strider Bronze ST-SF / Gold ST-SF-G
- Super Flower | Golden King – Leadex Silver
- Thermaltake | BlueEvo 2.0 – Smart DPS G Gold X50W / G / Gold X00W / Pro RGB / M =>750W / SP-P 750W – Toughpower DPS G RGB Gold / GX1 (RGB) / Gold Semi-Modular <=1200W / European Gold <=650W / Russian Gold (<=750W / 850-1200W) / SFX / Grand RGB
- ThunderX3 | Plexus
- Vinga | VPS Gold / Platinum
- XFX | Black Edition Silver – Core =>650W – TS Bronze =>650W – Pro XXX
- Xigmatek | Cerberus (III) S =>550W – Centauro
- Xilence | Performance A+ X30w / A+ III X50W
- Zalman | EBT =>850W – GVM =>850W – GigaMax GVII – LX 700W – TX
Why Should You Spend More For A High-Quality Power Supply?
Spending more for a high quality power supply will ensure you get better quality components that are more power efficient.
Whilst power supplies aren’t particularly exciting, they are one of the most important parts of your build.
Features to look out for are things such as
- 10 year warranty
- 80 Plus Titanium Efficiency rating
- Fully Modular
- Silent Operation
How to Choose the Best Gaming Power Supply
Choosing the best gaming power supply is slightly subjective, what is the best power supply for one build isn’t necessarily the best for another.
Budget will also factor into the decision of which to buy.
Depending on which graphics card you choose will also dictate which power supply you need.
Do I Need a Modular Power Supply?
Modular Power Supplies make building your PC easier as all the cables are removable.
Not only do removable cables make it easier to build, they can also potentially (depending on the brand) be replaced easily with custom cables.
Modular power supplies do tend to be more expensive (but not always).
You don’t need a modular power supply though, it wont have any impact on your power supplies performance.
In addition to fully modular power supplies, you can also buy semi modular power supplies, these tend to have the motherboard power connectors hard wired and non removable.
