Hey, when did 1000 W PSUs get so affordable? This Super Flower Platinum is $125 right now

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Super Flower Leadex Platinum SE | 1000 W | 80 Plus Platinum | 10-year warranty | Fully modular |$249.99$124.99 at Newegg (save $125)The PSU is too often overlooked in a PC build, and yet it’s so important to get right. This one from Super Flower is a great deal that’s worth a look. It delivers high wattage and high efficiency for a low price, and the 10 year warranty offers some peace of mind.View Deal

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Did I miss the memo? I’ve been thinking a 1000 W PSU was still something to spend a couple hundred bucks on, and yet you can actually score ‘em for much less. That makes a big change from the days of cryptocurrency mining and surging power demands that saw these high wattage boxes selling for above average prices.

The PSU that brought this to my attention is the Super Flower Leadex Platinum SE, a 1000 W power supply with an 80 Plus Platinum efficiency rating. It’s down from $250 to$125 at Neweggright now.

This particular PSU comes with a 10-year warranty, which is what we’ve come to expect from a quality PSU these days, and offers some peace of mind. It’s also coated in a clean-cut white finish, which would look pretty slick in a build I’m putting together right now. It’s fully modular, of course, but one downside is it doesn’t come with a modern 12VHPWR connector (or the even newer variant, the 12V-2x6).

Though the thing I’m most impressed with this unit is the efficiency. That’s an 80 Plus Platinum badge on the box, which means it’s one of the most efficient PSUs around. At 50% load, it’ll be efficient up to 92% on 115 V, or 94% at 230 V. It’s second only to a Titanium rating.

Though this PSU is cheaper than Be Quiet’s excellent Pure Power 12 M, which is 80 Plus Gold rated, at$140. It’s alotcheaper than an equivalent Corsair HX1000i at$235—though that is a pretty excellent PSU, it must be said. The Super Flower isn’t quite as new or fancy as some, but for a reliable, no-frills design, that price is hard to argue with.

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