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Great PSU
Tech Level: high
Ownership: 1 month to 1 year
Pros: 34A max on the 12v rails, and 80 PLUS certified. Easily powers my e6600 system with an 8800GTS. Built by Se@sonic, a quality manufacturer.
Cons: Lackluster looks, but that's not what you buy a PSU for anyway.
Other Thoughts: After my experience with this unit, I highly recommend these 80 PLUS certified PSUs. I noticed the wattage reading on my killawatt g...
[Antec EA500 500W P/S ATX12V V2.2 review by G2 can be read at Newegg.com]
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G2
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05/01/2007
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97%
(72 of 74) Users Found This Review Helpful
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Quiet, efficient, easy to install and perfect fit.
This unit has very generous cable length and plenty of SATA power connectors. It fit perfectly in my HP case. It is currently powering an Intel Quad Core Q6600 CPU NVidia 8800GTS 320Mb video card factory overclocked 3Gb RAM 500Gb Hard disk 80Gb 2ndhard disk and DVD burner. So far it has been quiet and reliable.This power supply is close to 85 efficient compared to 70 of cheaper units which makes it cooler quieter and use less power Ive been able to verify the cooler and quieter part so far. If ...
[Antec EA500 500W P/S ATX12V V2.2 review by andym197 can be read at CircuitCity]
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andym197
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01/22/2008
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Canton, MA
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92%
(13 of 14) Users Found This Review Helpful
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awesome
High-efficiency EPS12V connector and two 2x3 PCI-e power-connectors. Many other power-supplies in the same watt-range only have 1 PCI-e connector and many dont have the EPS12V 2x4 connector.brbrUnfortunately the small-fan 80mm gets noisy when youput heavy-load 400w on the unit. If youre going to run a heavy-duty rig with high-wattage needs youre better off with a Antec TruePowerTrio or other-brand power-supply with a larger 120mm bottom-mounted fan.
[Antec EA500 500W P/S ATX12V V2.2 review by bankrupt can be read at CircuitCity]
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bankrupt
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12/29/2007
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CCity soon in BC (Bankruptcy
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92%
(12 of 13) Users Found This Review Helpful
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Good basic 80+ PSU
Tech Level: somewhat high
Ownership: 1 month to 1 year
Pros: 80+ certified means it's very efficient, generates less heat. Very quiet, but not totally silent.
Cons: As another user pointed out, perhaps some right-angle plugs would be nice. They would've helped in my P180b build.
Other Thoughts: Wish it had modular cabling, but that's what the NeoHE series is for.
[Antec EA500 500W P/S ATX12V V2.2 review by Dave can be read at Newegg.com]
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Dave
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07/25/2007
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83%
(26 of 31) Users Found This Review Helpful
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EA500 Review
Tech Level: somewhat high
Ownership: 1 month to 1 year
This user purchased this item from Newegg
Pros: While it was working it powered my desktop.
Cons: It stopped working after 8 months powering my desktop. The specs are 2 HDD, 1 Optical Drive, 8800GT GPU and a Q6600 quad core cpu. I don't think that should be a challenge for a well built power supply but one night it just stopped working. I removed it and noticed that the...
[Antec EA500 500W P/S ATX12V V2.2 review by davefon can be read at Newegg.com]
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davefon
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09/17/2008
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71%
(10 of 14) Users Found This Review Helpful
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Quiet, solid but pricey
You can get power supplies with this output for a lot less but this has some features that may appeal to some buyers. Its super energy efficient 80 plus certified so has few fans and is virtulally silent until you pull some load heavy graphics or harddrive or optical drive. Supposedly will pay for itself over time with energy savings. But doesnt quite fit my case despite being ATX because power plug in the way of case flang. Not a deal breaker. You can still use it. But not flush as most would l...
[Antec EA500 500W P/S ATX12V V2.2 review by DrDOS can be read at CircuitCity]
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DrDOS
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12/09/2007
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florida
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63%
(7 of 11) Users Found This Review Helpful
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Tech Level: high
Ownership: 1 week to 1 month
This user purchased this item from Newegg
Pros: High Effeciency a plus,, provided it works
Cons: After many discussions with Gigabyte about MB Posting and no graphics, as well a replacement MB and Processor, Gigabyte said only thing that could be wrong is PSU. They were right and who would have thought PSU would be the problem. I don't appreciate this kind of problem with a new build,...
[Antec EA500 500W P/S ATX12V V2.2 review by N/A can be read at Newegg.com]
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N/A
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12/12/2007
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28%
(4 of 14) Users Found This Review Helpful
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Steer clear of the ea500D
Tech Level: average
Ownership: 1 month to 1 year
This user purchased this item from Newegg
Pros: Still works, kind of.
Cons: I will be replacing in January, when I can afford it. I hope it lasts until then.
Other Thoughts: Why are so many people finding fault with reviews that tell the truth about this product? Don't buy this power supply people. Chances are, it will give you trouble.
[Antec EA500 500W P/S ATX12V V2.2 review by Koolaidman23 can be read at Newegg.com]
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Koolaidman23
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Review Date:
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12/07/2008
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10%
(1 of 10) Users Found This Review Helpful
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Buyer Beware
Finally got the BFG 8800 GT OC of course I saw the 500 watt on the package great deal bought on sale but top peak on watts was only 408 better off getting the Antec 430watt trio or the 650 .Easy to install just disapointed when it said 500 watt and wasnt!
[Antec EA500 500W P/S ATX12V V2.2 review by Bear can be read at CircuitCity]
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Bear
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12/23/2007
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Ohio
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6%
(1 of 16) Users Found This Review Helpful
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Using with an UPS backup?
Tech Level: high
Ownership: 1 week to 1 month
Pros: Power output and cabling as advertised.
Cons: Consider using something other than the Antec Earthwatts series if you want your UPS to keep it running. I have this 500w PSU that came with an Antec case. Testing soon showed that the UPS shuts down abruptly whenever the UPS switches over. UPS is well sized for the job. Responses from my queries to Antec tell me that the Earthwatts series...
[Antec EA500 500W P/S ATX12V V2.2 review by itsjim can be read at Newegg.com]
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itsjim
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Review Date:
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10/17/2008
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100%
(9 of 9) Users Found This Review Helpful
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