Older / off brand led tech results

Hi and welcome to all. I'm starting this thread because not all of us have lots of money. I absolutely do not believe that you need the newest lm301h LED diodes to get great results. There were people getting great results years ago..
So I would like anybody who has experience with older and or Off barnd like Cinese cobs or LED strip technology and as had great results to please share in this thread. 2016/2017 and earlier if possible.
Things like Watts ,type of LED, the year,
Grams per watt , yield , and the space it was in. Or any information that pertains to such especially if you ask pictures please post. I am greatly interested in creating a discussion on this topic and assume others are as well. Thank you for your time let's create a great and informative thread.

I’m using the sf2000 and Yielded solid 10-12 oz per plant before in a 2x3x5 tent with 3 plants buds look good and get fat af, how big of a tent do you run?

Thats awesome but to me spider farmer is newwer tech. Specificaly im trying to see what people were using and getting a gpw back a couple years ago. For example did any one use like smd2835. Or 3030. What was great 3 years ago?

Assuming you're talking white light and not blurple, the primary change the last few years is improved efficiency, maybe around 5% annually?
LM301B/H definitely aren't needed for great results, they are just more efficient.

@1212ham Do u know of any older perhaps cheaper lights

All those foos died from LED poisoning

Manguy said:

I’m using the sf2000 and Yielded solid 10-12 oz per plant before in a 2x3x5 tent with 3 plants buds look good and get fat af, how big of a tent do you run?

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so you achieved 12 ounces for the 200 watt sf2000 light or thirty ounces from 200 watts ?

Dave455 said:

so you achieved 12 ounces for the 200 watt sf2000 light or thirty ounces from 200 watts ?

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Good eye, 10-12 for single plant with not much training. I’ve heard all the way to 2g per watt with them on a single plant

OP are youu talking aboout DIY or boought plug and play lights?
If youre looking for diy and saving some money check out lm561c and lm281b diode based boards, you can have them foor cheap.
As for store bought led growlights from 2016 available at good prices in shops, really slim pickings; they dont seem to drop in price really.

@Manguy i run 1 4000k. In veg And i used to run 3 3500k. In 4x8 flower.
I use 25 dollar 240w ufo highbays. I only run 1 in each now..
4x8 is more then i ever needed. I didnt have to grow for a year an i enjoy it so i grow a lot
yea good eye i guess.. I dont understand people who (Led) people astray with bunk info... people would have told me growing with these ufos wasnt possible.