Today I have Antec's newest power supply. A power supply so new.. it won't be available until October. So new.. the unit I received didn't even come in a retail box. But at least I got a PDF representation of a box! The power supply we're looking at today is the Antec High Current Pro 1200W, or HCP 1200 for short.
It's been a long time indeed since we last reviewed an NZXT product here at jonnyGURU.com. Indeed, the last time yours truly saw an NZXT product on the bench was way back in 2007 when I was just getting started here, when I took a peek at their Duet home theater case.
Today, all that changes. NZXT has released a new line of 80 Plus Gold power supplies under the Hale90 moniker, and I have the 850 watt model under the microscope. It is second only to its 1kW big brother in terms of power output at NZXT. Let's see how it performs.
The Corsair AX850 power supply comes in a box that is 15.5" long. That's 390MM! And wow! Talk about setting the bar high. "Mission-critical stability", "one of the best", "90% efficiency at 50% load".... That's why we're here today folks!
The HAF (High Air
Flow)series has become one of the most desired cases among computer
enthusiasts. First to come was the full tower HAF 932, which was followed by
the mid tower version the HAF 922, both turning out to be top notch gaming
cases, but it isn't stopping there. @ Modders-Inc.com
Today's
review item is the Asus SBC-06D1S-U. The SBC-06D1S-U is a slim external USB 2.0
Blu-Ray combo drive; quite a mouthful for what we used to call a simple optical
drive. Onboard the SBC-06D1S-U is all the functionality you would expect: DVD
read and write, CD read and write, and Blu-Ray read. It's even plug and play
and has some shiny blue lights. @ OCIA
The Titan XS comes to us
from Verbatim. This drive packs a small 320gb hard drive in a shock
resistant rubber casing. This is designed to be a handy drive for people
who are on the move, and possibly a little rough with their data. Let’s
see if the drive lives up to the expectations. @ Maximum CPU
The first lesson of game-testing is this: never
blast your way through an early build of a popular franchise title in front of
the two guys who are responsible for making sure it's a major hit. They
laughed, they smirked, they scoffed. "When you're wearing the jetpack,
there's no need to climb stairs," said one of them. The other producer
left the room as I died at the hands of another Helghast onslaught. @ Digital Trends
The Arctic Sound P531
5.1 headset is a great addition to any gamer's arsenal. It offers very
good positional audio as well as a good overall audio experience for gaming,
movies and even a little music. The USB interface is great in that it can
bring 5.1 audio to any PC with a USB port. The only downside to USB is
that you can't use these with your Xbox, audio receiver or media player. @ BCCHardware
Standing just 88mm
tall, the Glacialtech Igloo 5760 PWM heatsink is relatively compact as modern
CPU coolers go. Small through it may be, Glacialtech seem to have engineered it
in just the right spots to manage the demanding peak thermal loads of top-end
processors like the AMD Phenom II X4 (140W TDP) or Intel Core i7 960 (130W TDP)
processor. Given this cooling threshold, the Igloo 5760 PWM should be well
matched against the plethora of mainstream 65W & 95W TDP chips currently
available from both Intel and AMD... @ Frostytech
PowerColor's HD 5750 Low Profile is the first HD 5700
Series low-profile card on the market. This seems to be a godsend for compact media
PC systems that can also handle the latest games at decent resolution and
settings. We take this card for a spin to see if it can hold its promise. @ techPowerUp
Recently we provided the first Linux-based
review of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 graphics card. Overall, this Fermi-based
graphics card was a great performer for selling around $200 USD and is
complemented by great video playback capabilities with VDPAU acceleration and
great proprietary driver support. In that review we primarily looked at the
OpenGL performance under Linux, but with NVIDIA's Fermi architecture bringing
great GPGPU advancements for CUDA and OpenCL users too, in this article we are
looking more closely at the Open Computing Language performance of this GF104
graphics card as well as other NVIDIA and ATI graphics cards. @ Phoronix
The new Silencer Mk II power supply series from
PC Power & Cooling features a synchronous design with DC-DC conversion,
single +12 V rail, 80 Plus Silver certification, and seven-year warranty. We've
already tested the 750 W version and it proved to be an excellent product.
