WARNING: Before you buy an Antec PSU, read these links!

[ones3k]

I once trusted Antec, but after my True430 PSU died on me and took out my motherboard, I did some research. Turns out Antec power supplies aren?t as good as I once thought. Many people are experiencing failures and the majority of these failures are linked to Antecs use of CHEAP capacitor brands and INADEQUATE cooling. No wonder my room used to feel like a kitchen!

http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,14116577
http://episteme.arstechnica.com/groupee...77909585/m/545004476631/r/865002486631
http://www.ocforums.com/showthread.php?t=363382
http://205.177.13.145/forums/viewtopic....0&sid=0b7366ce43b3af150cfe348ed42e1f48
http://www.ocforums.com/printthread.php?t=365624


more to come...

 

[thescreensavers]

Now Get me links that say how good they are!

 

[ones3k]

Go get me links of PC power & cooling failures. Hard to find huh?

 

[orangat]

Its no secret that Antec is not a top tier brand.
Seasonic/Enermax/PCPC/Fortron are better choices. Antec is still decent though.

 

[imported_Kensai]

Originally posted by: ones3k
Go get me links of PC power & cooling failures. Hard to find huh?

Of course PC P & C is a top tier brand.. Their prices are top tier too.. I've only got two of their 850W SSI's and two of their 510W SLI PSU's.. If you want, you can buy me 16 more 510W Deluxe or SLI PSUs for the rest of my systems.

 

[otispunkmeyer]

Originally posted by: Kensai

Originally posted by: ones3k
Go get me links of PC power & cooling failures. Hard to find huh?

Of course PC P & C is a top tier brand.. Their prices are top tier too.. I've only got two of their 850W SSI's and two of their 510W SLI PSU's.. If you want, you can buy me 16 more 510W Deluxe or SLI PSUs for the rest of my systems.

you have 20 systems? pics?

 

[ones3k]

Originally posted by: Kensai

Originally posted by: ones3k
Go get me links of PC power & cooling failures. Hard to find huh?

Of course PC P & C is a top tier brand.. Their prices are top tier too.. I've only got two of their 850W SSI's and two of their 510W SLI PSU's.. If you want, you can buy me 16 more 510W Deluxe or SLI PSUs for the rest of my systems.

You can purchase the PC P & C "silencer" series for around 100 dollars. Cheaper than the highest models of Antec.

 

[The Green Bean]

Originally posted by: otispunkmeyer

Originally posted by: Kensai

Originally posted by: ones3k
Go get me links of PC power & cooling failures. Hard to find huh?

Of course PC P & C is a top tier brand.. Their prices are top tier too.. I've only got two of their 850W SSI's and two of their 510W SLI PSU's.. If you want, you can buy me 16 more 510W Deluxe or SLI PSUs for the rest of my systems.

you have 20 systems? pics?

 

[imported_Kensai]

Originally posted by: hatim

Originally posted by: otispunkmeyer

Originally posted by: Kensai

Originally posted by: ones3k
Go get me links of PC power & cooling failures. Hard to find huh?

Of course PC P & C is a top tier brand.. Their prices are top tier too.. I've only got two of their 850W SSI's and two of their 510W SLI PSU's.. If you want, you can buy me 16 more 510W Deluxe or SLI PSUs for the rest of my systems.

you have 20 systems? pics?

Can't get pictures for a while. Gotta get em all online folding first..

 

[rise]

Originally posted by: ones3k
Go get me links of PC power & cooling failures. Hard to find huh?

errr, all psu's can have a problem.

btw, what did you have, the original true power?

 

[ones3k]

Yes original "true430" 20a on 12v

 

[ones3k]

Originally posted by: rise4310

Originally posted by: ones3k
Go get me links of PC power & cooling failures. Hard to find huh?

errr, all psu's can have a problem.

btw, what did you have, the original true power?

Please find at least 5 failures for me... I posted 5 (actually more like 10-15) many people on those threads had antecs fail.

 

[rise]

i don't need to find anything for you to prove my point that all components can fail.

if you're trying to prove that pcp&c is a better psu than an antec, especially the original trues, than you're preaching to the choir and i doubt anyone here would argue with you.

 

[T9D]

I had an Antec fail a few months back.

 

[KoolDrew]

Antec PSU's are very popular. That contributes to how many you actually hear about dieing. I must admit though, Antec has not been impressing me lately.

 

[biostud]

Originally posted by: Kensai

Originally posted by: hatim

Originally posted by: otispunkmeyer

Originally posted by: Kensai

Originally posted by: ones3k
Go get me links of PC power & cooling failures. Hard to find huh?

Of course PC P & C is a top tier brand.. Their prices are top tier too.. I've only got two of their 850W SSI's and two of their 510W SLI PSU's.. If you want, you can buy me 16 more 510W Deluxe or SLI PSUs for the rest of my systems.

you have 20 systems? pics?

Can't get pictures for a while. Gotta get em all online folding first..

Do I feel a "Nik" comming up?

 

[Pabster]

PC P&C > Seasonic > Antec

Enough said.

 

[CKent]

Thanks for your contribution to the forums. I'll continue using Antec PSUs.

 

[biostud]

It would be nice if Anand consulted PC P&C for a stress test of PSU's, so we could get a good measure of how well these top PSU's really handle.

 

[Pabster]

Originally posted by: RBachman
Thanks for your contribution to the forums. I'll continue using Antec PSUs.

You go right ahead. And I'll continue using PC Power & Cooling.

 

[ones3k]

Originally posted by: RBachman
Thanks for your contribution to the forums. I'll continue using Antec PSUs.

And thanks for bumping my thread. Hopefully new system builders will heed the warning and steer CLEAR of Antec power supplies. They continue to use the cheapest taiwanese capacitors when there are MANY reputable japanese brands available. Its obsurd to spend the money on antec when you can snag a PC P & C PSU for around 100 (silent series). Antecs name is heading downward fast.

 

[orangat]

Originally posted by: ones3k
And thanks for bumping my thread. Hopefully new system builders will heed the warning and steer CLEAR of Antec power supplies. They continue to use the cheapest taiwanese capacitors when there are MANY reputable japanese brands available. Its obsurd to spend the money on antec when you can snag a PC P & C PSU for around 100 (silent series). Antecs name is heading downward fast.

Can you tell what other 'good' Japanese brands are out there?

 

[ones3k]

Panasonic for one

 

[orangat]

Is it only available in Japan? I don't see it on newegg.
Are there any Japanese brands which are more widely available?

 

[ones3k]

Do they even sell capacitors on newegg?