Antec TRUEPOWERII TPII-480 480W ATX12V 2.01 SLI Ready Power Supply

Comments: Im getting very steady voltages powering an AMD Athlon 64 X2, MSI RX800, 2 dvd drives and more. No problems at all. Highly recommend.

Comments: I bought this PS to replace the stock Antec Smart Power that came with my Antec case. I'd been using the SP and I thought that it had been doing a decent job. Occasionally, however, the computer would freeze requiring a hard reboot during extended gameplay, and I couldn't figure out why. I guessed that maybe the old smart power was being pushed to hard and it seems now that that was, in fact, the case. Since I've installed this new TruePower II 3 weeks ago, the system's been rock solid. I had been waiting for these new TPII's to come to market so I can use it for my next rig (24 pin main cable, dual 12 volt rails). Great price on a super quiet, powerful, future-proof PS. Athlon XP @ 2.2 Ghz, 1 Gb RAM (2x256 Corsair XMS and 1x512 Crucial Ballistix), 2 80 Gb WD HD, 1 Lite-on combo, ATI 9600 Pro, SB Audigy 2 ZS

Pros: it was quiet...when it worked

Cons: after i installed it it work great once, i would turn off my PC, then when i tryed to turn pc back on only the fans would come on nothing else

Overall Review: gonna do a RMA, 4 a replacement, hopefully i get one that works

Pros: I put one in a gaming Pentium D 920 system about 5 months ago, and it runs strong and stable. It's quiet most of the time, and when the fan comes on it's still an exceptable volume. 480 Watts is *more* than enough for any reasonably sane build you might be considering.

Cons: Not as impressive looking as many other PSUs over $xx that have lights and paint, but reliability is more important than how things look through a case window. You can always void your warranty if you want that stuff anyway.

Overall Review: I have one of the old TruePower PSUs in an old system that is still running strong after 4 years. These units impress me more than others I have tried (like Raidmax SLI and Sparkle ones). I liked this PSU so much that I ordered another for a new build. The only PSU brands I would ever buy anymore are Antec, Enermax, and Xclio.

Pros: Extremely quiet, enough power for anything in your system, huge fan allows for more air flow while operating at a low RPM, tons of cables for just about anything...

Cons: ...Yet having all those cords can be a bad thing. If you are an average user with a Mid-tower pc, there are way too many cables. Over half of the cables I didn't have a use for so I had to tie them into knots and together then stuffed them next to the power supply. This can cause a huge mess if you have a window case and constrict airflow.

Overall Review: Bought this supply for the XFX Geforce 6800XT which requires a 500 watt power fupply minimum, as you can see, this 480 watt keeps me operating just fine.

Pros: Quiet. Really made my whole system quieter. Also, unlike some other PSs, this one has a connector for the fan, so if your motherboard has a PS fan connector, you can hook it up and then the MB will control fan speed, reducing it when the temp allows, making this unit even quieter. It has lots of connectors for everything, including SLI video cards.

Cons: Just after I bought it the 550W unit went down in price. Oh well - it's still a good value.

Overall Review: The quality of this unit is outstanding. For the first time I didn't feel like the Power Supply was the piece of junk metal I put as an afterthought into my system.

Pros: Antec has come through with its 'TruePower.'

Cons: None thus far.

Pros: Had to upgrade from the TP 380W that came with my Sonata due to a new mobo (24 pin). This PSU seems quieter and is certainly beefier. Runs my new Opteron 165, A8N-SLI Premium, 7800 GT, and 2 HDD just fine.

Cons: None yet.

Overall Review: Haven't tried in SLI, no comment there.