Super-Flower PSUs at Directron

[kaborka]

Anyone use the Super-Flower brand? Allegedly built by same mfgr as Enermax, which I've used before. I've bought from Directron before -- good service.

450W - 17.99
520W - $29.99

The latter has a thermostat-controlled fan. Super-Flower is on AMD's approved list. The 520W has the P4 power connector but lacks the 24-pin adapter and video power plug.

 

[BigLan]

4 fans, no sata and no pcie connectors, but still a nice price for that much power. Apparantly this was a great PSU 3 years ago, so should still be solid today.

 

[Nick5324]

I've used a number of Super-Flower/TTGI PSU's, despite what the stupid name might lead you to believe, they are good units. As BigLan pointed out, no pci-e or sata conetors, so not for everyone, but these should be quality units.

 

[kaborka]

Exactly what is a PCIe power connector -- I've never heard of that?! Is that the same thing as the "video" power connector?

 

[shelaby]

Have had this PSU for almost a year now. EXCELLENT PSU for the price, very heavy, have been OC'ing my Venice 3000+ to 2500 ever since, not once problem with this PSU

 

[6shiw1]

How loud are these?

 

[kaborka]

I ordered the 520W for a box I'm building for a friend. Their S&H is kinda high: $9 from TX to CA UPS ground. The blurb for the 520SS says it has a thermostatically controlled fan, so I hope it's quiet.

 

[WT]

kaborka, its a special 6 pin power adapter for higher end video cards such as the Nvidia 7800,7900 series cards and high end ATI offerings. Its worth it to have this on your PSU for gamers, but I do think that most cards also come with a PCIe to molex adapter as well.

 

[6shiw1]

Another thing is the +18Amps on the 12v rail. Is that enough to OC an athlon AND support a high end video card?

 

[ParatoOptimal]

Two+ years ago I got a couple of 450W Super Flowers from Directron that were mirrored and fanned like the 520W in this post. Mine have a switch to select three different fan speeds. You do it manually. There are three speeds. It's either low, high and auto or low, high and super-high.

They're great.
I got a SATA power converter but my SATA HD is equipped with a normal power connector as well as a SATA power connector anyway.

I bought two to reduce the per unit shipping cost across two items.
They were on sale for either $20, $25 or $30 when I purchased them.
I thought it was a great deal back then and wouldn't hesitate to buy them again.

 

[Delbert]

I had a couple of Super-Flower PSUs via a deal here some time back. They were chugging along fine until about a month or two ago. Both died, and I opened them up a couple weeks ago and both had the dreaded swollen capacitor issue. I intend to obtain new capacitors and solder them in place of the originals.

 

[Pens1566]

Originally posted by: ParatoOptimal
Two+ years ago I got a couple of 450W Super Flowers from Directron that were mirrored and fanned like the 520W in this post. Mine have a switch to select three different fan speeds. You do it manually. There are three speeds. It's either low, high and auto or low, high and super-high.

They're great.
I got a SATA power converter but my SATA HD is equipped with a normal power connector as well as a SATA power connector anyway.

I bought two to reduce the per unit shipping cost across two items.
They were on sale for either $20, $25 or $30 when I purchased them.
I thought it was a great deal back then and wouldn't hesitate to buy them again.

Gotta love those WD SATA HD's.

 

[Dravic]

Originally posted by: Delbert
I had a couple of Super-Flower PSUs via a deal here some time back. They were chugging along fine until about a month or two ago. Both died, and I opened them up a couple weeks ago and both had the dreaded swollen capacitor issue. I intend to obtain new capacitors and solder them in place of the originals.

my Super-Flwer was great for about a year and a half. Then it died on me, luckily it didnt take out any other hardware. just dont expect to run them at near capacity for an extended time, not a high end rig PSU...

 

[Zap]

The SuperFlower TTGI units have a few distinct lines. They have 350/450/550W units with either dual fans or single 14cm fans that are really nice, with the same features as the other ones but including SATA and having a lot of +12v amps but fewer 3.3/5v amps, unlike these other ones with more 3.3/5v amps but fewer +12v amps.

IIRC my 350W with 14cm fan had 22A on +12v, a fairly huge single rail for only being rated 350W. I still have one of the 550W units with 14cm fan and it has 30A on +12v.

 

[ParatoOptimal]

Actually my SATA HD with a normal power connector is a Maxtor.

 

[IEC]

Originally posted by: Zap
The SuperFlower TTGI units have a few distinct lines. They have 350/450/550W units with either dual fans or single 14cm fans that are really nice, with the same features as the other ones but including SATA and having a lot of +12v amps but fewer 3.3/5v amps, unlike these other ones with more 3.3/5v amps but fewer +12v amps.

IIRC my 350W with 14cm fan had 22A on +12v, a fairly huge single rail for only being rated 350W. I still have one of the 550W units with 14cm fan and it has 30A on +12v.

Those are the better TTGI units, +12V is the preferred beefy rail of today anyways. 3.3/5v were used more in the older days than they are now... these days +12V is used by HDD, opticals, mobo/proc, video card, etc.

 

[frank84]

had one,
used for while
worked great
price was great
fan controll was great
sold it
got some cash
felt great

 

[probzy]

Nice post OP!

 

[trevinom]

What's the deal with the '1 per customer per day' limit?

 

[Henny]

I'm using one for my Prescott system that's OC'd to 4ghz. It performs fine but I've found that the voltages tend to run on the low end of their tolerance.

I'd get one with the single 140mm fan. (vs the 3-4 fan versions)

 

[Gilby]

I'm pretty sure that these aren't from the same manufacturer as Enermax, mostly as Enermax is one of the few that does their own. This is, however, from one of the top tier of PSU manufacturers.

That said, it's an out-of-date model. Solid. Quite solid, but the 18A on the 12 line is best for systems that aren't themselves on the technological edge.

One thing to note, there are adjustable pots for the lines inside the PSU (if all the reports from various overclocker forums are correct--this was a hot PSU in those circles for awhile.) If your voltages are running on the low end, you might want to open yours up and play with it. (But make sure you know what you are doing before even thinking about opening up your PSU.)

 

[govtcheez75]

I too have had a Super-Flower PSU. Was solid as a rock. I'm sure the stupid name drew some people away.

I think they're made by TTGI.