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Description
Antec TruePower 550W ATX 12V Power Supply has ability to deliver quality, stable power. TruePower 2.0 poised to set the new standard for performance power supplies. Industrial-grade protection circuitry prevents damage resulting from short circuits, power overloads, excessive current, excessive voltage , excessive temperatures. Dedicated output for more stability and less ripple noise.
Quick Glance
Power Rating: 550 W
Power Supply Type: ATX12V Power Supply
Summary
Product Title: Antec TruePower 550W ATX 12V Power Supply
Manufacturer: Antec
Power Score: 4.9 | 13 Reviews
General
Power Rating: 550 W
Product Type: ATX12V Power Supply
Number of Fans: 1
MTBF: 80000 Hour
Height: 3.4 in
Width: 5.5 in
Depth: 5.9 in
Dimensions: 3.40" Height x 5.50" Width x 5.90" Depth
Weight: 5 lbs
Warranty Information: 3 Year Limited Warranty
URL: Manufacturer Link
Strengths: Seperate 12v rails. SLI ready with 2 video card plugs. Very quiet. Provides clean stable power.
Weakness: None that I have found.
The seperate 12v rails gives clean stable power to the motherboard and CPU for a stable system. Two fan only connectors help keep the system quiet but still cool. 120mm fan keeps the PSU cool. It has 2x6 pin connectors for video cards ready for SLI. 550 watts is enough for a high end system. I am very happy with this PSU.
Strengths: Quiet, you get what you pay for
Weakness: None
Another great product from Antec. I only use Antec PSUs, quite and great performance. I previously had a 480w True Power, this is even quieter than that. I didn’t want to upgrade my PSU, but I needed to with the new 24-pin demand on the Nforce4 boards. I have more power than I could need but it comes in handy. I’ve over-clocked my Athlon64 3700 San Diego at stock 2.2ghz @ 1.40v to 2.790ghz...
Strengths: Plenty of cables, high wattage and extremely quite 120mm fan
Weakness: Not that I can think of!
Had this PSU barely for a month now and I am very pleased with it. I bought it with SLI in mind and this PSU is ready for it and waiting! A very good purchase and have no regrets.
Strengths: High wattage (550W), stability, quiet 120mm fan (21 dBa), long connectors, high current for the rails, ATX 12v 2.0 compliance, two PCI Express power connectors, four SATA connectors
There are sufficient connectors for most of the device in your system. 4xSATA, 2xPCI Express, 8x4-pin Molex, 2 fan-only connectors. Cables are long enough for tall cases or ones with unique setups like the Antec P180. Cables do become crowded, but usually wattage and stability takes precedence over modular connectors, which add resistance to the rails, anyway.
Strengths: High wattage, and plenty of cables.
Weakness: None so far
Antec lives up to its name as one of the most reliable, and stable power supplies around. This PSU is quiet, and it took better control on the noise of my cheap case fans by reducing their speed. The unit comes with 4 SATA connectors, a lot of 4-pin molex connectors (I think about 6 or so), 2 floppy drive connectors, 2 6-pin PCI-E connectors, a few fan connectors (4-pin molex with only 2 pins), 1...
Strengths: Lot of rails
Weakness: None so far
You will get all of connectors you need, 24, SATA, my 6800 ultra required 2 6-pin connectors - it has it. Recommend for anybody who needs to run several hard drives, top video cards and CPUs.
Strengths: tons of power(550w) and lots of connections including 2 pci express for nvidia sli cards.
Weakness: lacks detachable cables found on neopower and sp-500 smartpower 2.0, also has only 4 molex connectors, but that problem can quickly be solved using molex y-cables.
overall the antec truepower 550 is one of the best if not the best psu units at any price. while it's 550w is not the most powerful psu today, 550w is enough for most people and even gives a lot of headroom for many of them as well. it's high tech voltage accuracy on all 3 rails as well as dedicated power on all 3 has really set a new standard in psu's and one day all psu's will have these 2...
Strengths: Quite Powerful ATX 2.0, SATA, and SLI connectors
Weakness: Does not have modular connectors like Antec NeoPower
This is a great PSU with enough muscle to drive my system. DFI LanParty UT nF4 SLI-DR 2x WD Raptor 74GB SATA 10,000 RPM (will add two more shortly) 1 GeForce 6800 GT PCIE (will add another shortly in SLI mode) 1 Panasonic DVR-A09XL AMD Athlon X2 4400+ OCZ 2x1GB DDR PC-3200 No power fluctuations, heat problems, or noise problems with this PSU. I like not having to use any adaptor cables for SATA...
Strengths: It was quiet.
Weakness: Zero quality control
This unit worked for just over two days and then died completely. I'm not coming anywhere near its rated load running a 3.4Ghz p4c, 865pe chipset, one raptor hdd and a 6800gt. Very disappointed with this product. Mwave is sending me an advance replacement (billed to my CC and refunded when my RMAed part returns). Hopefully the replacement won't die so utterly prematurely.
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Good Power/Good Price
Strengths: Great price at rated specs; quiet auto-variable speed 120mm fan (will not be audible over other fans in case); fan on bottom to help suck heat from CPU and increase airflow over motherboard; SLi ready
Weakness: No LED on fan (if you're into that)
I've had good experiences with Antec products, and this is no exception. For what it's rated at (550W, SLi-ready, etc), this PSU is a great deal and provides all the juice my power-hungry DFI nF4-Ultra needs (at all 4 motherboard connection points). The power rails remain steady for stable power for my overclocking needs. The 120mm fan is definitely silent, although most power supplies are never...
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