Super Flower Unveils GX550 Modular 80 Plus Gold PSU

btarunr · Mar 20, 2012, 06:28 AM

Super Flower unveiled the GX550 (model: SF-550P14XE), a 550W modular PSU for gaming PCs. The PSU packs a semi-modular cabling design, with key cables such as 24-pin ATX and 8-pin EPS connectors being fixed, with other connectors being modular. The modular ones feature flat cabling, which has its advantages with cable-management. The GX550 features a single 12V rail design, the single 12V rail can deliver 45.5A of current. It packs active PFC, and a patented LLC resonant converter design. The unit appears to be cooled by an illuminated 130 mm fan. Super Flower did not give out pricing information, though Expreview notes it will have a good price given its feature-set.

Source: Expreview

micropage7 · Mar 20, 2012, 06:38 AM

super flower? never heard that brand
but it looks nice from the spec

TRWOV · Mar 20, 2012, 06:46 AM

Super Flower is top notch

micropage7 · Mar 20, 2012, 06:54 AM

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Originally Posted by TRWOV

Super Flower is top notch

yeah, in here as long as i remember i never heard that brand

Vulpesveritas · Mar 20, 2012, 07:30 AM

If you've seen the Kingwin PSUs their internals are manufactured by Superflower.

HuLkY · Mar 20, 2012, 07:43 AM

Looks so promising, but the name, it is funny

TacoTown · Mar 20, 2012, 07:51 AM

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Originally Posted by btarunr

The PSU packs a semi-modular cabling design, with key cables such as 24-pin ATX and 8-pin EPS connectors being fixed

Yes! This is exactly what we want/need out of a semi modular PSU. Coolermaster, thermaltake and other PSU manufacturers take notice.

btarunr · Mar 20, 2012, 12:51 PM

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Originally Posted by micropage7

yeah, in here as long as i remember i never heard that brand

Now you do:

You do not want to fuuu pluck with the SuperFlower.

[H]@RD5TUFF · Mar 20, 2012, 06:33 PM

The efficiency seems pretty good, but I have never heard of this brand.

DarkOCean · Mar 21, 2012, 04:20 AM

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Originally Posted by [H]@RD5TUFF

The efficiency seems pretty good, but I have never heard of this brand.

Super flower is oem for many brands like NZXT, Akasa, Kingwin etc.

trickson · Mar 21, 2012, 04:33 AM

Never heard of them. Meh, Not much to look at When my corsair is so much better.

Vulpesveritas · Mar 21, 2012, 05:06 AM

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Originally Posted by trickson

Never heard of them. Meh, Not much to look at When my corsair is so much better.

Is your corsair so much better than this? ; KINGWIN LZP-1000 1000W ATX 12V v2.2, EPS 12V v2.91...

trickson · Mar 21, 2012, 06:00 AM

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Originally Posted by Vulpesveritas

Is your corsair so much better than this? ; KINGWIN LZP-1000 1000W ATX 12V v2.2, EPS 12V v2.91...

To me YES! Because it cost half as much! LOL and there is no need for me to have a 1000W PSU any way a big waste. This one here is just enough.

Vulpesveritas · Mar 21, 2012, 06:06 AM

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Originally Posted by trickson

To me YES! Because it cost half as much! LOL and there is no need for me to have a 1000W PSU any way a big waste. This one here is just enough.

If you had the choice between the two of them and either would be free which would you choose is more of the context I was placing, but eh I understand your position.

trickson · Mar 21, 2012, 07:34 AM

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Originally Posted by Vulpesveritas

If you had the choice between the two of them and either would be free which would you choose is more of the context I was placing, but eh I understand your position.

Well if it was between the 2 and both free then yeah I would go with the 1000w PSU.

Mar 20, 2012, 06:28 AM	#1
btarunr Editor & Senior Moderator Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Hyderabad, India Posts: 14,983 (7.29/day) Thanks: 788 Thanked 12,904 Times in 5,653 Posts System Specs	Super Flower Unveils GX550 Modular 80 Plus Gold PSU Super Flower unveiled the GX550 (model: SF-550P14XE), a 550W modular PSU for gaming PCs. The PSU packs a semi-modular cabling design, with key cables such as 24-pin ATX and 8-pin EPS connectors being fixed, with other connectors being modular. The modular ones feature flat cabling, which has its advantages with cable-management. The GX550 features a single 12V rail design, the single 12V rail can deliver 45.5A of current. It packs active PFC, and a patented LLC resonant converter design. The unit appears to be cooled by an illuminated 130 mm fan. Super Flower did not give out pricing information, though Expreview notes it will have a good price given its feature-set. Source: Expreview

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Mar 20, 2012, 07:30 AM	#5
Vulpesveritas Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: USA Posts: 378 (0.87/day) Thanks: 18 Thanked 84 Times in 73 Posts	If you've seen the Kingwin PSUs their internals are manufactured by Superflower.

Mar 20, 2012, 07:43 AM	#6
HuLkY Join Date: Mar 2012 Posts: 41 (0.09/day) Thanks: 11 Thanked 5 Times in 5 Posts	Looks so promising, but the name, it is funny

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