Antec’s TruePower Quattro series is simply one of the best choices for any consumer looking to upgrade their power throughput to the maximum level. Garnering a total of 1000 Watts of pure power, the Antec TruePower Quattro 1000W delivers on the needs of a system that needs to be efficient for either video use, or gaming use. The Antec’s TruePower Quattro provides energy conspicuously across 5 rails while working within the EPS 12V v2.91 certification system, this power supply macadamizes across every torture test, ripple test, and noise test to deliver efficiency beyond 85%.

The beautiful exterior of the Antec TruePower Quattro 1000W is simply appealing. Etched with white/black trim lines, the power supply adorns a sense of style while remaining the modernity to provide a power that meets today’s most current demands. The power supply comes with the various connector cables, most noticeable the 2 x 8-pin PCI-E and the 2 x 6-pin PCI-E for a machine that wishes to optimize its dual graphics configuration for processing power or just wants more power for applications able to use it in the near future. The Antec TruePower Quattro provides a design to match the stability of the testing that reveals the continuous outlook power.

The Antec TruePower Quattro 1000W provides a level of testing performance not seen in most other power supplies. Straight out of the box, the power supply was put through rigorous testing and stood out in each one of them. The Torture testing revealed an overall efficiency of 89.24% while monitoring power fluctuations using the electrical potential and noting the level of DC charge. Ripple and noise testing revealed that the rails are unconditionally power providing while maintaining a noise less than the standard mV rating for the v2.91 certification of the EPS.  The prodigious nature of a power supply is not told by just the sleek interior high quality makeup, the decorative exterior, and the various protective design assurances it seems to have. A brand new power supply, providing a better future for a PC, is told by its performance and reliability to which the Antec’s TruePower Quattro 1000W is a sage.

The Antec’s TruePower Quattro 1000W is worth the buy without a second praise, and anyone willing to spend quality money for quality value and trust of brand name should look no further than Antec and the Antec’s TruePower Quattro 1000W.

Antec is known for making great power supplies that last a very long time. In the new addition to the long line of NeoPower pure performance series, Antec heralds the NeoPower 650W high efficiency power supply. The NeoPower features three 12V rails, a high efficiency design, and aims for a better tomorrow for performance. NeoPower’s highly efficient design produces less heat, allowing the use of a smaller fan running quieter at slower speeds. Built to support dual GPUs and the top of the line core CPUs, the NeoPower 650W aims to improve on heat generation, affordability, and performance without compromise for hardware enthusiasts that love both a single and dual powered GPU solution. Continue on to see how it fares as we place it under our severely rigorous power supply analyzation process.

Features:

• OCZ PowerWhisper Technology
• OCZ PowerFlex individually adjustable power rails with LED indicators
• OCZ ConnectAll? Universal connector. (ATX, BTX, SATA, P4 and EPS12V)
• ATX12V 2.01 (600w only)
• OCZ PowerShield? power leads
• ActivePFC (International version only)
• 5 year warranty backed by OCZ’s exclusive PowerSwap? replacement program.

Specifications:

• Frequency input 47-63Hz
• Voltage Range 95-132VAC or 190-264VAC
• Current Range 12A @ 115VAC or 6A @ 230VAC
• Efficiency 63% max load
• Noise <32dB
• BTX, ATX, P4, AMD, SATA
• Mean Time Between Failure 140,000 hours

Most of the features and specifications will be talked about in subsequent paragraphs. What I want to look at here is the simplest to understand part of a power supply, its power. When people buy new cases they often get a cheap power supply included with the case, these end up lasting a few months to a year before they die. The other thing that often happens is the buyer, thinking that they got a really good deal on their 450w power supply, neglected to read the fine print where it says that its 450w peak power and they never notice that the combined power from the 3.3v and 5v rails is less than 200w. There are a few key items that help a person select a quality power supply: first, the weight; second, the combined 3.3v and 5v power rails; and third, the warranty.

One of the more interesting developments in recent days is the purchase of PC Power and Cooling by OCZ. Today we bought their ProXstream 1000W and will take a general look into it. Let’s look at the specs:

Features and Specifications:

• 1000W Configuration
• Dimensions: 150 x 140 x 86mm
• 3 year warranty backed by OCZ’s exclusive PowerSwap replacement program.
• No more endless return-for-repair loops!
• Internal 80mm fan
• 4 Channel 12V Output provides stable electric power to computer components
• 4 Channel PCI-E connectors
• Dual CPU support: provides 8-pin 12V dual CPU support with stable voltage
• 20+4 pin: compatible with all motherboards available on the market
• 4pin & 8pin: accords with the requirements of CPU in ATX or EPS 12V V2.91 systems
• Active PFC: enhances utilization of energy
• Over Voltage and current protection:
• A complete protection circuit is implemented, protecting every component in your system.
• Environmental protection specifications: accords with WEEE & RoHS by Europe
• 115Vac 60Hz / 230Vac 50Hz
• +3.3V(28A), +5V(30A), +12V1(20A), +12V2(20A), +12V3(20A), +12V4(20A)
• Part Number – 1000W – OCZ1000PXS

So, as you can see, this unit has four +12v rails that each pack a whopping 20A on them, giving us a total of 80A of +12v power. They also have a three year Powerswap warranty on this unit, which just adds to the value, and gives confidence to the consumer when they are paying this much for a unit.

