Final Thoughts and Conclusions
The LEPA Gold 750W power supply proved to be a very good unit. It produced excellent voltage regulation with very good AC ripple suppression and meets the 80 Plus Gold criteria for efficiency. It comes with a good assortment of both fixed and modular cables and can even operate in silent, Low-Power-Fanless-Mode when operating below 15~20% output.
The LEPA Gold 750W PSU is currently available and typically sells for $139.99 (Newegg.com, November 2012).
Strengths:
• 750W continuous DC output
• Excellent voltage regulation
• 80 Plus Gold efficiency across a broad range of loads
• Very good AC ripple suppression even at 100% load
• Silent, fanless operation at low power levels (=15%)
• Single +12V output can deliver up to 62A/744W
• Four PCI-E connectors (6/8-pin) and dual EPS12V connectors
• Active PFC with universal AC input
• Ribbon style modular cables
Weaknesses:
• None noted
LEPA Gold Series 750W Power Supply
I would like to thank our friends at ECOMASTER for sending us the LEPA G-750 PSU to review – thank you!
Seems like a very reasonably
Seems like a very reasonably priced contender in the 750W range of 80+ Gold PSUs. Have to say that because of this review I certainly would consider it as a replacement or upgrade [situation-pending]. & Thanks for the review.
The cooling is ridiculous
The cooling is ridiculous inside this one. The fan has to spin quite fast even at moderate load.
Add the fact that the fan itself is complete crap and you get one of the loudest PSU i’ve ever heard… It’s louder than an overclocked GTX570.
I’m really considering voiding my warranty just to change the fan and those cooling plates if the screws are accessible.
The screws ARE extremely
The screws ARE extremely easily accesable… to change the PSU fan, ALL you need to do is to unscrew 4 screws and take out the shroud… though, BE careful with that. Make pretty damn SURE you discharge the capacitors before you open up your unit. There’s deadly charge can that be hidden behind those two big primary capacitors.
Cant confirm that.
I have an
Cant confirm that.
I have an absolute silent machine (you cant tell if its on or off unless looking at the LEDs or monitor)
running watercooling with external fanless radiator, gtx670 with 3 92mm silent fans and MB controlled noiseblocker case fans 11dB, and i cant hear the psu fan.
I even unplugged all case fans and stopped the gpu fans manually and still nothing from the psu…
Of course running a cheaper/older case with top mounted psu (instead of bottom) and not enuf airflow in a cramped case would make any psu-fan turn up on rpm…