EVGA W Series W1
500/600/700W
Why this rating
Every criterion, its status, and the evidence behind it.
Evidence
- PASS
- 3
- WARN
- 1
- FAIL
- 5
- N/D
- 13
Critical failure
- Confirmed safety hazard, mass failures or falsified certification (Safety or integrity problem reported: Fire hazard.)
Architecture
- FAIL
Legacy primary topology (DF)weight 3
- FAIL
Passive (Schottky) rectificationweight 2
- FAIL
Group-regulated minor railsweight 3
- N/D
PFC type is not documented; APFC assumed only when statedweight 2
Standards
- WARN
ATX 2.x generation platformweight 2
- PASS
Full-range input (~100-240 VAC)weight 2
Efficiency
- FAIL
No efficiency certification claimedweight 2
Components
- N/D
Capacitor temperature rating is not documentedweight 2
- N/D
Fan bearing type is not documentedweight 1.5
Protections
- N/D
Protection set has not been verified independentlyweight 3
- N/D
OCP declaration has not been verifiedweight 2
- N/D
OTP declaration has not been verifiedweight 1.5
- N/D
Protection trip points have not been measuredweight 2
Electrical performance
- N/D
No qualitative electrical assessment on recordweight 3
- N/D
No ripple measurement on recordweight 3
- N/D
No voltage regulation measurement on recordweight 2
- N/D
No transient response measurement on recordweight 2
Evidence
- PASS
Built by HECweight 1.5
- PASS
Platform Costdown EVGA B1weight 1.5
- N/D
No independent laboratory report linked yetweight 2
Warranty and support
- N/D
Warranty length is not documentedweight 1.5
Safety
- FAIL
Safety or integrity problem reported: Fire hazard.weight 3
Fire hazard.(editorial note)
How the tier was reached
- MET
Critical failurespec 12.14
- Tier F assigned by critical failure rules (spec 12.14)
Specification
Values carry the source they came from; unknowns stay unknown.
- Capacities
- 500 W600 W700 W
- Form factor
- ATX
- ATX generation
- ATX 2.x
- Efficiency class
- White
- AC input
- Full range (~100–240 V)
- Cable modularity
- No
- Introduced
- 2016
Electrical architecture
What is actually inside, when it is known.
- Primary stage
- DF
- Secondary rectification
- PR
- Minor rail regulation
- GR
- Built by
- HEC
- Platform
- Costdown EVGA B1
Reviewer notes
Free text from the source, used by the engine as signals.
Malfunctioning safety protections that cause the unit to experience catastrophic failure and blow up. Fire hazard.
- Safety hazard, mass failure or false certification claimnoconfidence 60%
Where this data comes from
Each field records which source supplied it and how sure we are.
| Field | Source | Confidence | Captured |
|---|---|---|---|
| oem | PSU Tier List (seed workbook)trust 70 | 70% | workbook import |
| intro_year | PSU Tier List (seed workbook)trust 70 | 70% | workbook import |
| modularity | PSU Tier List (seed workbook)trust 70 | 70% | workbook import |
| atx_version | PSU Tier List (seed workbook)trust 70 | 70% | workbook import |
| form_factor | PSU Tier List (seed workbook)trust 70 | 70% | workbook import |
| input_range | PSU Tier List (seed workbook)trust 70 | 70% | workbook import |
| platform | PSU Tier List (seed workbook)trust 70 | 70% | workbook import |
| editorial_tier | PSU Tier List (seed workbook)trust 70 | 70% | workbook import |
| efficiency_class | PSU Tier List (seed workbook)trust 70 | 70% | workbook import |
| primary_topology | PSU Tier List (seed workbook)trust 70 | 70% | workbook import |
| minor_rail_regulation | PSU Tier List (seed workbook)trust 70 | 70% | workbook import |
| secondary_rectification | PSU Tier List (seed workbook)trust 70 | 70% | workbook import |
Primary source: PSU Tier List (seed workbook) (row 572). Community-maintained tier list imported as the seed data set. Ratings from this source are shown as the published tier; the Tier Engine computes its own rating separately.