Customer Reviews

Antec Truepower 23754 TP-750 BLUE LED 750-Watt PSU NVIDIA SLI Certified 80 Plus Bronze Advanced Hybrid Cable Management Power Supply

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It's not much of a secret that Antec uses Seasonic to build a number of their power supplies, and Seasonic supplies are well liked. However, not all Seasonic sourced supplies are exactly the same. As a savvy OEM builder, Seasonic has some basic common platforms that it uses (saves them design cost), but extra features are added on top of the platform to make the final product. This Antec uses the premium design base platform from Seasonic and then adds a little extra:

Antec realized years ago (back when they designed their own products) that proper power supplies have voltage regulation on all of it's rails - they were one of the pioneers of multi-line regulation for PC power supplies. They called this "TruePower" in their marketing. Without independent regulation, sudden load on one rail will affect the voltage on all the others - independent regulation is the only sensible way to design power supplies, yet many manufacturers take the cheap and crappy option to save a few bucks. Some don't bother regulating the 3.3v and 5v rails at all!

I did some research and found that the primary differentiator between this Antec supply and the other Seasonics (Corsair etc) is that the Antec version has 4 independently regulated 12v rails (the 3.3v and 5v rails are separately regulated in all versions). The Seasonic/Corsair have a single shared 12v rail. Obviously the Antec version is the more expensive and superior design. Chances are, you'll hook up some of the 12V lines to the graphics card and the rest go elsewhere. Separate 12v regulation will ensure a consistent voltage across your entire system. If you value stability, look no further.

There are external tear-down reviews for this Antec that you can search for that are interesting (Amazon won't let me link directly to them). There was one thing the tear-down reviewers got wrong, on page 3 on soldering they criticised having the component leads sticking out of the solder more than minimally necessary. Actually, doing this leads to greater reliability - ask any electrical engineer.

The power characteristics of this power supply are truly excellent - compare how much power you can draw on a single rail vs. other supplies, even those rated higher wattage. You'll find the Antec is rated for a much higher amp draw than others. This is because the inferior design of the others will not keep the voltage stable at the highest loads.

In summary, you can pay much more for another power supply and get an inferior product. This supply perfectly balances having extremely advanced (expensive) design while still being afforable. (There are great rebates to be found that can get the price <$90.)

Update: Over a year later (Sept '11), things are going well with the original supply and everything is rock solid. I'm building a 2nd PC with the same supply, although the price seems to have gone up a little, it's the best choice out there still.

I build a fair amount of computers and this is a power supply I often rely on to compete a rig. In my experiences, they are consistently grand performers and deliver steady clean power. Many of the other reviews here praise the unit, so I won't continue to do so (though its quality certainly deserves more than I've mentioned). Instead, the reason for my review is to tell you a bit of information that is not as easily un-covered.

Essentially there is a big difference between the Antec NEW Truepower (This reviewed unit/ model 23754 TP-750) and the Antec Truepower 750. In my opinion Amazon really needs to update this item description and add the "NEW" which is currently missing. The reason this is important is that the older model, the one lacking the "NEW" label is manufactured by Delco and the quality is average. This one, however, is manufactured by Seasonic- often renown as the best PSU manufacturer in the world. The quality of this unit is much higher than that of its predecessor. In fact, if you read about this power supply on other sites that offer PC components you'll often read a review that says "unit failed after 1 year" or something similar, then you look at the post date and realize that this NEW Antec model was not even available at the time of the reviewers purchase. The name is so confusing that people often review the wrong unit and assign the wrong attributes of the old model to this newer version. Antec should have done themselves, and all of us, a favor and named this something completely different. I mean how hard is it to name a powersupply? The "Antec Megapower" moniker would have avoided the whole problem and provided an apt description of the unit.

I hope this insight helped your decision. If you have a question feel free to ask in the comment section and I'll try to get back to you quickly. Thanks

I built my computer in July of last year(July, 2009). My system specs are:

Raidmax Smilodon case

Antec TruePower New TP-750 Blue PSU

MSI 790FX-GD70 motherboard

4GB(2x2GB) Mushkin Enhanced DDR3 1600 RAM(part number 996601)

HIS Radeon HD 4890 1GB video card

Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB hard drive

Lite-On DVD Burner

This system runs with no hiccups whatsoever. Voltages are all within spec. The fan is very quiet. One of the things I love about Antec power supplies is that Antec rates all of their power supplies in terms of continuous power, not peak power. So when I'm putting together a build and I'm calculating how much power I need for that system to run, or more if I want room for upgrades later on, I know if I go with Antec, it can provide that much power all day long, 24/7, without the computer freezing up or random reboots.

