Introduction

Enthusiasts looking for a powerful, yet energy efficient and stable power supply need look no further than the Antec TruePower Quattro 850W power supply unit. Antec's latest series, Quattro, offers the quality and performance users expect from Antec products, with the efficiency required by 80 PLUS certification. Units with this certification are 80% efficient and meet the latest Energy Star standards. It can power up to 8 SATA drives, as well as four PCI-Express devices. Read on for the review of this stylish powerhouse.

Features & Specifications

- Universal Input, automatically adjusts for 100V to 240V power grids
- Designed to meet the 80PLUS Certification
- Active Power Factor Correction (PFC) helps reduce electrical waste
- Supports EPS12V v2.91 and ATX12V systems
- Four 12V output circuits provide supreme system stability
- Accurate power rating allows TruePower Quattro to deliver its full rated power (24 hours a day rated at 50C)
- Up to 85% efficient
- 80mm low noise cooling fan
- Heavy duty protection circuitry prevents damage resulting from short circuits (SCP), over voltages (OVP), under voltages (UVP), and over current (OCP)
- 2 x 8-pin PCI-E connectors and 2 x 6-pin connectors for PCI-Express graphics cards
- MTBF: 100,000 hours
- Safety approvals: UL, CUL, FCC, TUV, CE, C-tick, CCC, CB
- Gold plated connectors for superior conductivity
- AQ5 - Antec Quality five-year parts and labor warranty
- Dimensions: 3.4"(H) x 5.9"(W) x 7.1"(D)
- Net Weight: 5.75lbs. (2.6kg)

Packaging

The product packaging for the Quattro 850 is simply amazing. Yellow is not a color often associated with high performance computer parts. I first thought of a car part when I saw the box. A massive "850" adorns the front, as well as the 80 PLUS and Quiet Computingr logo. A sticker notes that the Quattro 850 is able to power dual graphics cards. The rear lists the above specifications as well as a description of the 80PLUS program:

80 PLUS is an innovative electric utility-funded incentive program to integrate more energy-efficient power supplies into desktop computers and servers. The 80 PLUS performance specification require power supplies in computer and serers to be 80% or greater energy efficient. This means that an 80 PLUS certified power supply consumes about 33% less energy than many equivalent power supplies with the same power output.

Inside the box, there is the Quattro 850, its cords (modular!), and the manual. For the interested, the manual is written in English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, and Japanese. It is very well-written and has many pictures and diagrams for those new to PSU installation.

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