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Antec TruePower 330-Watt Power Supply List Price: $69.99


Features
 Nylon sleeve on wiring harness for improved ease-of-use and airflow; Two double ball bearing fans; Gold-plated connectors
 Individual dedicated circuits for +3.3V, +5V and +12V outputs; Voltage Feedback and tighter A 3% regulation to maintain accurate voltage to all components, adding system stability
 Antec Low Noise Technology achieves the optimum balance between noise reduction and necessary cooling; Dedicated Fan Only power connectors allow TruePower to control the speed of case fans, reducing total system noise
 ATX12V for AMD and Intel based systems, Backwards compatible with previous ATX standards
 Very low minimum load: 0.8A at +12V
 Individual dedicated circuits for +3.3V, +5V and +12V outputs; Voltage Feedback and tighter A 3% regulation to maintain accurate voltage to all components, adding system stability
 Antec Low Noise Technology achieves the optimum balance between noise reduction and necessary cooling; Dedicated Fan Only power connectors allow TruePower to control the speed of case fans, reducing total system noise
 ATX12V for AMD and Intel based systems, Backwards compatible with previous ATX standards
 Very low minimum load: 0.8A at +12V
 Nylon sleeve on wiring harness for improved ease-of-use and airflow; Two double ball bearing fans; Gold-plated connectors
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Antec TruePower 330-Watt Power Supply Customer Reviews
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♥♥♥♥♥ Highly recommended for upgrading your inferior supplies!!!
I'm an electronics nut. I can repair all sorts of electronic equipment, and even build circuit boards. It's been my passion since I was 10 years old. I often take apart electronic equipment to evaluate the design and quality...

Antec has been around for as long as I can remember. When I built my first PC in 1995 I searched for the best and most reliable parts. It was hard to do back then since the public Internet was in its infancy. I basically searched though magazines. I finally bought an Antec tower case with a 250W PS. The case looked great and the power supply was called "smartpower". I was so happy with it that I was sure to buy 2 more Antec cases & PS for my next two computers in later years. I run my computers 24/7 and I never had a problem.

I can't say the same for the power supplies I see on production machines. Companies like Compaq, HP, IBM, always use cheap, underpowered supplies which only meet the minimum requirements. After all, they do need to keep to the "bottom line" and when the profit on a computer these days is around $50, and it's a competitive market, you really can't put a $50 power supply in.

Sadly, ALL of the failed power supplies I have seen have been these "standard issue" supplies. The fact is that when you buy "off the shelf" computers, the manufacturers do tend to use quality motherboards from Intel and Asus in order to avoid tech-support problems with crashes and incompatibilities, but they save on the power supplies, figuring that since the computer will be obsolete in 2-3 years, then it doesn't need to last long. In fact, if you notice, they even save a penny on the "Reset switch" which is sometimes neccessary to reboot Windows, when you get a "blue screen". Don't they care if the supply burns out? Well, since the warranty is often 90 days to 1 year, if the power supply fails they can make some good $ selling you a $10 supply for $100.

When you look at their supplies, you can see how pathetic they are. They are so cheap they usually don't even include an ON/OFF switch on the back, just like the cheapest "no-name" brands you can get for $10. It is good to be able to shut down the power completely sometimes, particularly if you open the case to do upgrades (So you can keep it plugged in for grounding) or if you go on vacation. Also you can see how few connectors they include--usually there is only one spare.

Someone here mentioned how quiet the Bestec supply was compared to the Antec. I don't know--I happen to have a Compaq sr1300nx here and just the CPU fan sounds like a jet engine, so that would mask any power supply noise I imagine.

The explanation for the quieter Bestec is likely that there is only a single fan in it, compared to two in the Antec, which helps keep the computer/CPU cooler, as the fan is right over the CPU. In terms of build quality, the Bestec is cheap-looking, with few connectors and sells for a few $ on ebay, pricewatch, etc. It's also only 250W. Not recommended if you want to be sure your hardware and hard drives are getting safe and reliable power. Believe me, you are much better off with the Antec--you DON'T want a Bestec instead!!!

Let me conclude by emphasizing how critical it is for the power supply to be the very best. The power supply runs the whole computer, and if it's not good, you could end up frying your whole system, even losing your data! I've even seen some off-the-shelf computers where the power supply exploded with smoke and flames! I once plugged in a Gateway that was having problems, and I heard a lound bang and flash from the power supply. Someone else I know had a cheap Powmax supply and his computer would crash all the time. When there was a storm, it would reboot constantly while his other computers didn't blink. I put in a 400W Antec, fixed all his crashes, and no more reboots!

For the safety of your data and peace of mind, I highly recommend replacing your cheap, "no-name" or "off-the-shelf" supply, with an Antec!!!
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