Antec Phantom 500 ATX Power Supply

     Shopping for a power supply can be very overwhelming!  Purchases based on Brand Loyalty might not always lead you to the end of the rainbow, but you'll probably get a power supply adequate enough for your needs. While power supplies are made to much higher standards than they were just two years ago, PC power requirements have also gotten a little more complex. Serial ATA and PCI-Express require more than a funny shaped connector, especially if your system is going to be based on either the nVidia SLI or ATI Crossfire dual graphic cards chipsets. While AMD maintains a list of Recommended Power supplies, that list is largely broken down by manufacturer and form factor. Most manufacturers offer dozens of models, each often mirroring each other in specifications and capabilities.

     Antec has put two more boxes on the retail shelf with The Phantom series which is available in 350 and 500 watt units. The Phantom series is a quiet computing product designed with fans that produce less noise. The 300 watt unit is completely fanless, while the 500 watt Phantom has a single hybrid 80mm fan to provide cooling.

     Specifications: ( Phantom 500 )

Output
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED: 500WATT

     Features:

     ► ATX 12V 2.0 Compliant with 24-pin (4-pin detachable) connector
     ► 86% Power Efficiency
     ► User selectable Fan trip point by swtich: #1 40ºC, #2 47.5ºC, or #3 55ºC.
     ► Specially designed internal heatsinks and chassis heatsink for maximum heat dissipation
     ► Backed by 3-year Antec Warranty
     ► 4x Serial ATA connectors
     ► 2x PCI-Express video card connectors

      Environmental parameters:

     ► Operating range: 10ºC - 50ºC
     ► Mean Time Between Failures: 80,000 hours at 25ºC
     ► Safety Approvals: TUV, UL, CUL, CE, CB, FCC