Epilogue
The Lian Li EG1200G has a unique shape, which, according to its maker, offers some advantages in dual-chamber chassis. The USB and fan hub might interest some users, but if you ask my opinion, most mainboards nowadays have more USB headers than required. As for the fan hub, getting one that can also handle ARGB lighting is preferable. Since the PSU’s location is typically hard to reach, making the USB/fan hub removable is smart. Moreover, the removable fan dust cover is a nice idea, and it would be nice to see it in more PSUs!
Performance-wise, which matters the most, this unit isn’t competitive at 115V, with models like the Montech Titan Gold 1200W and the NZXT C1200 achieving notably higher performance. The latter unit’s price is similar to the MSRP of this Lian Li unit, but it doesn’t come with a USB and fan hub. Lian Li paid special attention to the high power cables to avoid any issues in the long run with powerful GPUs like the RTX 5090 and used a reliable fan to increase reliability. The filtering capacitors on the secondary side are not from known manufacturers to restrict the production cost; the same goes for most of the MOSFETs used in this platform. Until I check these Ltec capacitors’ performance, I prefer not to comment on their reliability because whatever information I find is dated. I want to test everything in my lab to be sure that the data I provide is accurate.
Overall, the Lian Li EG1200G is a decent unit sold at a fair price. Its performance is not highly competitive at 115V, but the difference from most PSUs in this category is not huge. It would score higher with better transient response at 12V and 3.3V under high loads. Moreover, Lian Li and Helly must look into the minor rails OCP triggering points, which need adjustments.
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- Decent price for its features
- Delivered full power at 46°C
- Not noisy operation
- Efficient
- Tight load regulation on the +12V
- Good ripple suppression
- Good transient response (normal loads) at +12V
- Higher than 70% efficiency with a 2% load
- High enough power factor
- Low vampire power
- Alternative Low Power Mode (ALPM) compatible
- 2x 12+4-pin PCIe connectors
- Lian Li paid extra attention to the high-power cables
- Removable USB/PWM hub & fan cover
- Not competitive performance at 115V
- 12V and 3.3V rails drop low in the high-power ATX v3.x transient response tests
- The minor rail OCP triggering points need adjustments
- Mediocre transient response at 3.3V
- Not sure about the capacitors quality on its secondary side
Just bought this one for a new build.
The fan has a weird initial ramp up noise (grinding/bearing noise), then it quiets down 4-5 seconds after. Not sure if you had this issue while testing it. It can be a bit annoying since it’s 0RPM so you hear that ramp up motor/grind noise reasonable often even on idle.
Here is a recording I did for reference which I posted on their Reddit page.
https://www.reddit.com/r/lianli/comments/1mgbxg2/lian_li_1200w_edge_gold_fan_spin_up_noise/
nope this doesn’t look (sound) normal. The fan probably hits something during start-up or at least this is what it sounds like.
Got a replacement from Lian Li. The noise is still there but a bit better and lasts a shorter time. No obstructions.
Its like an engine revv up noise for the first 3 seconds, then the noise goes away. Not sure if its just a bad fan curve going from zero to max rpm, or just a cheapo fan. Either way I might get something else with an Eco switch so i can just leave the fan on rather than getting ramp ups.
Did some more digging, it looks like the Hong Hua fans are in some Seasonics and a few others. Apparently it doesn’t have a good reputation and now I know why. I actually found some testing you guys (Cybernetics) did on one of their fans and it rated it fairly well, so maybe it was just a bad batch?
I’ve emailed their rep asking them to look at this internally.
Just opted for this unit in preference to the 1200w Shift, largely due to the better cable quality and slightly better performance metrics. The shift uses Gen 5 cable connections. No mention of cable connections is mentioned in any review I’ve seen can I assume that these are gen 4 cables.
Please note that Gen 4/5 cables refer to Corsair units. Unless you check, you should never mix cables between different brand PSUs, even between PSU models.
Have you had a chance to check whether the secondary capacitors are reliable yet?
Hi! We need to find them new I am afraid to test them. Still trying to locate a good source to find Chinese caps (new)
Are there any better PSUs that include white sleeved cables?
Do we still need to concern about capacitor these days? Especially the japanese one? I read that Nippon-ChemiCon are now produced with Chinese Manufacture like ChengX that now make Rubycon and Nippon-ChemiCon. Does that mean they all now have the same quality?
Chemi-Con uses its own facilities in China, which are up to its standards.
Does Chemicon delegate production to a Chinese company that is not owned by them?
don’t have a clue about this. Will need to check it next time I am in China.
i;m sorry Aris it’s looks like Beryl BC polymer rather than APAQ
thank you, you are right.