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Originally Posted by photon
The 80 PLUS ratings are not marketing, they are actual standards that have to be extensively tested and verified.
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According to what I've read from more than one source, that is not the case. See the link in my post. Good manufacturers however, will generally do their own testing regardless of what ECOS does. Just wanted to point out that the 80 Plus sticker is not a guarantee of anything and many smaller/off brand makes will simply abuse the process (submit cherry picked units or even a completely different PSU). If you want high efficiency, stick to a well regarded manufacturer. I myself own two Silverstone 1000W Strider Gold units as well and love them. They pretty much pull about 900 watts at the wall (measured with a kill-a-watt meter) 24/7 and remain quiet and cool. Also saved a system when a surge protector power bar melted to an outdoor heavy duty extension cord do to electricity arcing somehow.