Value and Conclusion
- The LEPA G700-MA retails for $149.99
- High efficiency overall
- Tight enough voltage regulation at +12V
- Inaudible even at full load
- Decent ripple suppression
- Five year warranty
- Low price/performance ratio (with normal price)
- Terrible performance of both minor rails at Advanced Transient Response Tests
- Loose voltage regulation on the minor rails
- Low efficiency at 5VSB
The LEPA G700-MA left me with mixed feelings, that's for sure. On one hand it registered high efficiency (ultra high at low loads) and its fan is really quiet so the noise haters will really appreciate this unit. On the other hand voltage regulation on the minor rails is nothing to write home about, except that it is loose. Performance in the Advanced Transient Response Tests was horrible and the price of the unit does not help the price/performance rating at all. Currently, with $150 someone can buy a Gold efficiency PSU with even more capacity than the LEPA G700-MA so things are really difficult for today's test candidate. However, there is currently a mail-in-rebate runs on Newegg and drops the price to 100 bucks. At such a price I can easily highly recommend this unit to everyone that wants to power a system with up to two VGAs. The $100 price tag greatly boosts the price/performance ratio of the LEPA G700-MA rendering it a really good deal.
To conclude I wouldn't pay $150 for this PSU but with the generous one third price cut through the mail in rebate currently running for this unit things change. However taking into account that MIRs are not permanent and that the official price is still way too high I simply can't grant the LEPA unit with a TPU recommendation.