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Super Flower Zillion FG Gold ATX 3.1

850W

GoldATXATX 3.xFull modular2024
A-Published tier

Why this rating

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

A-Published rating
EEngine rating

Evidence

74%Limited lab data
PASS
10
WARN
0
FAIL
1
N/D
11
Rules v1.0.0

Ratings disagree by 10 steps

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

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

  • PASS

    Declares ATX 3.x complianceweight 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

  • FAIL

    Electrical performance criticised: Excessive ripple at ultra low loads.weight 3

    Excessive ripple at ultra low loads.(editorial note)

  • 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 Zhong Yuan/RSYweight 1.5

  • PASS

    Platform ZYO01 mod.weight 1.5

  • N/D

    No independent laboratory report linked yetweight 2

Warranty and support

  • PASS

    5 year warrantyweight 1.5

    5 year warranty in the US via Newegg.(editorial note)

Safety

  • PASS

    No safety incidents or false claims on recordweight 3

How the tier was reached

  1. MISSED

    Tier A - reference classspec 12.9

    • Measured electrical behaviour: Electrical performance criticised: Excessive ripple at ultra low loads.
    • Too many failed criteria for this tier (1)
  2. MISSED

    Tier B - strong mainstreamspec 12.10

    • Measured electrical behaviour: Electrical performance criticised: Excessive ripple at ultra low loads.
    • Too many failed criteria for this tier (1)
  3. MISSED

    Tier C - adequatespec 12.11

    • Measured electrical behaviour: Electrical performance criticised: Excessive ripple at ultra low loads.
    • Too many failed criteria for this tier (1)
  4. MISSED

    Tier D - basicspec 12.12

    • Measured electrical behaviour: Electrical performance criticised: Excessive ripple at ultra low loads.
  • Insufficient evidence, unknown platform or unsatisfactory architecture (spec 12.13)
  • Modifiers do not apply to E and F

Missing evidence

These criteria could not be resolved. They lower the confidence index rather than count against the unit.

  • Active power factor correction
  • Electrolytic capacitor temperature rating
  • Fan bearing type
  • Protection coverage
  • Over-current protection declared
  • Over-temperature protection declared
  • Protection trip points
  • +12V ripple
  • Voltage regulation
  • +12V transient response
  • Independent laboratory evidence

Specification

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

Capacities
850 W
Form factor
ATX
ATX generation
ATX 3.x
Efficiency class
Gold
AC input
Full range (~100–240 V)
Cable modularity
Full
Introduced
2024

Electrical architecture

What is actually inside, when it is known.

Primary stage
LLC
Secondary rectification
SR
Minor rail regulation
DC-DC
Platform
ZYO01 mod.

Reviewer notes

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

Excessive ripple at ultra low loads. The PSU is designed by Zhong Yuan Power, but is manufactured by RSY. 5 year warranty in the US via Newegg.

  • Electrical performance criticised by the reviewernoconfidence 60%
  • Warranty length stated in the editorial note5confidence 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 1028). 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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