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Tuesday, February 19, 2008
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EarthWatts is a series of power supplies from Antec with a Spartan look and relatively low cost, but able to deliver 80% efficiency and nominal power labeled at 50C, also featuring active PFC and two video card connectors for your SLI or CrossFire setup. Let's take an in-depth look inside the 500 W model and see if it can really deliver its labeled power.
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Friday, August 17, 2007
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Over a 5 year period, nearly $70-$100 can be spent on wasted electricity from one power supply. Many in today's digital lifestyle have multiple computers, or computerized appliances, so even a 5% improvement over all of your equipment can mean hundreds (if not thousands) of dollars over time. I'm not an Al Gore-wannabe; I'm just pointing out that a slow leak of money adds up after a while. And it doesn't make sense to buy an exhorbitantly expensive power supply to combat the problem, because that's money out of your pocket, too. Antec has introduced their EarthWatts line of power supplies to address this issue. These power supplies are available in three highly efficient models - 380 Watt, 430 Watt, and 500 Watt - and are all 80 PLUS certified (the newest standard in power supply efficiency).
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Tuesday, March 6, 2007
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Unless you subscribe to the theory of a second ice age, you?ll know that humans are slowly warming our planet up due to CO2 output. While computers - probably - play a small part in this global change, there is still an impact. Step in 80+ power supplies which promise above 80% efficiency throughout their output wattage range (20%, 50% and 100%). Today I have two such units, both rated @ 500w but from two different manufacturers.
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Tuesday, January 23, 2007
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Chalk another one up for Antec! The EarthWatts 500W is an excellent power supply unit which combines efficiency, performance, and is almost inaudible despite the single 80mm fan. This power supply was able hold its ground even under absolutely treacherous conditions.
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