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Antec TruePower 330watt PSU Review
Posted by Philipp Esselbach on: 06/10/2002 12:42 AM [ Print | 0 comment(s) ]
Mikhailtech has put up an Antec TruePower 330watt PSU review
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Two weeks of uptime. 4,400 words. 21 pictures. A toothpaste-filled thermistor. And a fried hard drive. Introducing Antec's TruePower 330watt power supply, probably the BEST model out there today. Minus the fried HDD part. But that was my fault. Here's a quote:
A sudden increase in the 5v line could therefore cause a sudden dip in the 3.3v line. I smell instability. An interesting point Antec made is that even though the individual 3.3v and 5v lines may have set ratings, when combined that number is greatly reduced. In other words, you're being cheated out of a good deal of power. The PSU rating doesn't always apply, and this is one reason why cheaper models don't get anywhere near their supposed output. This is where Antec really excels. Its combined output rating can't be compared to that of any other PSU because it doesn't have one.
A sudden increase in the 5v line could therefore cause a sudden dip in the 3.3v line. I smell instability. An interesting point Antec made is that even though the individual 3.3v and 5v lines may have set ratings, when combined that number is greatly reduced. In other words, you're being cheated out of a good deal of power. The PSU rating doesn't always apply, and this is one reason why cheaper models don't get anywhere near their supposed output. This is where Antec really excels. Its combined output rating can't be compared to that of any other PSU because it doesn't have one.
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