Is the Super Flower Leadex V Gold PRO 1000W equivalent in quality to the Super Flower Leadex III Gold?
Is the Super Flower Leadex V Gold PRO 1000W equivalent in quality to the Super Flower Leadex III Gold?
My build includes the 6800XT, as I had to return my defective 6950XT, which will slightly lower the wattage requirement.
The PSU is producing coil whine sounds that are still bothersome but not overly disruptive.
Since the Leadex III is out of stock, Super Flower mentioned they could send me this PSU instead.
Is this PSU reliable? According to the Cultists Network PSU tier list, it’s listed in a speculative Tier A position, suggesting it’s relatively new and lacks detailed specs. The Leadex III remains a high-priority Tier A option.
The list also notes that the Leadex V series operates at 100.8% of its nominal capacity, which means it doesn’t have much extra headroom for sudden power demands—typically around 120-140% in top-tier PSUs. For instance, a 1kW version would likely be between 750-850W compared to competitors.
This might raise concerns if the actual output is only about 750W, which could be insufficient for either the 6950XT or the 6800XT. Is this acceptable given the information? I might just be missing the full context of what the tier list means.
Both models share identical gold efficiency ratings, and each is completely modular. The sole accurate comparison highlighted was that the V Pro represents the newer version. OCP stands for Over Current Protection, which determines when a power supply will power down. Additional details can be found in Aris's review here: It should serve as a suitable upgrade for your 850w unit.
Being fully modular is definitely really helpful, and Gold efficiency is definitely great for me. I thought that guy was a bot, but I didn’t want to say anything in case he wasn’t a bot.
oh okay, does that OCP thing mean that it’ll actually shut down at 750W-850W? Or am I misinterpreting that? I probably am lol. Also, does that review apply to the Gold version as well? That review definitely makes me excited to get this improvement at pretty much an $80 discount. It’s good that it’ll be a great replace my then.
oh okay I see. I guess that’s saying that high-end 750-850W PSUs can handle won’t shut down at about that same wattage. I’m not concerned about that; I can’t imagine it’d ever be close to 999.6W.
max for the review, that’s defintle weird. I can’t find anything either or Amazon reviews. There are 50 Newegg reviews though, most of which seem positive. And that makes sense, so the OCP is actually different between the Gold and Plat.
I heard that I might need a special PSU bracket on the outside of the case which I screw into the PSU and the case since this PSU is 130 mm and is smaller than my original 160 mm PSU. Is this true for a Fractal Meshify 2 Compact?