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By member:
JKVV
- May 24, 2003
Antec 550 Watt ATX12V Power SupplyStrengths: Lots of Power cables available.Made my AMD computer VERY quiet! Its true! Nice Online INFO FAQ (I suggest you read about it before you buy it) Very popular with PC addicts. Weakness: NONE!!! cant say it enuff!! except for the fact that its not like the true control 550 Had to resolve INFINITE LOOP ERRORS. And didnt mind buying this one to replace the crappy 400watt psu I had (came along with the barebone system) Online forums highly suggested this. I had and ATI RADEON 9700 and a NFORCE mobo. Turns out the RADEON was a power HOG! My computer would black out when playing games. So this pretty much helped. You wont need this PSU if you dont have INFINITE loops. Another this was that this baby had soo many cables,it even had a seperate cable for just the case fans. As I read the online details turns out this is made for servers. And it made the computer very quiet. So I guess this thing is a 5 star PSU:) worth the money! 80% of readers found this review helpful. Did you find it helpful or unhelpful? Top
By member:
Rehlyimah
- Apr 11, 2004
Antec 550 Watt ATX12V Power SupplyStrengths: Lots of power to spread around, very stable power levels, small Weakness: none, and believe me, I TRIED to find one I'm running a system vith quite a few components reputed to be power hogs, and I'll admit that I was worried about the amount of power being used, even with a 550-watt supply. But no, no power shortages, no voltage instability, no problems whatsoever. I can't comment on noise, since I'm running five other 80mm fans, but it stays very cool without starting tornados in the room like my last couple computers/PSU, so I'm assuming it has to be quieter than most. External power feed is also a plus, use it for testing CCFLs. 79% of readers found this review helpful. Did you find it helpful or unhelpful? Top
By member:
andrinoid
- Jan 3, 2005
Antec 550 Watt ATX12V Power SupplyStrengths: So quite the only way I can tell if my computer is on is by looking at the hard drive light. Weakness: Absolutely none I have an Alien Ware that I bought in the beginning of 2001. The computer has served me well all this time, but I had grown accustom the roaring fan systems. The sound of such to not only annoy me on many an occasion and cause other family members to complain. My old PSU was only a 340W and with new AGP and PCI cards added and a filling of the drive bays, that prompted me to consider upgrading the PSU. I had read on other review that this PSU was quite, but I was shocked and dumbfounded at the magnitude of the difference. If only alien were stocked all the computers with these PSU. I am so impressed that even if I don't have such a high power demands in my future computer systems as of right now I would never ever think about putting a different brand PSU in my computer. 50% of readers found this review helpful. Did you find it helpful or unhelpful? Top
By member:
resurrection20
- Feb 17, 2004
Antec 550 Watt ATX12V Power SupplyStrengths: Rated at 550 Watt Constant Power SATA Connectors. Special Fan Connectors. 2 90 MM fans to keep it cool. Extremely quiet. 20-pin Mainboard power input cable is shielded in mesh for better air flo Weakness: Fan Connectors do not provide adequate power to the fans and will let your system overheat. Not enough Molex Output connectors. Mass of wires that is hard to hide and to keep out of the airflow's wa Besides the fan connectors providing minimal power and causing my system fans to barely run and thus allowing my system to overheat, and besides the rats nest of wires that stick ouf the PSU and them being almost impossible to form into any sort of shape to allow airflow around the inside of your case, it's a damn good PSU. It's quiet, has dual 90 MM fans. Lots of features, it even has an external molex output for external devices. I got this PSU so I could have 7 IDE devices: A CD-RW, a 32X CD-ROM, a DVD-ROM, a 100MB Zip Drive, 3 HDDs, and a Radeon 9800XT which requires it's own Molex input...It's all fairly snazzy and works great so far, my system is running in tip top shape and my casefans are running faster than they ever did on my 300Watt Enermax PSU. Just make sure your fans are connected to the normal 4-wire Molex inputs and not the lame 2-wire fan inputs that are supposed to let your fans be heat-controlled, but really don't. 35% of readers found this review helpful. Did you find it helpful or unhelpful? Top
Reply by member: vacavalier
Oct 28, 2004 More than enough Molex connectors on this PSU...more than most with 480w or more power. As far as bad wire configuration for air flow???? It's called use zip ties and route the wires to provide minimal exposure in open areas...very simple to do when both sides of the case are opened. Wiring config on this unit provides plenty of length, which seems to be a design challenge for other manufacturers.
Reply by member: AlexanderAkulick
Jun 30, 2005 This entire review is lame. This product works as advertised without any short comings. There are two fan connectors designated "fan only" which use the power supplies internal controller - they do not have to be used if you want another configuration for fans and are only for two fans (well documented in the supplied instructions). All the connectors supply very stable power to much larger systems than this mediocre one.  
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Antec 550 Watt ATX12V Power Supply
Strengths: This supply provides stability at each connector and is extremely quiet, excellent for gamers and any high performance system. It is also rated for continuous power at 550w and many others aren't.
Weakness: none
I installed this power supply to resolve standby mode problems and infrequent crashes that required shutdowns and rebooting, and also after not being able to determine my exact power requirements for various PCI cards and my VGA video card as the individual manufacturer techs could not provide this information.
-- WELL WORTH THE MONEY --
*note This power supply will make many computers more quiet.
Antec's techs were the only people to suggest this solution and they were correct.
Antec is an excellent company to deal with, offering not only great products but immediate unquestioned warranty service on products in warranty by excellent service representatives, and DETAILED PRODUCT INFORMATION at their web site www.antec-inc.com .
I am a well pleased returning customer of Antec having owned several of their products in the past that continue to work flawlessly.
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