SuperFlower GoldenGreen 450W review @ jonnyGURU

[Original Sin]

Super Flower Golden Green 450W reviewed by OklahomaWolf

Originally Posted by OklahomaWolf

What Superflower has here just so happens to be one of the best smaller units I've tested. The Golden Green 450W is efficient, quiet, and it regulates as steady as Clint Eastwood's shootin' arm. It's just about the best option that I can think of for general purpose light duty rigs with one video card. Bust out the wallet and grab one, says I.

Very cool review, awesome unit!

[Phaedrus2129]

Just pop one of these in there:
http://www.jameco.com/webapp/wcs/sto...0001_667059_-1

[John Doe]

Wish I could grab an SF unit here. They've been selling these for quite some time in China.

http://translate.googleusercontent.c...owQFyMxal_601A

I remember suggesting one to someone at eVGA. They just need to expand their availability.

[TheSlakey]

You realize one day the MOV will die of old age and make the PSU not work until you remove it and change the fuse, right?

It belongs in a surge suppressor with its own fuse and an indicator lamp. I'll never understand people bemoaning the loss of useless sacrificial components.

[rafal_iB_PL]

You realize one day the MOV will die of old age and make the PSU not work until you remove it and change the fuse, right?

How will this day stand in relation to death of fan? Or capacitors? Or whatever else?

[Hondacity]

Originally Posted by TheSlakey

You realize one day the MOV will die of old age and make the PSU not work until you remove it and change the fuse, right?

It belongs in a surge suppressor with its own fuse and an indicator lamp. I'll never understand people bemoaning the loss of useless sacrificial components.

i don't have a surge suppressor

[TheSlakey]

Originally Posted by rafal_iB_PL

How will this day stand in relation to death of fan? Or capacitors? Or whatever else?

Depends on the design and the quality of the parts involved. It's not the most common failure, but they show up on BadCaps now and again.

Bottom line is it's one more thing to break, and given the role of the component, it belongs in a place where it can be swapped out by the end user.

[crmaris]

then they should sell PSUs along with surge protectors. Or at least write on the packaging that this product should be used along with a surge protector for protection against spikes.

In some countries may the grid be stable but at least here in Greece we usually encounter spikes coming from the grid. I prefer to change a $2 component like the MOV than to replace the whole PSU along with the burnt components.

[Oklahoma Wolf]

Originally Posted by TheSlakey

It belongs in a surge suppressor with its own fuse and an indicator lamp.

Like the one sitting next to me that I've had for 15 years? Or the other one upstairs I've had for longer?

I don't keep PSUs for that long. Don't know anyone who does. Capacitor longevity is a bigger concern for me than the MOV.

[John Doe]

It depends on how you look at it IMO. As cmaris said, if you live in a country with a dirty power grid, and don't have an UPS/surpressor, it may be a problem. While varistors don't die like fans and such, the longevity of the caps isn't usually more important than the MOV, at least not at this time and date. They work for years anyway. But pushing the PSU affects the performance of the unit as you all know.