Antec Signature 850W @ DH

***craig5320*** · Nov 10, 2008, 06:19 PM

Antec Signature 850W Review
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Recently Antec have released a new PSU series dubbed Signature which don't come cheap, however Antec claims that they are implementing cutting-edge technology and quality currently available for consumer PSUs. We will examine if these claims are true in this review as we will be pushing the Signature 850W unit to its limits.

OmegaRED · Nov 10, 2008, 08:32 PM

Looks like a great PSU but when I checked the price...$350! Antec must not be selling many of these.

Matth · Nov 12, 2008, 12:05 AM

oops!

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The secondary side is polluted with Nippon Chemi-Con capacitors

Should that be "populated"?

A Desire to Game · Nov 12, 2008, 02:26 AM

Why did they even bother with the 4 modular connections??? What is 4 cables when you have that massive amount of native PSU cables. I guess $350 is what it costs for >80% efficiency at 20/50/100% load. You have to admit, that is downright impressive.

Grace · Nov 12, 2008, 05:42 PM

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Originally Posted by A Desire to Game

Why did they even bother with the 4 modular connections??? What is 4 cables when you have that massive amount of native PSU cables.

4 cables full of connectors are about as many cables as the native ones. Which means that you'd have to deal with double the cables if they were all native. It's not perfect, but it surely will reduce the cable clutter somewhat.

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Originally Posted by Matth

oops!

Should that be "populated"?

Hmmm....perhaps. It could also be "flooded with" or "filled with". The possibilities are probably endless.

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Originally Posted by OmegaRED

Looks like a great PSU but when I checked the price...$350! Antec must not be selling many of these.

It sure is an expensive unit as I mentioned in the conclusion, but 350$ sounds way too much. I would expect it to be in the 240-280$ range. Perhaps you should browse a little more.

Edit : Oh 350$ Canadian. That sounds much more accurate.

Nov 10, 2008, 06:19 PM	#1
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Nov 10, 2008, 08:32 PM	#2
OmegaRED Relapsed Gamer Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Ottawa , Canada Posts: 5,625 Rep Power: 171 System Specs	Re: Antec Signature 850W @ DH Looks like a great PSU but when I checked the price...$350! Antec must not be selling many of these. __________________ E Penis Specs: <------------- See System Specs

Nov 12, 2008, 02:26 AM	#4
A Desire to Game HardwareHeaven Hoosier Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Indiana Posts: 279 Rep Power: 29 System Specs	Re: Antec Signature 850W @ DH Why did they even bother with the 4 modular connections??? What is 4 cables when you have that massive amount of native PSU cables. I guess $350 is what it costs for >80% efficiency at 20/50/100% load. You have to admit, that is downright impressive. __________________ Three is my new favorite number. (SATA III, USB 3.0, and triple channel memory)