I'm about to pull the trigger on the NeoHE 550 because
- it can now be had for less than $100
- has 42A across 12v rails
- is near silent
- PFC
- modular cable
- fan at the rear may work better in an antec p180 case as oppose to a unit with bottom fan
However, the NeoHE seems to have gotten a lot of bad press in the past, but the following post by an Antec rep does alleviate most of my concerns assumign he isn't bsing. What do you guys think?
Anyways, if the NeoHE 550 is not a good unit, what other psu out there can be had for around 100 or less that offers 42A+ across 12v and is near silent (those 3 are my main criteria)?
http://www.ocforums.com/showthread.php?t=459214&highlight=neohe
"There still seems to be some lingering questions or doubts about Antec?s NeoHE line of power supplies. Let us be clear:
Antec?s NeoHE are the quietest, most stable and most reliable line of power supplies that Antec has ever released. They have also received more positive reviews and awards in their first six months of release than even our classic TruePower series, so it?s not just us saying it. http://www.antec.com/NeoHEawards.html
Have there been some problems? Yes. But the problems are extremely limited in scope. The power of the Internet has certainly left a different impression with many but happy customers generally don?t post their problems in chat rooms and forums. Here are the facts: As of May 1, we have sold nearly 70,000 NeoHE power supplies (either individually or installed in our P150 case). We have replaced free of charge some 1200 units due to the incompatibility with some versions of Asus A8N or P5 family. While we are sorry that some people had problems?both Antec and Asus have worked together behind the scenes, made minor changes to both company?s products and resolved this issue?the fact is that thousands of users have used this combination and not experienced any problems.
Even many of the NeoHe reviewers were using this supposedly suspect combination and completely unaware that there was a ?problem? because they didn?t have one. That is also the reason that our pre-release testing of this power supply and motherboard combination did not reveal any issues. Virtually 100% of the incompatible PSU?s would have worked fine with another motherboard. Actual out of box failures of NeoHE are almost non-existent and certainly happening at much lower rates than we have ever experienced with either our TruePower or SmartPower lines.
Lastly, there is the issue that some users are experiencing using any number of brands of higher efficiency power supplies, such as NeoHE, and reported in detail on silentpcreveiew.com http://forums.silentpcreview.com/viewtopic.php?t=30289. Again, good news; since Antec was one of the first companies to develop and sell higher efficiency designs such as NeoHE, we were among the first to discover and solve this potential issue. You can buy NeoHE with confidence.
Antec is the world leader in power supply design, innovation and sales. Over the past few years we have sold millions of power supplies around the world. That means we have millions of happy customers. It also, unfortunately but inevitably, means that some of our customers will experience problems, maybe even more people than have problems with other brands, simply because we sell so many more power supplies than the other guys. That?s why we introduced our industry leading AQ3 Warranty http://www.antec.com/us/warranty.php...&Submit=Submit back in 2000. So customers can buy in confidence and know that if they do experience a problem, we stand behind our products and guarantee their satisfaction.
If you have any questions about Antec power supplies please send us an email at powersupply@antec.com ."
- it can now be had for less than $100
- has 42A across 12v rails
- is near silent
- PFC
- modular cable
- fan at the rear may work better in an antec p180 case as oppose to a unit with bottom fan
However, the NeoHE seems to have gotten a lot of bad press in the past, but the following post by an Antec rep does alleviate most of my concerns assumign he isn't bsing. What do you guys think?
Anyways, if the NeoHE 550 is not a good unit, what other psu out there can be had for around 100 or less that offers 42A+ across 12v and is near silent (those 3 are my main criteria)?
http://www.ocforums.com/showthread.php?t=459214&highlight=neohe
"There still seems to be some lingering questions or doubts about Antec?s NeoHE line of power supplies. Let us be clear:
Antec?s NeoHE are the quietest, most stable and most reliable line of power supplies that Antec has ever released. They have also received more positive reviews and awards in their first six months of release than even our classic TruePower series, so it?s not just us saying it. http://www.antec.com/NeoHEawards.html
Have there been some problems? Yes. But the problems are extremely limited in scope. The power of the Internet has certainly left a different impression with many but happy customers generally don?t post their problems in chat rooms and forums. Here are the facts: As of May 1, we have sold nearly 70,000 NeoHE power supplies (either individually or installed in our P150 case). We have replaced free of charge some 1200 units due to the incompatibility with some versions of Asus A8N or P5 family. While we are sorry that some people had problems?both Antec and Asus have worked together behind the scenes, made minor changes to both company?s products and resolved this issue?the fact is that thousands of users have used this combination and not experienced any problems.
Even many of the NeoHe reviewers were using this supposedly suspect combination and completely unaware that there was a ?problem? because they didn?t have one. That is also the reason that our pre-release testing of this power supply and motherboard combination did not reveal any issues. Virtually 100% of the incompatible PSU?s would have worked fine with another motherboard. Actual out of box failures of NeoHE are almost non-existent and certainly happening at much lower rates than we have ever experienced with either our TruePower or SmartPower lines.
Lastly, there is the issue that some users are experiencing using any number of brands of higher efficiency power supplies, such as NeoHE, and reported in detail on silentpcreveiew.com http://forums.silentpcreview.com/viewtopic.php?t=30289. Again, good news; since Antec was one of the first companies to develop and sell higher efficiency designs such as NeoHE, we were among the first to discover and solve this potential issue. You can buy NeoHE with confidence.
Antec is the world leader in power supply design, innovation and sales. Over the past few years we have sold millions of power supplies around the world. That means we have millions of happy customers. It also, unfortunately but inevitably, means that some of our customers will experience problems, maybe even more people than have problems with other brands, simply because we sell so many more power supplies than the other guys. That?s why we introduced our industry leading AQ3 Warranty http://www.antec.com/us/warranty.php...&Submit=Submit back in 2000. So customers can buy in confidence and know that if they do experience a problem, we stand behind our products and guarantee their satisfaction.
If you have any questions about Antec power supplies please send us an email at powersupply@antec.com ."