Antec TruePower Quattro

"What more can be said other than Antec definitely has another winner on their hands. A very high wattage PSU that is also extremely quiet, runs cool, handles well under load, is modular, supports the new 8-pin PCI-E connector, ispower efficient, and comes in at a very decent price as well. The Antec 850W True Power Quattro can be had for $159.99 from ZipZoomFly, no rebates and no fuss included. This is what many other 700W power supplies go for that aren't up to the quality of the Antec."

"In conclusion, the Antec TruePower Quattro 850W PSU TPQ-850 is everything a budget-minded shopper could want, even if they are a serious hardware enthusiast or hardcore gamer. Matching good looks to decent performance, and offer it all for a great value, and then you begin to see why the TruePower Quattro series is going to become a popular product and rewrite the history of the TruePower series. Add to this the modular cable interface, and you have yourself a very efficient, future-ready power supply that even receives Antec's AQ5 – Antec Quality 5-year parts and labor warranty."

"During my testing, the Antec TPQ-850 TruePower Quattro 850W Power Supply was rock stable and did not have any failures or other performance issues. The TPQ-850 850W Power Supply has both stability and silence, features Active PFC and up to 85% efficiency. It has a modular design and support for 8-Pin PCI-Express as well as four independent +12V rails featuring maximum combined current of 64A."

"The Antec TruePower Quattro 850w is most certainly not the best 850w power supply on the market, it doesn't have the best efficiency and the high DC output comes at the cost of the DC output quality in the upper 50% of its range. But when priced at $169 it is an incredible value. If any 850w power supply can be called a bargain power supply, the Antec TruePower Quattro 850w is it. The Antec TruePower Quattro 850w does represent an exceedingly good value at the sub-$175 price point. However, if you are an enthusiast that is doing a lot of overclocking and trying to push your system RAM to the bleeding edge while you are running power hungry video card or RAID configurations, you might want to consider a power supply that has a more robust level of DC output quality."

If you aren’t going to pull nowhere near 850 W – which is the case for 99.99% of users buying this power supply – this is a good buy and the problem we had during our tests won’t affect you.