Antec trupower trio 650

[quickstreek]

just picked one up for 60 bucks. read review elsewhere and they were very positive then i read you blew 2 of them up. not cool. is the hot box test realistic or just an extreme?

P5B dlx
e6300 (probably gonna overclock 2.5-3.0 range)
tuniq 120
2 120mm fans @ 7 volts (crossing +5&+12 rails)
2 or 3 hd's
dvdrw
alwasy some sort of usb crud
2*ddr2 sticks
7600gt

calculated overclocked to 3.0 with 100% load to be 411 watts with an online calculator. as long as i stay under 650 i should be straight right? or should i just ebay this up and get something else.

reguards...

[jonnyGURU]

The hot box is extreme.

Still doesn't mean I "fogive" the Antec Trio. It's a "cheap" PSU without being a complete turd. Which just means you're probably not going to blow yours up any time soon, that's all.

[quickstreek]

gotcha... its a step up from my free ultra V 500 watter which may or may not have in conjunction with a TV tuner card blown up my old M/B...

Any 100 or under suggestions other than this guy? i saw it floating around for 60 (40 under the going price) and i jumped at it. might just hang onto it for my intents n purposes for the price anyways...

[GalvanizedYankee]

Indicate a general location in your profile please..for those that can't view your IP addy. ;) This makes purchase recs much easyer.

In our Hot Deals Forum: buy.com @ Google check out for < $89 w/free shipping..Corsair HX520. T'is a good deal on a fine PSU.

[quickstreek]

in NJ... any of the recs worth pawning off the antec trio?

[GalvanizedYankee]

I would return the TRIO if I could. Antec, in an effort to sell silence, has under-rated the fans in all it's PSUs. They did this with full knowledge of how hard they have been squeezing thier OEMs for more profit at the retail end.
If I had to use any Antec PSU, the fan would be up rated, 80mm to 55cfm@12V and 120 fans to 85cfm@12V.

An excellent 600W PSU is the new Ultra X-Pro. Silentpcreview.com has a full test/review up.

[quickstreek]

ugh not the news i was hoping for news... still gotta wait on a rebate for this guy as well...$40...
well got some time to do some thinkin during shipping. given my usage specs (probably a 24/7 pc as well) think this thing is gonna take out my system or do u think id be ok with it... reason i jumped is because it seemed to give really steady outputs under load. game occasionally... do some movie encoding... etc.
i just figured the Ultra V had to go if i was gonna do any OCing. this is a step up from that no?

in all honesty id rather keep it but if im asking for trouble then...

[Spectre]

ugh not the news i was hoping for news... still gotta wait on a rebate for this guy as well...$40...
well got some time to do some thinkin during shipping. given my usage specs (probably a 24/7 pc as well) think this thing is gonna take out my system or do u think id be ok with it... reason i jumped is because it seemed to give really steady outputs under load. game occasionally... do some movie encoding... etc.
i just figured the Ultra V had to go if i was gonna do any OCing

It will be fine. The world isn't going to end. The sky is not falling.

[quickstreek]

gotcha...
just making sure this isnt the same crap is the Ultra V
cause if it is its only a few clicks away from ebay... and ill get something else

[KorruptioN]

I would keep it. Especially for $60.

[GalvanizedYankee]

It will be fine. The world isn't going to end. The sky is not falling.

I did NOT say the sky was falling. :cool:

The TRIO is not as good as the NeoHE series. I will say that. :)

[mwhals]

I have a NeoHE series PSU in my current PC and it would beat the tar out of an Antec Trio PSU in my opinion. It is on 24/7 with no problems.

Mark H

[quickstreek]

thank for your input fellas... you have to understand that im not trying to get the top of the line stuff... going for bang for buck... i kno there are betters. the point of this post was to see if it is worth 60 more than my current supply (ultra 500 v series) which i got for free, and that it isnt going to go down in flames and take the rest of my hardware with it... thats all. neeeded something stable to OC a bit. based on the majority of reviews and your input im in good shape .

reguards

PS impresses with the response times on the forum. running a tight ship here... good to know

[JEDIYoda]

Personally it doesn`t seem to matter who Antec uses to make there PSU`s they just are not getting it right!

Yet at the same time there are many people using Antec PSU`s who are not having issues.

Only you can make the call to return it!!

Good Luck!!

[KorruptioN]

Personally it doesn`t seem to matter who Antec uses to make there PSU`s they just are not getting it right!

Disagreed - what makes you say that? For $60, it's hard to beat.

[JEDIYoda]

Disagreed - what makes you say that? For $60, it's hard to beat.

Your joking right??
Antec best bang for your buck????

hmmmmmm

[KorruptioN]

Your joking right??
Antec best bang for your buck????

hmmmmmm

Dude, calm down. I never said anything like that.

You're acting the same over at the [H] forums...