Reviews for Antec 430 Watt ATX12V Power Supply

Antec 430 Watt ATX12V Power Supply

Strengths: Rock solid power supply.

Weakness: Weight? Ha, just kidding. It's only a few pounds. Yes it is heavy but, a quality Power Supply should be. Some corners you just cannot cut.

Rock solid power supply. Replaced an Enermax 330W, which still works great too, with this Antec 430W. I am getting ready to add some new system parts. I ordered this Power Supply early to load test it. This is one outstanding part. It handles my current system with ease. It provides stable power and has plenty of headroom for all of the parts I'll be picking up in the near future.

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Antec 430 Watt ATX12V Power Supply

Strengths: Quiet, Solid Construction, Dual Fans, SATA Connectors, Wrapped ATX Bundle for Better Air-flow, Antec Built!

Weakness: None

I acquired this PSU to help solve crashing problems that I thought were because of a generic Mobo. It turns out the Power Supply is what was failing. This unit fixed the problem and runs quieter than my 'other' PSU. Good job and thanks to Antec for a great product. Would recommend to anyone. I bought one for my mother too!

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Antec 430 Watt ATX12V Power Supply

Strengths: Quiet. Works great initially.

Weakness: Failed after a year.

To be fair, I think highly of Antec in general, and this is likely a bad break for me to get one defective powersupply out of many perfectly working ones.

But still, I'd like to let people know such things do happen. I bought the 430W PS to replace the 350W (SL350) that came with my Antec case. It worked fine for a year and then all of a sudden I get scrambled video signal. I thought at first it was a fried video card and figured it was time to upgrade anyway. But after plugging in the new card, the harddrive wouldn't powerup (POST would stall on IDE detection) -- spinning sound then "click", a classic symptom of insufficient power. Luckily I kept my old 350W around and after replacing the power supply, everything worked fine (even with the old video card).

To think, a 430 True Power got beat by a 350 Solution series (a lower end Antec). I've decided to keep this SL350 until further notice (from my computer).

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Antec 430 Watt ATX12V Power Supply

Strengths: Has excellent ampere ratings on all voltage rails and does not have a +3.3v/+5v share-rail, rail sharing is not good. This PSU allows two case fans to be temp controlled also. Wire harness is meshed.

Weakness: Only weakness was the $100 pricetag, bought locally. If you can find it on the net for under $70 w/shipping+tax, that would be ideal. I needed the instant gratification.

When building a system, the PSU is much more important than people think. Even as a replacement PSU for an unstable system, this one earns high marks. A stubborn sound-crackling that I've had for a long time has disappeared upon installing this PSU. Goes to show: a good PSU is the foundation upon which a good system is built. Do not get stingy where power quality is concerned.

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Antec 430 Watt ATX12V Power Supply

Strengths: Everything, 2 Double ball bearing Fans, really quite, highy reliable power output

Weakness: None, Maybe the price tag (nope just kidding)

I bought this PSU and I think it is one of the wisest decision that I have made. I bought this PSU to replace a generic 400W PSU. It is amazingly quiet, I use the FAN ONLY Connectors for my case Fans I hardly hear anything from the Case. I also studied the voltage outputs for some days and find that ANTEC stand by their word when they say that the voltage ripple is less than 5 percent. I think anyone wishing to build a stable system should invest in this product as PSU is a very essential component of any PC. A wise investment on the PSU could very well save a hundred bucks on components which fail due to cheap power supply.

Highly Recommended.

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Antec TruePower True430 430W

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