PC Power & Cooling has been around for quite some time. During that time they have developed a reputation of being a very high quality power supply company. With that high quality usually comes at a high price, and PC Power & Cooling has always been on the higher side of cost. Is it worth it? That is for you to decide, but read this review before you make your decision! Let’s look at the specifications of the Silencer 750.

Test Setup- Right To It

All tests were run using a fresh install of Windows XP Professional with SP2. For our stock speed tests, we ran everything at default timings for the CPU. Our stock speed testing used Corsair DDR2 C6400C4 2 GB kit at 2.0 vDimm at DDR2 800. Timings for our overclocking were left 4-4-4-12 and 2.0v. The video card was left at default timings as well for all tests. For this review, stability was determined by running our battery of tests, plus the ability to complete a 32MB test run. For our voltage readings at default settings, we ran everything at stock speeds, and DDR settings settings of DDR800 and 4-4-4-12, at 2.0v.

Conclusion

If you want the best components available you have to pay the price. If you want to take one of the biggest hindrances to overclocking success out of the picture, you have to pay for it. So, check out this PSU right now!

Today’s computer components are demanding more and more power in order to run at their full potential. Video cards and processors have advanced so fast in the last two years that their power requirements have barely been met by power supply manufacturers. This is still an issue today with SLi and Crossfire now in the mainstream. Consumers have to make a very tough decision when choosing which power supply to trust with their new system while keeping a close eye on the power specifications of each PSU to ensure they will get the stability they are looking for.

Features

• 13.5 cm Ultra-Silent Fan
• Exclusive ‘4-steps’ 0dBA technology
• Cable management with sleeved wiring
• PCI Express, SLi, Crossfire and Dual Core CPU ready
• EPS 12V and ATX 12V 2.02 compliant
• EMI Filtering in PCI Express cables for EMI protection
• Mirror surface finish

Start this review off nice and easy with some specs this time around.

Specifications:

• Support latest ATX12V v2.2 and EPS12V 2.91 standards and is backwards compatible with ATX12 2,01 systems
• Guaranteed to deliver rated specifications at 50?C
• Active Power Factor Correction with PF value=0.99 provides clean and reliable power to your system.
• 8 Serial ATA connectors (4 on 520W)
• 105?C rated industrial grade capacitors provide uncompromised perfermance and reliability, delivering 4 times the lifespan of conventional 85 ?C rated capacitors.
• Powerful + 5Vsb rail with 3A rating
• Over Current/Valtage/Power Protection, Under Valtage Protection, and Short Circuit Protection provide maximum safty for your critical components.
• Gold plated connectors provide oxide free ultra low-resistance contact between the power supply and your critical components.
• Dimension: 5.9″(W) x 3.4″(H) x 5.9″ (L)
• MTBF: 1000,000 Hours

General Features:

• Powerful
  The HX Series efficently delivers continuous full rated putput with solid triple + 12V rails for combined maximun output rating of 50A (40A on 520W), and is engineered to exceed the requirements for even the most power hungry of computers.
• Efficent

Utilizing advanced double-forward switching circuitry design, the HX series provides 80% + high efficiency and Active Power Factor Correction (PFC), ensuring the PSU generates minimal heat during operation and uses less electricity.

• Customizable

The enhance modular cable solution provides flexible cables for superior cable routing. This eliminates cable clusters and optimizes the airflow inside your case.

• Quiet and Cool

The high quality thermally controlled double ball-bearing 120mm fan delivers excellent air flow with whisper quiet operation.

• Dual GPU Ready

The HX Series offers native support for dual graphic card configurations with two PCI-Express cables and high performance +12V rails. It is compatible with either nVidia’s SLI OR ATI’s Crossfire solution.

The Corsair PSU is aimed at enthusiasts purely. The power supply is a matte black and features red and black labels on the sides and back. Corsair is aiming this power supply at the high end enthusiast market and doesn’t believe that incorporating LED lights and windows is where they should put their focus. Instead, they focus it on stability and raw power.

Opening the box up we found the power supply unit encased in a foam shipping housing and also inside was a modular cable bag, power cord, two plastic bags, and the owner’s manual. Opening up the cable bag we found 11 cables that can be used on the power supply.

The Cables:

• 2 – 800mm 4 pin peripheral power connector cables (Molex) with 3 “quick release” style connectors
• 2 – 450mm 4 pin peripheral power connector cables (Molex) with 2 “quick release” style connectors
• 2 – 550mm PCI Express cables
• 2 – 800mm SATA connector cables with 3 SATA connectors
• 1 – 600mm SATA connector cables with 2 SATA connectors
• 1 – Y-adapter cable with 2 floppy power connectors
• 1 – Y-adapter cable with 2 4 pin female (Molex) “FAN ONLY” power connectors

Corsair has shipped eleven modular cables with their power supply, but the unit itself can only use up to seven of those cables at any given time. Corsair has actually given us a greater number of cables that what is required, so we can pick at choose what to run per our system requirements. During our use of the power supply we didn’t run into any cable length issues when we test fitted the power supply into some common cases when we checked cable lengths. One thing that I noticed is that the power supply comes with the 24-pin main power connector, 4-pin +12V connector and 8-pin EPS12V connector that cannot be removed. For all of the systems that we tested on the 4-pin +12V connector was not needed, so we had to hide the wire in our case.

Overall the PSU is one great piece of hardware, and shouldn’t be missed out by anyone.