Super Flower power supplies

[AWhackWhiteBoy]

I need a new power supply, i wanted to get one of those Super Flower 450watt power supplies with the 140mm fans however i'm unsure of their quality. they get really good reviews all around, but they are still a really cheap price,they seem too good to be true.

does anyone own a Super Flower power supply or have any experience with them?

 

[Kaido]

I bought a 350w Super-Flower PSU when my old PSU croaked (a screwdriver may or may not have been involved in the death...). I bought the Super-Flower because it looked good and the price was right. That was probably last year. It's been a most excellent PSU. It even has a speed-adjuster button on the back...silent, regular, and turbo. The LED changes from green to blue to red when you press the button. It powered my old Athlon 1.4ghz Tbird system for a long time. I like it a lot...it looks classy, works great, and the 'silent' mode really helps cut down on noise.

If you're looking in the 450w range, also check out HEC PSUs. IIRC, my friend has a black 425w HEC that works really well and is nice to look at, too. Good if you have a fancy windowed case and all that.

 

[screw3d]

Have you heard of Allied PSUs? They perform admirably and the price is right as well.. get from newegg.

 

[AWhackWhiteBoy]

i really don't care for its looks. if i had my choice i'd cut the wires that feed the LEDs. i just want it due to its low noise and high air movement right above my heatsink,as well as higher amperage.

 

[mindless1]

Superflower (TTGI) uses a less conservative amperage, wattage rating system than other top brands like Fortron, Delta, PC P&C. Antec also is a bit better, maybe Enermax is a closer direct wattage-wattage comparison. In other words, it's not worth 450W but then most systems don't actually need 450W either, so basically it boils down to whether your system needs (plus reasonable margin, upgradability factor, etc) are lower than actual output.

Note that a high air movement above a heatsink is not always a good thing. Ideally a rear case fan below the PSU would remove most heated air, with cooler air flowing though the PSU. This allows any given psu to produce slight more power, but mostly, last longer. It seems nice on the surface to have a cooler running CPU, but the reality is that a CPU being a half dozen degrees cooler isn't important (so long as it's stable) compared to the wear on components with capacitors. Capacitors (and cheap sleeve bearing fans) are the two parts with mos significant lifespan reduction per temp rise, blah blah blah.

The Superflower is $57 on sale, before S/H. A better buy with about same true capacity and the large fan too, would be a Fortron FSP350-60PN, $38,, or for even more power, a FSP400-60PN $56 delivered,