Good Power Supplies for a Gaming PC

Cybenetics rates it Platinum. Its fan stops completely at low load, and one strong 12V rail handles GPU power spikes. LLC topology gives tight voltage regulation.

On rated output it ties with the darkFlash DG750 at 750W. No depth is rated for the be quiet! Pure Power 13 M 750W, so check the maker's page against your case's PSU bay. On price it sat fourth of 5, between the cheaper Thermaltake Toughpower GT 850W and the pricier Seasonic Vertex PX-1000, at the time of writing. The maker doesn't give its warranty; if that figure matters, the Thermaltake Toughpower GT 850W offers 5 years.

Smart Zero Fan keeps the fan off at low load, and its low-profile flat black cables are easy to route. It is 80 Plus Gold rated at up to 90% efficiency. Its 850W rated output ranks second of 5 here, behind the Seasonic Vertex PX-1000 (1000W) and ahead of the be quiet! Pure Power 12 650W (650W).

The Thermaltake Toughpower GT 850W comes with a native 12V-2x6 cable, so a 16-pin card plugs in without an adapter. No depth is rated for the Thermaltake Toughpower GT 850W, so check the maker's page against your case's PSU bay. When we checked, only the be quiet! Pure Power 12 650W and cheaper picks cost less, and the be quiet! Pure Power 13 M 750W cost more. If you want a confirmed 8-pin PCIe connector count, look to the be quiet! Pure Power 13 M 750W instead: it offers 4, while this one gives no figure.

It uses hybrid fan control. Seasonic lists it as ready for the RTX 5090 and AMD's RX 9000 series. Nothing else here matches its 1000W rated output; the Thermaltake Toughpower GT 850W comes closest at 850W.

You get a platinum 80 plus rating here, which sets it apart from the be quiet! Pure Power 12 650W and its a gold 80 plus rating. The Seasonic Vertex PX-1000 comes with a native 12V-2x6 cable, so a 16-pin card plugs in without an adapter. No depth is rated for the Seasonic Vertex PX-1000, so check the maker's page against your case's PSU bay.

It was the highest-priced of the 5 picks at the time of writing, so the case for it rests on what it adds over the be quiet! Pure Power 13 M 750W and the rest. The maker doesn't give its 8-pin PCIe connector count; if that figure matters, the be quiet! Pure Power 13 M 750W offers 4.

Its warranty is 5 years. It is fully modular with a quiet HDB fan, 80 Plus Gold rated, and backed by a 5-year limited warranty. Its fully modular cables reduce clutter for first-time builders.

It matches the be quiet! Pure Power 13 M 750W on rated output (750W). It also offers a 140mm body that leaves room for cables. The darkFlash DG750 comes with a native 12V-2x6 cable, so a 16-pin card plugs in without an adapter.

At 140mm deep, compare it with your case's PSU clearance before buying. No other pick here cost less at our last price check, and the be quiet! Pure Power 12 650W was closest. If you want a confirmed 8-pin PCIe connector count, look to the be quiet! Pure Power 13 M 750W instead: it offers 4, while this one gives no figure.

It is 80 Plus Gold rated at up to 92.7% efficiency, and LLC topology gives tight voltage regulation. The 120mm fan is temperature-controlled. One 12V rail handles short GPU power excursions.

On rated output it trails the group at 650W, while the Seasonic Vertex PX-1000 offers 1000W. No depth is rated for the be quiet! Pure Power 12 650W, so check the maker's page against your case's PSU bay. It also brings ATX 3.1 compliance. Its price falls between the darkFlash DG750 and the Thermaltake Toughpower GT 850W, based on our last check.