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Lian Li SP Gold

850W

GoldSFXATX 2.xFull modular2022
FPublished tier

2 known revisions of this model

Manufacturers revise a platform without changing the model name. Each row below is a distinct revision with its own rating.

Why this rating

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

FPublished rating
FEngine rating

Evidence

74%Limited lab data
PASS
7
WARN
1
FAIL
1
N/D
13
Rules v1.0.0

Critical failure

  • Confirmed safety hazard, mass failures or falsified certification (Safety or integrity problem reported: Fatal design flaw that causes an X cap to melt under 100VAC; potential fire hazard.)

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: Fatal design flaw that causes an X cap to melt under 100VAC; potential fire hazard.weight 3

    Fatal design flaw that causes an X cap to melt under 100VAC; potential fire hazard.(editorial note)

How the tier was reached

  1. 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.

Fatal design flaw that causes an X cap to melt under 100VAC; potential fire hazard. Two samples also died during LTT Labs testing.

  • 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.

FieldSourceConfidenceCaptured
oemPSU Tier List (seed workbook)trust 7070%workbook import
intro_yearPSU Tier List (seed workbook)trust 7070%workbook import
modularityPSU Tier List (seed workbook)trust 7070%workbook import
atx_versionPSU Tier List (seed workbook)trust 7070%workbook import
form_factorPSU Tier List (seed workbook)trust 7070%workbook import
input_rangePSU Tier List (seed workbook)trust 7070%workbook import
platformPSU Tier List (seed workbook)trust 7070%workbook import
editorial_tierPSU Tier List (seed workbook)trust 7070%workbook import
efficiency_classPSU Tier List (seed workbook)trust 7070%workbook import
primary_topologyPSU Tier List (seed workbook)trust 7070%workbook import
minor_rail_regulationPSU Tier List (seed workbook)trust 7070%workbook import
secondary_rectificationPSU Tier List (seed workbook)trust 7070%workbook import

Primary source: PSU Tier List (seed workbook) (row 723). 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.

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