Let's see if the 650 W model is also a good option. @ Hardware Secrets
Having reviewed
almost the entire HAF lineup from Cooler Master there was an obvious missing
piece in their lineup when it comes to a small low cost case to compete with
Antec’s 200. Today Cooler Master released their answer to the 200 in the form
of their HAF 912. Keeping with their “High Air Flow” theme and keeping the
price inline it could very well be one of the best values on the market. Let’s
take a closer look to see if this is the “case”. @ LanOC Reviews
There
are a few things in life that we definitely do not need, but when we first see
some of them we think it would be really nice to have. Usually these
"impulse buys" are inexpensive little gadgets that just catch your eye as
you walk to the cash register. One of these items may be our next review
product.
The Thermaltake Mobile Fan 12 is a small external fan that one would use to
cool themselves, or maybe an electronic device that you may be working on.
Chances are you would probably like to use a little desk fan to help stay cool
while at work sitting next to that hot office PC all day. @ Pro-Clockers
NZXT has release the
Sentry LXE, a fan control and monitoring system like nothing else we have seen
on the market today. Check out how the LXE LCD touch screen panel works with
your system in our review. @ TechwareLabs
A NAS is a NAS, right? Not so with the DS210j from
Synology. For the DS210j, NAS means Network Application
Server, Move over devices that only give you shared folder support, the DS210j
offers all the functionality of a x86 box in a small and neat package. The
DiskStation Manager software brings it all together in a tight package. @ ASE Labs
To
conclude our trio of NZXT enclosure reviews, we bring you the Tempest EVO. As
with so many of NZXT’s cases, the product has undergone some sort of evolution
whereby the original design has been adjusted or altered to improve its
functionality leading to the addition of the EVO part of the name.
How has the chassis been
changed though and is it for the better? Let’s get stuck in and find out. @ XSReviews
We realize we're not the first website to post a
review of the Asus G73Jh-A1 gaming notebook -- though we were one of the first
to get our hands on this unit (heh, we said "unit") -- but even if
you've read several other evaluations of this model already, let us encourage
you to click through the following pages anyway. Why? Dude, we like the hits.
But other than the obvious, after a couple of months of extensive testing and
real-world usage, we have a firm grip on where this laptop stands among its
peers, and at least one quirky troubleshooting tip that we wouldn't have run
into had we cranked out a review after a few days of testing (Steam users take
note, this tip applies to you). @ BURNED iN
·OCZ Modxstream 500w Can this power supply handle my pc?
In Win dragon slayer case
AMD Phenom II X4 945
Palit 9800gt
ASUS M4A785-M
1 tb Wd Caviar green
1 160 gb... ·Enermax Revolution 850w Bad PWR_Good I'm hoping some kind fellow can help me out here.
There are known compatability issues with this PSU and Gigabyte/EVGA motherboards. The problem... ·My HX1000 power switch.. If I switch off the PSU with its power switch, I sometimes get a sort of 'spark' sound rather than a 'clunk'.
However, as the PSU is plugged into... ·Review: ThermalTake ToughPower Grand 750w Over at KitGuru (a UK-based site), they have published a review of a 750w unit in ThermalTake's new ToughPower Grand series. A short review, but it... ·[review] HCP-1200 (56k keep out!) Image: http://www.thelab.gr/gallery3/var/albums/reviews/reviews-photos/Antec_HCP-1200/IMG_3132_small.jpg
Image:... ·Power supplies for sale... Up for sale is the Antec HCP 1200 I just reviewed:
http://www.jonnyguru.com/modules.php?name=NDReviews&op=Story&reid=198
No retail box.... ·Review: PC Power & Cooling Silencer MkII 650w The fine folks over at Hardware Secrets have recently reviewed the 650w Silencer MkII from PCP&C. As usual, Hardware Secrets has done a pretty good... ·Maxcube Blitz 850W OEM? Someone here that knows the OEM or quality from this (http://www.maxcube.com/product/product3.php?id=12&cid=1) PSU?
I can't find anything...
... ·Review: CoolerMaster Silent Pro Gold 800w Over at Hardware Heaven they have a review of one of CMs newer offerings: the 800w Silent Pro Gold. As the name suggests, it is 80+ Gold rated. A... ·AX1200 or something else be reason for PC shutting down during LostPlanet2 bench Been running some benchmarks today. About 10 benches in total accross a variety of games. Temps seem fine for gpu's and cpu. And all benches pass...
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