Are Super Flower still decent?

Steedie · 29 Oct 2019 at 09:47

Hi all,

Bought my PC 3 years ago, and at the time was recommended to go with a Super Flower Leadex II PSU. Went with the 550W, that was more than enough for what I needed. I'm now looking to upgrade to a 2080Ti so the 550W won't be enough went paired with a 3900X. I'm looking at getting the 750W Leadex III, partly because the current PSU has been so good but also, because my wiring in my case is so tidy and hidden away with cable ties and clips etc, I thought that sticking with the same brand/model would mean I could just swap the PSU but use the same cables so not have to re-do it all

I've noticed that the Seasonic Focus seem to be the ones that everyone recommends but if Super Flower are still a solid brand, I'll stick with them

Thanks

Minibiker · 29 Oct 2019 at 09:52

I've had Superflower PSU's over the last few years in builds I've done... They are great units and the 750W does get recommended a lot with higher end builds...

Steedie · 29 Oct 2019 at 10:13

Minibiker said:
I've had Superflower PSU's over the last few years in builds I've done... They are great units and the 750W does get recommended a lot with higher end builds...

Thanks

snips86x · 29 Oct 2019 at 10:14

Absolutely! They're solid units still, one of the best on market.

pastymuncher · 29 Oct 2019 at 11:08

I have the Superflower Leadex III 750w and it's a cracking psu. I have the fan mode set to the middle setting and I don't think the fan has even come on yet. The cables are all black with black plugs and look very nice. Most important of all is that there are no poxy led's in the plugs anymore!!

Steedie · 29 Oct 2019 at 11:13

pastymuncher said:
I have the Superflower Leadex III 750w and it's a cracking psu. I have the fan mode set to the middle setting and I don't think the fan has even come on yet. The cables are all black with black plugs and look very nice. Most important of all is that there are no poxy led's in the plugs anymore!!

...awkward. I really liked those

But sounds like they are still great PSU's judging by the replies, so I'll crack on and buy it, thanks all

Minibiker · 29 Oct 2019 at 11:13

pastymuncher said:
I have the Superflower Leadex III 750w and it's a cracking psu. I have the fan mode set to the middle setting and I don't think the fan has even come on yet. The cables are all black with black plugs and look very nice. Most important of all is that there are no poxy led's in the plugs anymore!!

Yes!!! The LED lights inside the plugs were a pain in the back side back in the day, I had a windowed case and didn't realise until I powered on and BAM!! They ain't exactly small and dim

8 Pack · 30 Oct 2019 at 13:17

yeah the Super Flower PSUs are very good. I spec in all my machines that need high power.

EsaT · 31 Oct 2019 at 18:00

Leadexes are definitely good.
SuperFlower just isn't that hot in warranty length fallnig behind from that expected from high quality PSUs.
Also doubt that they give any direct support for consumers.

Lower models are more random/somewhat question marks in component quality with not much of reviews about them.
Platinum King uses at best second tier caps in secondary and in awful positions for keeping them cool.

EsaT · 31 Oct 2019 at 18:26

Steedie said:
I thought that sticking with the same brand/model would mean I could just swap the PSU but use the same cables so not have to re-do it alls

Unless model is precisely same, or you've gotten confirmation from maker abotu same cables, it's best to avoid using cables of another PSU.

TonTom · 15 Nov 2019 at 21:24

EsaT said:
Unless model is precisely same, or you've gotten confirmation from maker abotu same cables, it's best to avoid using cables of another PSU.

Heed this advice. I nearly cooked my SSD making this mistake a number of years ago.

littlepuppy · 6 Dec 2019 at 21:39

Super flower or seasonic every time.