I hope you like pictures because I am bringing a lot for you to look at. Lets get started with the massive PSU and all the glory that is 1200w!

Features:

• PowerCache™, a high-performance capacitor that delivers an extra power reserve when and where users need it most
• NVIDIA™ SLI™ – ready certified and ATI CrossFire™ certified
• 80PLUS® Silver Certified – 85% or more efficiency at 20%, 50%, and 100% load
• Designed to support quad core, Core i7 and Core i5 CPUs, quad GPUs
• Six 12V output circuits and DC to DC Voltage Regulator Modules ensure supreme system stability
• 80mm cooling fan uses Pulse Width Modulation for whisper-quiet operation
• Advanced sleeved cable management improves airflow and reduces clutter
• Gold plated connectors for superior conductivity
• Industrial grade protection: OVP (Over Voltage Protection), UVP (Under Current Protection), SCP (Short Circuit Protection), and OCP (Over Current Protection)
• Universal Input and Active PFC allow the Quattro to operate efficiently on any power grid in the world
• Approvals: UL, CUL, FCC, TTüVV, CE, C-tick, CCC, CB, BSMI
• Unit Dimensions:
  - 3.4″ (H) x 5.9″ (W) x 7.9″ (D)
  - 86mm (H) x 150mm (W) x 200mm (D)
• Package Dimensions:
  - 9.4″ (H) x 12.4″ (W) x 5.3″ (D)
  - 240mm (H) x 315mm (W) x 135mm (D)
• Net Weight: 7.0 lbs / 2.72 kg
• Gross Weight: 10.0 lbs / 4.53 kg

Output Voltage Range / MAXReg.OCP Set / PointRipple / Noise

+3.3V, +5V max. load: 170W

+12V1, 12V2, 12V3, 12V4, 12V5, 12V6 max. load: 100A

The continuous maximum total output power shall not exceed 1200W.

Input:

With only being able to look the Antec 1200w over, since it is not ready to be installed yet, I can just give a little info on it.

With everyone these days overclocking everything and running SLI/Crossfire or even tri and quad SLI/Crossfire. People are starting to pay more attention to the efficiency of their power supplies and how they handle different load types. This Antec TPQ model is 80PLUS Silver Certified (85% or more efficiency at 20%, 50%, and 100% load) Which makes this an extremely efficient power supply, and does not matter what kind of load the PSU is under.

You also may have noticed above the modular spots have stickers as a little guide to what to plug into each section. It is a nice addition to the power supply and will help take the guessing work out of where you need to plug hardware into. This will be greatly appreciated by a user who is not well read up on PSU’s and the multiple rail system.

One thing I was not super impressed with was the cable sleeving. It looks very half assed and for the price you pay on this unit I expect better. Also, the sleeving itself is not the greatest. Yes it helps with the aesthetic value of somewhat hiding the wire colors, but the sleeving is cheap and pretty much see through. I have seen a lot better sleeving on a lot cheaper units. With the money you dish out for this unit I do not see why they could not up the quality of the sleeving, e.g., Murdermod sleeving.

Now doesn’t that look so much better than what you see from Antec. If they used quality sleeving, I am sure it would help boost sales and win customers over who are on the border of buying the PSU. Another thing that annoys me is the fact they did not even complete the sleeving into the casing itself. They left it dangling at different lengths outside the PSU casing, and it looks atrocious.

Overall, other than the crap cable sleeving, I am happy with this unit. Once I can run further tests I can be a little more help with this power supply. I am really pleased with the solid feel of all the cables and the unit itself. It seems very well put together and the paint job is a nice touch!

Sorry about few days delay here, but what you can do about it. Nothing really… So i bough used PSU & Cellshock Black Edition C7-12800 4×1gb sticks. Okay, well first ill introduce my pc:

Phenom II x2 550BE , True Black, Radeon HD3850 512mb, Asus M4A78T-E.

Let’s start with PSU, bought it for 52 euros, not bad deal because it was Thermaltake ToughPower 750 watt. Few notes thought, it missed few modular cables… not big deal for me. So i started to put back together my pc, after while i booted it up first time… well tryed. No go, no matter what. So i plugged hdd’s of first and tryed again. WoW! It was alive, but the reality hitted on my face pretty quickly. Erm what? so what to do without hdd’s? Nothing. Putted back again everything, no go… ugh… then i unplugged 6 pin pci-e cable from radeon.. and wow it was alive again. You know what happens next.. Doh. So i was like in situation where i have to choose between them, ermm no. Contacted seller, got my money back. He tested it too, he’s pc was working allright. Umm what? Strange problem then, but let’s head to Cellshocks.

Opened up first kit, booted fine with 1333mhz and CL7. Good working… Thought i did not try memtest or superpi at all. Tryed 1600mhz and no go just bluescreens.

After 2 hours of trying different slot’s latencys and all the setting i quess, i had to give up! Opened other set, unplugged first ones and attached second  ones to mobo, it fired up to at 1333mhz. Nice, moved up to 1600mhz and cl7. Working ! oh yes finally some good stuff ahead. I did not expect it after first kit. Moved up to 1800mhz, again working. So i was finally getting decent clocks on memory and with cl7 @ 1.9v rated, which is stock voltage for these sticks. Tested some superpi 1m &8m and passed!

Well im happy, at least something is working and hitting good numbers on screen, gotta test these tomorrow more.  But after these backdraws i got something good and feeling happy right now.

Now some updates to G.SKILLS which i have been testing lately. My mind have changed few times when it comes to these.

120+ euros, pretty decent clocks on AM3 platform. I migh say; best bang for buck, but with few exceptions. These are very good for intel, for AMD you might not be lucky at all with these sticks, when it comes to your mobo&cpu. With C3 cpu’s your mems might go little further, maybe. Cheaper CPU’s might have weak memcontroller and that’s why getting near to AMD memspeed limit, might be impossible which is not your mems fault.

PS: Next i will post about Cellshock C7-12800 black editions, BeQuit psu and x2 4870. Bought these as used. Also i might make and order for Corsair Domitar GTX2 memorys,  200 dollars each… Ouch.  But hey, 6-6-6 latencys and 1800mhz for AMD AM3 platform… not bad! As those need only 1.65v for it. Ooh i will se some wet dreams about them. Below G.SKill update. Before weekend, if i have time enough to run some superpi 32m test

But here’s my latest SuperPi 32m run with 1.6v & 7-8-7 timings. Yeah had to loose timings bit as my cpu barely can hold +1800mhz.

Check it out. Not bad afterall and keep in mind, only 1.6v which is good for 24/7 use. These might go little further, but as i dont wanna go over rated voltages. Otherwise i could get easily more out of these.

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