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Re: Fractal Design power supplies information thread
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rewarder wrote:
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Just saw a few small mistakes the first line was not part of the thread
Also there are Integra R2 photos at the end where there sould have been black newton photos
Other then that thanks for taking time to converting all that
Should be correct now
Indeed it is
Re: Fractal Design power supplies information thread
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Next up we have the top of line Fractal Design PSU´s the Newton R3
This unit is also made by ATNG and is a 80 plus platinum rated semi modular unit and is a very high end unit able to trade blows with some of the best of them like Seasonic
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Hardware Secrets
Jonny Guru
TechPowerUp!
KitGuru
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So if these units are so good how come i never heard of them you might ask?
The answer to that is not something that is easy to answer you might not have looked around enough or they are not available country
Newegg only has the 600 watts version of the Newton R3 and they sell it way overpriced
To finish this off i am telling you that the Tesla R2 and Newton R3 are very good and dont pass them over if you see them
Fractal Design Website
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Re: Fractal Design power supplies information thread
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Moving on to the next one in their lineup the Tesla R2
This unit is made by ATNG and is a 80 plus gold rated non modular PSU and is a sort of middle of the road value unit from Fractal Design
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Fractal Design power supplies information thread
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As the name says this is the Fractal Design power supplies information threadWhy would i do a thread like this you might ask?
Well the answer to this is that many of you out there may know these or have looked at it and passed it over for one reason or another
The Fractal Design Tesla R2 and Newton R3 are some of the most overlooked units
So lets jump into it
First off we have the Integra R2
This unit is made by HEC and is a 80 plus bronze non modular and this unit is not very good so this is NOT recommended to buy you can find better around the same price point
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Super Flower Leadex Information Thread
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I tought i would make a thread about this as its a brand new unit and Super Flower is not that well known a maker of power suppliesReviews
JonnyGuru
TPU
Performance (40% of the final score) - this is NOT going to be hard... the performance of this unit was as fantastic as I have ever seen. Ripple was so low on this unit that I had trouble telling from the scope whether it was even turned on. No points deducted there. Voltage regulation was an average of 0.7% in the hot box, which is well inside the excellent range, so no points come off there. Efficiency got a pass on Platinum both times, so no whining from me in that regard. Let's face it, this unit deserves a perfect 10.
Functionality (20% of the final score) - fully modular, no points off. Lots of cables, no points off. Cable lengths are good, no complaining there. Love that fanless mode switch and the lights on the modular connectors. In fact, the only thing I can think to complain about on this unit is the continued ho-humness of the the user guide. Really, I'd like to start seeing Super Flower put some more effort into their documentation. But even that is a minor enough complaint to only pull half a point. 9.5.
Value (20% of the final score) - this unit isn't sold in North America, so I'll have to visit a foreign country again. This time, without all the high speed chases and artillery. I'll never go back to Toronto voluntarily, let me tell you. Ba-dum-tssh. Actually, we're going to PC Home Online in Taiwan for our price of $6990. That comes out to $236.68 in US dollars, according to Bloomberg. A little on the high side for a 1kW unit, if I'm being honest. But at this particular vendor, this number is considerably below the price of a Seasonic Platinum 1000W. Given the outstanding performance of both, this price is pretty much a slam dunk for Super Flower. 10.
Build Quality (20% of the final score) - sorry, SF... I have to deduct a half point for the Capxons on the modular board. Though this is not a location that will ever put any real strain on these parts, it's just the way I score these things. I also believe I will remove a further half point for fan power wire routing. Just having those be held to the modular board insulation by glue isn't quite as secure as I would like it. Perhaps moving the fan controller, mode switch, and/or fan wires so that they all run down the side of the unit that the controller is on would work out best. Meantime, I'm going to do a 9 here, which is nothing to be ashamed of.
Performance: 10
Functionality: 9.5
Value: 10
Build Quality: 9
Total Score: 9.7
Summary
Folks, Super Flower means business with this new platform. It is only a matter of time that we see this design turning up in North America, and when it does you'd best be ready to buy one. This unit makes, quite simply, an astoundingly good platform that is right on par with the best currently in the market. There is almost nothing at all bad about this unit... it's stable, it's powerful, it's efficient, and it likes getting hot. The competition should start sleeping with one eye open.
The Good:
- outstanding voltage regulation across the board
- unbelievable ripple suppression on all outputs
- defeatable semi-fanless mode
- fully modular with lighted connectors
The Bad:
- not available in North America yet
The Mediocre:
- Super Flower's user guides still could use work
Would be nice to see Rosewill and/or Kingwin or another brand use the Leadex platform as well
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