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Antec Phantom 350W Fanless PSU |
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Written by Mikhail Ivanenkov
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Monday, 18 June 2007 |
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That's right, both the top and bottom plates are about as thick as a dime's diameter. These are massive heatsinks; the result is a stable, well-cooled power supply that doesn't need fans. As for weight, it's not light. The Phantom comes in at close to 6lbs, so if you plan on installing it in some wimpy generic case, think again. Aluminum cases will hold up, but make sure you have a reputable model that's thicker than a piece of foil. This doesn't apply to some newer BTX cases which mount the PSU at the bottom of the chassis.
As for cables, Antec doesn't disappoint. They're neither too long, nor too short. The ATX cable set is meshed for convenience; the rest are zip-tied. Aside from the 20/24-pin ATX and 12V supplementary cables you get 7x 4-pin molex connectors, 2x floppy connectors, 2x SATA connectors, and a PCI-E connector for the newer video cards. This is, by all accounts, a modern PSU capable of powering the latest hardware without any additional adapters (unless of course you have more than 2 SATA drives).
And here's the night shot of the rear LED strip illuminating the inside of the unit. Installation is simple as with most PSUs; just beware the weight.
The main test system (shown above) is comprised of the following:
- Intel Pentium 4 2.4C @ 2.76GHz (12 x 230MHz)
- Abit IS7-E i865-PE
- 2GB (4 x 512MB) Kingston PC3200 UL HyperX @ DDR460 (230MHz x 2)
- Hercules GeForce3
- Onboard audio and LAN
- Maxtor DiamondMax 9 Plus 160GB HDD
- Creative 32X CD-ROM
- Antec Phantom 350watt PSU
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Last Updated ( Monday, 18 June 2007 )
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