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Antec TruePower Trio 650
Watt Power Supply Review
Inside:
Inside the Trio 650 things look
pretty clean and organized. The bulk of the weight is taken by the
two heat sinks shown here. This pattern for the heat sinks is
pretty unique and offers a lot of additional surface area for effective
cooling. Peak power is guaranteed up to 50 degrees C.
The Install:
I installed the Antec TruePower
Trio as part of a
Crossfire Review project. The build features an
Abit
AW8D running with an Intel Pentium D 940 overclocked to a modest
3490 MHz and cooled by an
Antazone AS-C1000 Cooler, and a 2 x 1 GB Kit of OCZ PC2 5400
(4-4-4-12) RAM. The build included 2 x WD 74 GB Raptors in a RAID0, a
Seagate 750 GB storage drive and a
Plextor PX-755SA 16x DVD burner. The system was mounted in a
NZXT Apollo case.
Here you can see the test system
with the power supply installed on just the motherboard. I was
also able to control the two Apollo 120 mm cooling fans using the Trio's
fan only runs. This is a nice bonus since the Apollo doesn't
feature active fan control on its own.
With everything installed and a bit
of light cable management, you can see there is no shortage of cable
length in this mid size case. The third +12 V run even stretches
around the back and bottom of the AW8D to reach the 12 V accessory plug
located in the bottom left.
Testing:
To test the TruePower Trio, I ran
the completed system overnight to get an accurate idle. Using the
Abit uGuru utility I captured these numbers.
Since on board tools are not always
the most accurate measure of power, I also rebooted and captured these
idle numbers in the BIOS. One of the things that really sticks out
is the consistency between the BIOS numbers and the idle numbers.
To capture the Trio at load I fired
up Passmark's BurnIn
Test V 5.1. I increased the FSB to 219 MHz, and I also ran Company of Heroes
while listening to some
streaming audio to keep both sides of that D940 working. After
about a 30 minute period, I captured these numbers. You can Blink.
The numbers are almost identical to the idle numbers. I should
note; my trusty multi-meter was used to validate these readings as well.
Conclusion:
The R&D team at Antec has a lot to
be proud of with the TruePower Trio 650. Antec has raised the bar
with three rock solid rails of dependable power at your disposal.
The only thing bad I can say about this product is its just not flashy.
I would feel safe recommending this power supply for system critical
builds and gaming machines alike. It is interesting to contemplate
what the Trio rail design might look like in a modular style. With
all this power and a 5 year warranty I can't help but recommend the
TruePower Trio 650.
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Club
Overclocker Rating |
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Innovation: |
9.0
out of 10 |
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Performance: |
10 out of 10 |
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Quality: |
10
out of 10 |
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Stability: |
10
out of 10 |
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Overclocking: |
N/A |
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Software/Drivers Pack: |
N/A |
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Value: |
9.5 out of 10 |
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Overall Rating
9.5 |
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Skill Level |
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Project Skill Level
(10 being most difficult) |
4
out of 10 |
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