[section_title title=Conclusion]Conclusion
Super Flower obviously know what they are doing in terms of manufacturing power supplies; they have been around long enough and have been OEM in numerous re-branded units but the question remains, does the Leadex GOLD deliver on more than just the 80 PLUS gold efficiency rating? What about the design? Let’s get cracking…
I’m going a different direction today as usually I like to structure my reviews performance, design and then price but today I really have to start with the design. Now the actual unit itself looks like any other power supply unit but there are a couple of pretty huge kickers involved. Firstly we have the clear easy to use ports which glow white and a cable is connected; not only is this something unique but it adds a whole new dimension to the regular power supply. The second thing is the ability to switch between ECO and automatic mode; ECO meaning it spins only when it needs to keep the unit cool and automatic is self-explanatory. Overall the design is average but when you combine the interior design mechanics implemented such as the LED and the different modes, it’s a winner for our design award and did I mention it’s fully modular?
Now moving onto the performance, pretty much the best power supply I have tried out thus far while at Play3r. Not only were the voltages on the different lines consistent and with little fluctuation, but they fall bang on the money in terms of ATX requirements; the first to come so close to the mark. Now although some might criticise that we have done this without a load tester, we do plan on obtaining one in the future but the testing we have done is more than adequate to weed out the GOLD (see what I did there?) from the nickel as such and the Super Flower Leadex GOLD 650w does just that. You are looking at the GOLD standard in performance right here and I’m more than happy to put our performance award to this unit.
Price wise the Leadex GOLD 650watt can be had for £79.99 from Overclockers UK which in my opinion, is great value for money. At the £79.99 price point a Corsair RM 550w will set you back the same money and even the BitFenix Fury 550w costs the exact same price. Now of course with the Corsair you get the brand name that is a must have and the BitFenix Fury has fully braided alchemy cables included but the Leadex just gives you more for your money; isn’t that the whole point with value for money?
Overall the Super Flower Leadex 650watt power supply delivers not only on price but it also performs brilliantly and if you are a huge fan of the white LEDs, then this is certainly the power supply for you. Super Flower hasn’t just set the GOLD standard with us at Play3r but they have earned “platinum” rating with us and I will be using one of these units for many years to come!
Huge thanks to Super Flower and Overclockers UK for sending the Leadex GOLD 650watt power supply in for review, it was a pleasure.
You can purchase this unit and any other computer hardware related products here – http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-014-SF&tool=3
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Performance
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Design
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Value
Summary
Pros:
– Fantastic performance in our testing
– The unique white LEDs in the cable ports
– Tons of peripheral connectors
– Good quality mesh braiding used on the cables
– Truly silent; especially in ECO mode
– Possibly the best 650w 80PLUS gold rated power supply on the market today
– Impeccable value when compared to “other” units in its price range
Cons:
– White LEDs might not be to everyone’s taste
– Only available in black
5V = 4.75V-5.25V is acceptable
Load
5V = 5.281v
*** Not Acceptable FAIL!! =5.62% instead of 5%
Is this how your mbrilliant test mythology shows up in concrete!
Unlesss there are a logically possible typin error in there, that could and should be a possibility as the variance with 3,3 and 12v were between 1 or 2% it seems like the result should be 5,128 most likely :(after all anything between these two numbers if the psu don’t change the measurologial errorpattern of itself from the 3,3and 12v and why should when the 5is in the middle of them minimum possible answer5,122…5,143maximum possible answer if the pattern is linear and the error stays in 0,003…0,007% misses and wichis exactly: 0,0041% for 5,128 THAT IS ALMOST A MATHEMATHICAL IMPOSSIBILITY AND INT HE NAME OF GREAT LOGIC MY XEON-BRAINS HAVE STATED THAT THIS HYPOTETHIC DEFINITION IS THE ABSOLUTE TRUTH) instead of 5,281 – BEING THE WRONG NUMBER WHAT SLIPPED INTO PAPER WHILE THE 5,128 still working on in writers core i7 affected heads numeric capabilities altered mind when doing this review steps further..
How would you like to have this kind of mentalist copywriter?
This is what I call T10-Dictionary
Hello and thanks for your comment! Thanks for bringing this to my attention, I went back and checked the testing data and I have altered the results accordingly. It seems our proofreader missed this too, which is why it has gone un-noticed! Sorry for blowing your brains though 😀