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Review: Antec Earthwatts Platinum 650w Power Supply Print E-mail
Posted by Ed Smith   
Wednesday, 22 August 2012 19:20
Article Index
Review: Antec Earthwatts Platinum 650w Power Supply
Features and Specifications
Photos Part One: The Box
Photos Part Two: The PSU
Load Testing Part One: Regulation
Load Testing Part Two: Ripple
Dissection: Part I
Dissection: Part II
Verdict and Conclusion

Introduction

Antec, maker of many things, has sent us one of their Earthwatts Platinum series PSUs.

The Earthwatts line is Antec's mid range line and the Platinum 650w is the top of that mid range lineup. The main selling point of course is the 80+ Platinum efficiency.

If you listen to Antec (or read the box, anyway) this will save you a ton of money. We'll look at the reality of that claim when we look at the box. First, a bit about Antec from Antec's About Us page:

 

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About Antec

Antec, Inc. is the global leader in high-performance computer components and accessories for the gaming, PC upgrade and Do-It-Yourself markets. Founded in 1986, Antec is recognized as a pioneer in the industry and has maintained its position as a worldwide market leader and international provider of quiet, efficient and innovative products. Antec has also achieved great success in the distribution channel, meeting the demands of quality-conscious system builders, VARs and integrators.

Antec’s offering of enclosures includes a wide range of cases, such as its advanced Performance One Series, economical New Solution Series and VERIS family of media components designed for the home theater PC market. Antec’s products also include front line power supplies, such as its premium Signature Series, powerful TruePower Quattro Series and EarthWatts, one of the most environmentally friendly power supplies available. PC gamers are an increasingly significant consumer of performance components, and many Antec products are designed for the gaming demographic, like the premier gamer enclosure: the Nine Hundred. Antec also offers a line of computer accessories comprising many original products, including its patented LED fans and notebook cooling solutions.

Antec is headquartered in Fremont, California, with additional offices in Rotterdam, The Netherlands, as well as in the UK, Germany, France, Spain, Italy, China and Taiwan. The company’s products are sold in more than 40 countries throughout the world. Please visit www.antec.com for more information.

 

I have a bit of a hard time with the environmentally friendly bit, the odds of your computer use making a meaningful difference in the environment are rather slim. Unless you set off WW3 somehow of course. That'd do it.

In any case, it's time to move onward and see what Antec has to say about this unit's features and specifications.

 

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