1st Player SFX

850W

GoldSFXATX 2.xFull modular2022

EPublished tier

Why this rating

Every criterion, its status, and the evidence behind it.

EPublished rating

FEngine rating

Evidence

74%Limited lab data

PASS: 7
WARN: 1
FAIL: 1
N/D: 13

Ratings disagree by 1 step

The engine rates this unit lower than the imported list, driven by the criteria listed below.

Critical failure

Confirmed safety hazard, mass failures or falsified certification (Safety or integrity problem reported: Shares the same layout as the Lian Li SP850, which, due to its capacity and layout, had a potential fire risk under 100VAC input.)

Architecture

PASS
Resonant primary stage (LLC)weight 3
PASS
Synchronous rectificationweight 2
PASS
Independent DC-DC converters for +5V and +3.3Vweight 3
N/D
PFC type is not documented; APFC assumed only when statedweight 2

Standards

WARN
ATX 2.x generation platformweight 2
PASS
Full-range input (~100-240 VAC)weight 2

Efficiency

PASS
Gold class efficiencyweight 2

Components

N/D
Capacitor temperature rating is not documentedweight 2
N/D
Fan bearing type is not documentedweight 1.5

Protections

N/D
Protection set has not been verified independentlyweight 3
N/D
OCP declaration has not been verifiedweight 2
N/D
OTP declaration has not been verifiedweight 1.5
N/D
Protection trip points have not been measuredweight 2

Electrical performance

N/D
No qualitative electrical assessment on recordweight 3
N/D
No ripple measurement on recordweight 3
N/D
No voltage regulation measurement on recordweight 2
N/D
No transient response measurement on recordweight 2

Evidence

PASS
Built by Hellyweight 1.5
PASS
Platform SFX-0200weight 1.5
N/D
No independent laboratory report linked yetweight 2

Warranty and support

N/D
Warranty length is not documentedweight 1.5

Safety

FAIL
Safety or integrity problem reported: Shares the same layout as the Lian Li SP850, which, due to its capacity and layout, had a potential fire risk under 100VAC input.weight 3
Shares the same layout as the Lian Li SP850, which, due to its capacity and layout, had a potential fire risk under 100VAC input.(editorial note)

How the tier was reached

MET
Critical failurespec 12.14

Tier F assigned by critical failure rules (spec 12.14)

Specification

Values carry the source they came from; unknowns stay unknown.

Capacities: 850 W
Form factor: SFX
ATX generation: ATX 2.x
Efficiency class: Gold
AC input: Full range (~100–240 V)
Cable modularity: Full
Introduced: 2022

Electrical architecture

What is actually inside, when it is known.

Primary stage: LLC
Secondary rectification: SR
Minor rail regulation: DC-DC
Built by: Helly
Platform: SFX-0200

Reviewer notes

Free text from the source, used by the engine as signals.

Shares the same layout as the Lian Li SP850, which, due to its capacity and layout, had a potential fire risk under 100VAC input.

Safety hazard, mass failure or false certification claimnoconfidence 60%

Where this data comes from

Each field records which source supplied it and how sure we are.

Field	Source	Confidence	Captured
oem	PSU Tier List (seed workbook)trust 70	70%	workbook import
intro_year	PSU Tier List (seed workbook)trust 70	70%	workbook import
modularity	PSU Tier List (seed workbook)trust 70	70%	workbook import
atx_version	PSU Tier List (seed workbook)trust 70	70%	workbook import
form_factor	PSU Tier List (seed workbook)trust 70	70%	workbook import
input_range	PSU Tier List (seed workbook)trust 70	70%	workbook import
platform	PSU Tier List (seed workbook)trust 70	70%	workbook import
editorial_tier	PSU Tier List (seed workbook)trust 70	70%	workbook import
efficiency_class	PSU Tier List (seed workbook)trust 70	70%	workbook import
primary_topology	PSU Tier List (seed workbook)trust 70	70%	workbook import
minor_rail_regulation	PSU Tier List (seed workbook)trust 70	70%	workbook import
secondary_rectification	PSU Tier List (seed workbook)trust 70	70%	workbook import

Primary source: PSU Tier List (seed workbook) (row 21). Community-maintained tier list imported as the seed data set. Ratings from this source are shown as the published tier; the Tier Engine computes its own rating separately.