So there is a big discrepancy between some levels of total Affixes on a piece of gear and what level requirement it is and what range the affixes are.
Example 4 items both with 8 tiers worth of affixes on them have to different level requirements
Tier 2/2/2/2 = Level 8 Requirement
Tier 1/2/2/3 = Level 15 Requirement
Tier 1/1/2/4 = Level 25 Requirement
Tier 1/1/1/5 = Level 35 Requirement
A full break down of all affix tiers per level requirement here:
So if you’ve been wondering is it better to go straight for a Tier 5 or to keep all the Tiers the same level (per level requirement): The answer is the latter