Antec High Current Pro HCP-850 Platinum 850W

Overview

TechSpot Metascore

Based on 5 expert reviews

Excellent:

5
Good:

0
Average:

0
Bad:

0

Pros:

Delivered full power at 45°C.
Tight voltage regulation.
Excellent ripple suppression.

Cons:

High price.
No user's manual.

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Last revision on March 24, 2015

Reviewers Liked

Delivered full power at 45°C
Tight voltage regulation
Excellent ripple suppression
Efficient
Very high build quality
Japanese caps all over the place
Class leading regulation and suppression
Excellent layout and design
7 year warranty

Reviewers Didn't Like

High price
No user's manual
Would prefer a zerofan mode at low loads
Floppy disk connector could be adapter
Price competes with excellent 1kW units
Fan noisy at load

Expert reviews and ratings

We would like to thank Antec for supplying the review sample. Antec says the High Current Pro series to be the pinnacle of power supplies. All members of the series are fully modular, and the new 850 W, 1000 W, and 1300 W units are Platinum certified...

By techPowerUp! on July 07, 2014

3 Flares 3 Flares At the beginning of April we reviewed the incredible Antec High Current Pro Platinum 1300 W. This power supply ranked as one of the best we had ever reviewed, and today we look at the more cost effective 850W model. Can the HCP...

By Kitguru.net on May 02, 2014

In the HCP-850 Platinum, Antec took an already excellent design and made it practically unbeatable. This beast is pretty well unmatched for performance right now, coming in here and just obliterating the competition with unreal stability and ripple...

By JonnyGuru on September 02, 2013

If you don't mind paying extra for a unit that's backed by a lengthy warranty and a great reputation in Antec, the High Current Pro Platinum 850W is very worthy of consideration. Discuss in the...

By Pureoverclock on August 12, 2013

When you think of Antec power supplies Seasonic instantly come to mind as they've been the OEM producer of a significant chunk of Antec's products. However, when it comes to Antec's extremely high end “High Current Pro” (HCP) platinum series, they...

By eTeknix on August 31, 2014

Through the course of this review we have established that Antec charges a reasonable premium for its High Current Pro Platinum PSUs when compared to other similar supplies on the market. You can purchase a 1,000W Platinum-rated supply for the same...

By HEXUS.net on April 04, 2014

The performance of the HCP-850 Platinum is exceptional in almost every way. The ripple suppression is outstanding, it runs very cool and the electrical efficiency is stunning by today's standards. The cooling scheme is a bit aggressive, making the...

By Legit Reviews on September 30, 2013

One of the most prevalent companies in the consumer power supply realm, and general enthusiast PC realm, is Antec. Antec is a company that has been kicking around the PC DIY market since 1986 and in that time frame has become one of the most widely known...

By HardOCP on September 24, 2013

The Antec HCP-850 High Current Pro Platinum Power Supply is an outstanding product. It's 80 Plus Platinum certified, as well has AMD CrossFire, NVIDIA SLI & ErP Lot 6: 2013 certified, 100% modular, comes with a quiet 135mm fan and carried a 7 year...

By 3dGameMan on September 05, 2013

Antec’s High Current Pro Platinum series is their new top class line of power supply which features all modular cables and is 80Plus Platinum certified. The PhaseWave design eliminates most of the internal bridge wiring by placing the two DC-to-DC...

By PCPer on August 19, 2013

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