Thread: Antec TruePower Quattro 1000W

In order to cater to the ever-increasing needs of a modern computer, Antec's TruePower Quattro 1000 Watt power supply is adequately built to handle high-end gaming rigs or data servers. The power supply has a modular design to allow for better air flow inside the cabinet.

It has a white racing theme painted on its shell, which screams out loud that it is suited for gaming rigs. Designed to handle power¬hungry rigs and hence suited for enthusiasts who prefer high-end gaming, the Quattro can be used on CrossFire or SLI machines with two or more graphics cards. It is also certified by Nvidia as SLI-ready. It can also be used conveniently in data servers where there are many hard drives required in RIAD (up to 17 hard drives can be powered) along with multiple fans for cooling.

It is certified 80 PLUS, which means that the PSU consumes around 33 percent less power than regular power supplies with the same output ratings. 80 PLUS is an initiative to promote power supply units which are more than 80 percent power efficient at 100 percent load. This is because almost 20 percent of energy is wasted through heat. The PSU is built with a power protection circuit that can prevent damage caused by voltage dips or surges as well as short circuits.



The power supply comes packaged in a box containing modular cables, perfectly sheilded with nylon sleeves and a ferite core noise filter at each end. This includes four 12V rails in total which are divided between eight SATA power connectors, nine standard Molex for optical drives, hard drives, and system fans, two 6-pin and two 8-pin PCI-e power connetors for future graphics cards and one each for EPS and ATX 12V for the motherboard. You can take advantage of the modular design and store away the cables which are not requires, thus having a clutter free cabinet interior.
VERDICT: The rugged 1000 W Quattro is well suited for high-end gaming rigs and data servers, and can help cut power bills too. FO Modular design, power protection, power saving.