Customer Reviews

Antec Truepower New 23652 TP-650 650-Watt EPS 12V 80Plus Certified SLI Ready Power Supply

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2 star:		(1)
1 star:		(2)

 

 

No problems with my PSU so far. It's running my i7 desktop, ATI HD6950 and 4 HDDs without any problems. Silent operation. Nothing else to say. It is what it should be: invisible. Probably the best compliment a PSU can have.

Power supply is quiet and works fine (after 1 week of use). Use it on a PC with Intel Core i-7 and an XFX Radeon HD 5750 graphics card (am not a game player but have several other components to justify this power level particularly at such a reasonable price) and the sound of the graphics card fan at idle is much louder than that from the PSU to give some idea. Don't know that the modular design saves all that much cable space and actually would have preferred one more SATA cable without having to use a modular cord but this would be true of any of the modular design from any other company. Would suggest looking at reviews of the Antec New Truepower series if you are considering buying instead of anecdotal reports - all the ones I saw were favorable. Only 1 site that I could find reviewed the TP-650 [...] - very positively - but other sites including Tom's Hardware have reviewed other wattages of this series from Antec - also very positively. You can find citations to the reviews of other wattages on the Antec website as well as reference to 80 plus bronze certification. If trying to establish how much power you need, the Antec website has a good calculator on it based on the components in your PC. I also called Antec with a question on installation and they were very helpful - actually answered the phone and gave accurate information in a customer friendly way - a surprise these days in computer parts/accessories. Obviously can't vouch for reliability yet since just purchased, but product has a sufficiently long warranty. Got mine shipped from J&R - excellent vendor. Would purchase again.

The unit appears to be very well built. Substantial wiring and extra connectors. Everything I needed.
I gave 5 stars to the unit and minus 5 stars to the shipping clerk who packaged it in a large box with memory and a Razer mouse and minimal protection air bags. The side of the box was crushed from lack of support.

I used this power supply in my first computer build. I found the quality and value to be outstanding. It's been up and running now for a few months, and I have not experienced any problems. There's plenty of cables to go around and I would purchase this product again if I build another computer.

This power supply is absolutely excellent - it's rock solid, backed by an extensive warranty, and is based on a very reliable power supply design.

It'll handle most anything you throw at it, and you probably won't outgrow it until you start using three or more high-end graphic cards. It's got plenty of connections and plenty of length.

This is a power supply that will last many years.

Looking for a truly quiet, if not silent PSU (for under $100) seems to be impossible. I've tried multiple brands. This one held some promise, based on the reviews, but after a couple of hours, the high pitched squeal was unbearable. I called Antec and was told that units with the same series of serial number as mine all suffer from this issue and I should return it to Amazon. WTF???
So I returned it and the search continues.

It gets two stars because it didn't set fire to my mobo and (allegedly) there are certain serial numbers that don't sound like a pig in a paper-shredder.

Quiet, stable power. This PSU is Antec quality in and out! I've used 2 of their PSUs in my own build and 3 in builds for friends and they are all working excellent. There are some extraneous cables hard wired into the PSU but its not a big deal. It is modular and you can add in extra PCIe cables or SATA power cables as you wish. Overall its a great PSU!

Pro: Plugged it in and it worked quietly. At first the cables looked massive, but the Antec Nine Hundred Two V3 case allowed much of the cable used and all unused cables to be routed out of sight. Didn't even have to hide any in the drive bays so air flow remains unobstructed. Had every cable needed for new build.

Con: The 2X12 plug was VERY difficult plugging into the new motherboard socket. The pins looked straight. Unplugged it and plugged it back in without difficulty so the pins on the motherboard may have been the problem. Also had a little trouble plugging the power cable into the new hard drive the first time.

this unit was defective out of the box.the computer would shut down for no aparrent reason and wouldn't restart until it was turned off for a half hour or so.j&r are going to refund my money.i wasted a tremendus amount of time figuring out what the problem was.

I have the TP-480 Blue and found horrific wiring, soldering and burned circuit boards in mine when I was taking it apart after retiring a machine. I am glad my house did not burn down.