Super Flower Leadex PSUs - what happened?

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Anyone know what happened to super flower leadex psu's as I can't seem to get hold of one?!
I'm looking for a 850w or 1kw psu.

Thanks.
 
pallys said:
They were 100 last time I checked but now gone up to 125ish.
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Tbh it seems steep given what the unit is, Corsair used to outsource to CWT for it's entire RM series (RM/RMX/RME) last I checked but I think they've changed to a different OEM for the RME.

It's the cheaper end of the RM line, so probably a worse fan and caps. It also has a 7 year warranty vs 10 for the likes of the RMX or Shift.

It should be absolutely fine, but if I was spending £125 on a PSU I'd not want it to be a lower tier unit for the range. You can pick up a 850W Shift for around the £120-130 mark, assuming your case can handle the side loaded PSU connectors.

Alternatively the MSI MPG A850G can be had for £110, which while not the best should be on a similar level to the RMe, I think CWT might be the OEM for it too but don't quote me on that.
 
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Gray2233 said:
Tbh it seems steep given what the unit is, Corsair used to outsource to CWT for it's entire RM series (RM/RMX/RME) last I checked but I think they've changed to a different OEM for the RME.

It's the cheaper end of the RM line, so probably a worse fan and caps. It also has a 7 year warranty vs 10 for the likes of the RMX or Shift.

It should be absolutely fine, but if I was spending £125 on a PSU I'd not want it to be a lower tier unit for the range. You can pick up a 850W Shift for around the £120-130 mark, assuming your case can handle the side loaded PSU connectors.

Alternatively the MSI MPG A850G can be had for £110, which while not the best should be on a similar level to the RMe, I think CWT might be the OEM for it too but don't quote me on that.
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Thanks.
Its a small case so the shift side ports not suitable. I wish corsair did it normally.
The corsair e seems like something to avoid?
The a850g only has 5 year warranty.

Any other suggestions?
Its for a 2nd rig. May go 1kw.
Needs to be atx3.
 
I wouldn't say it's to be avoided, I just feel it's expensive at £125 given where it sits on the chain. It's still a quality PSU, I'd have no concerns over running one.
 
From reading around there seems to be a high failure rate on these new RMe units plus they can suffer badly from coil whine. It seems that HEC is the OEM for these PSU's and that alone would be enough to put me off buying one. It's also only rated at 40 degrees C instead of 50 degrees C so I would advise to avoid these units and look at something else because at £125 they are not cheap.

It looks like Corsair have skimped again like they did with the follow up to the original CX series (Corsair's first ever PSU) which was a quality PSU built by Seasonic. Once they got established they replaced it with a new version built on a much cheaper platform by CWT and they were garbage. Sadly it looks like they are doing it again while keeping the price high, again!!
 
scubes said:
i have the 1200m watt one has been rock four about 5 years soon the be replaced with a nzxt 1200 watt.
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I was about to get that nzxt one too but can't believe its only got 8 sata connectors for a 1200w psu which is putting me off.

I'm still looking, if the rmx1200 shift had normal placed connectors I would be got that but need an alternative.
 
pastymuncher said:
From reading around there seems to be a high failure rate on these new RMe units plus they can suffer badly from coil whine. It seems that HEC is the OEM for these PSU's and that alone would be enough to put me off buying one. It's also only rated at 40 degrees C instead of 50 degrees C so I would advise to avoid these units and look at something else because at £125 they are not cheap.

It looks like Corsair have skimped again like they did with the follow up to the original CX series (Corsair's first ever PSU) which was a quality PSU built by Seasonic. Once they got established they replaced it with a new version built on a much cheaper platform by CWT and they were garbage. Sadly it looks like they are doing it again while keeping the price high, again!!
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really? what makes you say that regarding the 40celcius vs 50
is that the same for other corsair ranges?

i dont think the reviews state this
 
Had two of there PSU's over the years and would not bother again, rma was horrendous, customer support also, loud fans/coil whine.
 
X x X said:
really? what makes you say that regarding the 40celcius vs 50
is that the same for other corsair ranges?

i dont think the reviews state this
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The cheaper internal parts are unable to run at 50 degrees C and still hit their 80 plus rating so are only rated to 40 degrees C (generic psu's are usually rated at 30 degrees C, that is if they are rated at all). All this is nothing new for a terrible OEM such as HEC. Any decent psu will be rated to hit their 80 plus rating at 50 degrees C. It gives the impression that Corsair has cheaped out once again plus there's the reduced warranty as well. No doubt a proper review that goes into depth about the internal components will show how good or bad they are.
 
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