Something I've noticed is that some reviewers have made a deduction on the rating because this power supply is not fully modular. I don't believe this is necessary because this power supply is not advertised as being fully modular, therefore, should not be expected to be. This power supply is semi-modular, or as Antec calls it "Advanced Hybrid Cable Management". The cable management of this power supply is described right on the product page and even shown in the pictures on the product page. So if someone needs and/or wants a fully modular power supply, they should buy a fully modular power supply. Not buy a power supply that wasn't fully modular, and then make deductions on a review because it wasn't something they wanted. The cable management of this power supply is perfectly fine for my setup. I don't have any complaints about it.

750 watts of continuous power. I love it. :)

I have been an avid and exclusive user of Antec. How ever I just had this unit fail on me after less then a year of use. The computer stays on 24/7 and is running full load most the time. So maybe that is the reason for the failure. I have had 3 Antec PSU's fail in the last year. I am switching to another brand x fingers it works better then this one did. Yes I use a power conditioner so unstable power is not the reason for the failures and i was not overloading the PSU unless its not able to run at its advertised specs. Which I am only running around 550-600W.

Anyways this will be my next PSU http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00539M4M0/ref=ox...itle_1?ie=UTF8&m=ATVPDKIKX0DER i am hoping it will be here by Thursday but guess its should be here Friday.

This PSU replaced another unit which was of questionable quality. This Antec PSU outputs stable voltage no matter what I'm doing. With the addition of a few more hard drives and other accessories my old PSU couldn't handle the requirements of my system and would simply shut down. This PSU is quiet and powerful enough to keep my tower running without any problems. It's very versatile with the optional connectors if you need more power and keeps things more organized in my tower case. Definitely worth it's price. Don't settle for a PSU with questionable quality. Go ahead and spend the extra money and get something that won't fail you.

As a computer consultant this has been the PSU I find to be one of the best. An old electrical engineer once told me, "You can get a good feel for the quality of a power supply by its weight." When I take this out of the wrapping I am always reminded of that quote as this PSU is heavy. A computers longevity is founded by how clean the power flows to all internals. I have hooked this to a variable power load where I can dial the voltage. So, in testing I quickly varied my voltage 4 volts +/- and saw very clean and neglidgable differnce on the DC 12 and 5 volt lines. In concert with a good UPS will provide excellent life to whatever it powers.

Furthermore, the PSU has plugin wiring internally. So, on my simple installs with 1 hard drive, 1 SSD, 1 DVD/RW and a good Nvidia or Radeon card I don't need to add any other wiring. However, installs that want 5 hard drives, and SLI video, you can simply plug in the included cables to get more wiring to your added demands.

I have yet to have any of these units go bad, or even show the slightest voltage variances.

You can't go wrong here.

I am very pleased with this power supply's performance and features. I could tell on initial inspection that it is a high quality, heavy duty unit. Antec gives you plenty of additional separate cables to plug into the power supply to power a variety disk-floppy drives, graphic cards, chassis fans, etc.

As this was my first desktop build, I appreciated Antec's great product user manual on their website. That supplied in the box is rather meager (one page) and assumes that the purchaser is already familiar in properly using the ATX-EPS mobo (rail #2) and external option rails (# 1, 3, & 4).

Installed, my new desktop powered up without any problems. With a 350 watt (120 vac input) load, the power supply runs cool and its fan quiet. The ASUS motherboard's (P8P67 Pro) AI Suite II power & temperature monitoring utility confirms good voltage regulation. I am using this power supply with a 1250 W APC (stepped sine wave on battery backup) uninterruptable power supply. Through several power dips and a prolonged outage (25 min), the Antec's voltage output remained rock-solid and the unit cool.

Considering the money spent on the desktop internals, thanks to all the past reviewers for recommending this high quality power supply.

Antec does a geat job on these power units. they deliver as advertised. the only thing i did not like was the fan in the PSU does not respond to case temperature conditions; though i am not sure why.

10/10 overpower psu ! The most powerfull psu of the world...

This psu is betther choice than corsair, ocz, thermaltake..

Antec truepower 750w> corsair 850w

It took me only about 20 minutes to install, it fit perfectly and it is very quiet. Pretty much exactly what the marketing on the product page said.