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It has been a while since we looked at an Antec branded power supply and the Earthwatts Gold Pro 750W is a welcome way for the company to come back into the spotlight. Its difficult to go wrong using Seasonic as an OEM partner.
Build quality is high and the overall paint finish will satisfy the most discerning of enthusiast user. The only negative we can mention would be the bright yellow accenting which could clash with a colour coordinated build. Its not a huge deal, but Antec should really mute the tones a little, or consider neutral colours across all the panels.
Technically, as we would expect from a Seasonic design – the Antec Earthwatts Gold Pro 750W delivered a stellar set of results across the board. Noise suppression, load regulation both rate very highly and the use of Japanese capacitors inside ensure long term stability, even under heavy load conditions.
The quality cabling deserves a mention – although as I have said before it might be a good idea for Seasonic to ditch the fatter sleeved cables and opt for a universal flat ribbon style implementation, to ease the routing phase during the build.
Noise levels are low, the adoption of a high grade Hong Hua Fluid dynamic bearing fan ensures long life, with reduced noise emissions. We only noticed a little fan whir when the load was consistently over 550 watts.
Antec have assured me that the pricing for this unit will be £89.99 inc vat when it hits the UK. At this price, we feel this unit is very competitive – especially with the 7 year warranty. Its not quite as long as the Seasonic warranty on their ‘official' branded units, but realistically that 7 years will cover two or three system upgrades. Its perfectly fine.
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Pros:
- High build quality.
- quiet under load.
- High levels of efficiency.
- Japanese capacitors throughout.
Cons:
- The yellow accenting might not appeal.
- 7 year warranty is a bit lower than market leaders.
- All ribbon style cables would be helpful for builders.
Kitguru says: The Antec Earthwatts Gold Pro 750W is a very high grade power supply, and at £89.99 will target the discerning enthusiast audience looking to keep costs within a certain limit.
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