Antec TruePower Quattro 1200W

Antec TruePower Quattro 1200 review

On the face of it the Antec TruePower Quattro 1200 should appeal to gamers and PC enthusiasts looking for a little more power than most It can deliver power to a full range of system components that include high-performance PCI Express graphics cards. In terms of total efficiency, the Antec TruePower Quattro 1200 gave a good performance, although, it was unable to touch the performance of the awesome Corsair Professional Series Gold AX1200. However, it lost significant ground in terms of standby efficiency, and was one of the worst in its range. Given this hit and miss affair it's disappointing that the PSU produced a high amount of decibel noise when compared to similar power supplies such as the Thermaltake Toughpower 1500W and the SilverStone Strider Plus, with it being the loudest under load. A good reason for this was the smaller 80mm fan, which has to work far harder to cool the system and strikes us as an odd design decision. Despite the fan being fairly small, it still managed to vent the excess heat, helping to keep the PC cooler on the inside than the exhaust, and the cables didn't significantly heat up during high loads.