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SAMA G

650/750W

GoldATXATX 3.xFull modular2025
A-Published tier

3 known revisions of this model

Manufacturers revise a platform without changing the model name. Each row below is a distinct revision with its own rating.

Why this rating

Every criterion, its status, and the evidence behind it.

A-Published rating
EEngine rating

Evidence

74%Limited lab data
PASS
9
WARN
0
FAIL
2
N/D
11
Rules v1.0.0

Ratings disagree by 10 steps

The engine rates this unit lower than the imported list, driven by the criteria listed below.

Architecture

  • PASS

    Resonant primary stage (LLC)weight 3

  • PASS

    Synchronous rectificationweight 2

  • PASS

    Independent DC-DC converters for +5V and +3.3Vweight 3

  • N/D

    PFC type is not documented; APFC assumed only when statedweight 2

Standards

  • PASS

    Declares ATX 3.x complianceweight 2

  • PASS

    Full-range input (~100-240 VAC)weight 2

Efficiency

  • PASS

    Gold class efficiencyweight 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

  • FAIL

    Protection trip points are set poorly (The OCP and OPP triggering points are set too high on all rails.)weight 2

    The OCP and OPP triggering points are set too high on all rails.(editorial note)

Electrical performance

  • FAIL

    Electrical performance criticised: Mediocre load regulation on the minor rails, and poor excursion response in the 200% test.weight 3

    Mediocre load regulation on the minor rails, and poor excursion response in the 200% test.(editorial note)

  • 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 RSYweight 1.5

  • PASS

    Platform AO174weight 1.5

  • N/D

    No independent laboratory report linked yetweight 2

Warranty and support

  • N/D

    Warranty length is not documentedweight 1.5

Safety

  • PASS

    No safety incidents or false claims on recordweight 3

How the tier was reached

  1. MISSED

    Tier A - reference classspec 12.9

    • Protection trip points: Protection trip points are set poorly (The OCP and OPP triggering points are set too high on all rails.)
    • Measured electrical behaviour: Electrical performance criticised: Mediocre load regulation on the minor rails, and poor excursion response in the 200% test.
    • Too many failed criteria for this tier (2)
  2. MISSED

    Tier B - strong mainstreamspec 12.10

    • Protection trip points: Protection trip points are set poorly (The OCP and OPP triggering points are set too high on all rails.)
    • Measured electrical behaviour: Electrical performance criticised: Mediocre load regulation on the minor rails, and poor excursion response in the 200% test.
    • Too many failed criteria for this tier (2)
  3. MISSED

    Tier C - adequatespec 12.11

    • Protection trip points: Protection trip points are set poorly (The OCP and OPP triggering points are set too high on all rails.)
    • Measured electrical behaviour: Electrical performance criticised: Mediocre load regulation on the minor rails, and poor excursion response in the 200% test.
    • Too many failed criteria for this tier (2)
  4. MISSED

    Tier D - basicspec 12.12

    • Measured electrical behaviour: Electrical performance criticised: Mediocre load regulation on the minor rails, and poor excursion response in the 200% test.
  • Insufficient evidence, unknown platform or unsatisfactory architecture (spec 12.13)
  • Modifiers do not apply to E and F

Missing evidence

These criteria could not be resolved. They lower the confidence index rather than count against the unit.

  • Active power factor correction
  • Electrolytic capacitor temperature rating
  • Fan bearing type
  • Protection coverage
  • Over-current protection declared
  • Over-temperature protection declared
  • +12V ripple
  • Voltage regulation
  • +12V transient response
  • Independent laboratory evidence
  • Manufacturer warranty

Specification

Values carry the source they came from; unknowns stay unknown.

Capacities
650 W750 W
Form factor
ATX
ATX generation
ATX 3.x
Efficiency class
Gold
AC input
Full range (~100–240 V)
Cable modularity
Full
Introduced
2025

Electrical architecture

What is actually inside, when it is known.

Primary stage
LLC
Secondary rectification
SR
Minor rail regulation
DC-DC
Built by
RSY
Platform
AO174

Reviewer notes

Free text from the source, used by the engine as signals.

Mediocre load regulation on the minor rails, and poor excursion response in the 200% test. The OCP and OPP triggering points are set too high on all rails.

  • Electrical performance criticised by the reviewernoconfidence 60%
  • Protection trip points criticisednoconfidence 60%

Where this data comes from

Each field records which source supplied it and how sure we are.

FieldSourceConfidenceCaptured
oemPSU Tier List (seed workbook)trust 7070%workbook import
intro_yearPSU Tier List (seed workbook)trust 7070%workbook import
modularityPSU Tier List (seed workbook)trust 7070%workbook import
atx_versionPSU Tier List (seed workbook)trust 7070%workbook import
form_factorPSU Tier List (seed workbook)trust 7070%workbook import
input_rangePSU Tier List (seed workbook)trust 7070%workbook import
platformPSU Tier List (seed workbook)trust 7070%workbook import
editorial_tierPSU Tier List (seed workbook)trust 7070%workbook import
efficiency_classPSU Tier List (seed workbook)trust 7070%workbook import
primary_topologyPSU Tier List (seed workbook)trust 7070%workbook import
minor_rail_regulationPSU Tier List (seed workbook)trust 7070%workbook import
secondary_rectificationPSU Tier List (seed workbook)trust 7070%workbook import

Primary source: PSU Tier List (seed workbook) (row 847). 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.

Built on the same platform

Different badge, same electrical design.

Cougar

GR

B+

1000W

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GoldATXATX 3.xDC-DC
Built by
RSY
Platform
AO172
Introduced
2026
Engine rating
E(74%)
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