Antec TrueControl vs Truepower

CandymanCan · May 10, 2004

Ok im confused a little, the only diff i know between the 2 is the truecontrol alows u change the voltages .

But what the does the truepower do, someone said it Adjusts the voltages itself.

I want the Antec 550 watt psu, but im not sure if i should get the truecontrol or truepower.

If i get the truepower i can bu ythe psu locally if i get the truecontrol i have to order it. I need a psu right now so i was leaning towards the truepower i nthe local store's.

But which ever is better ill get.

Suma · May 10, 2004

I'm joining the question, same reasons. Need a new PSU right away. Thinking over the the TP.

Suma.

AntecRep · May 10, 2004

TP automatically adjusts the voltages to what the PSU thinks is necessary (ie 3.3v, 5v, and 12v). TC allows you to adjust the voltages to what you want (ie up the MBM reading) within +/- 5%.

AntecRep

Quattro · May 10, 2004

Cool.

I am asuming you work for Antec? Or are in some way afilliated with them.

Hoot · May 10, 2004

AntecRep is a "good guy", though I disagree with him about adjusting the truecontrol based upon MBM readings.
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wfarid · May 10, 2004

actually there's a way u can turn ur true power into a true control... its not hard at all... simple (sorta) psu vmod...

CandymanCan · May 11, 2004

And how do i do that ? cuss i just bought the truepower today

wfarid · May 11, 2004

http://forums.extremeoverclocking.com/showthread.php?t=97195

there it is

Mr.Radar · May 11, 2004

You should note that opening your PSU will void it's warentee.

dehinson · May 11, 2004

Well I didn't want to start a new thread because this question is in the ball park. So here it is....

What would the PSU gurus choose between Antec TruePower or SmartPower? I'm looking at silence, cooling and clean power. I like the specs on both and can't decide.

Any rules of thumb or past experiences that would enlighten me?

Thanks.

CandymanCan · May 11, 2004

I just got teh truepower and when idel the fans spin @ about 1900 rpm, i cant even hear the thing i would get that one.

liquidtrance123 · May 11, 2004

<3 my truepowers - Worth every penny

Hoot · May 12, 2004

dehinson said:
Well I didn't want to start a new thread because this question is in the ball park. So here it is....

What would the PSU gurus choose between Antec TruePower or SmartPower? I'm looking at silence, cooling and clean power. I like the specs on both and can't decide.

Any rules of thumb or past experiences that would enlighten me?

Thanks.

I've had both and though either is better than most other PSUs out there, the TruePower is better than the SmartPower due to the output regulation sections being independent of one another.

Hoot

dehinson · May 12, 2004

Thanks for the information.

I've made up my mind to go for a TruePower. Not sure how many watts, but from the PSU forum, I need at least 430 watts for Intel P4 3.0+GHZ chips. I don't want to have to upgrade the box again when I upgrade to one of those kind of processors in the future.

tgxiii · May 12, 2004

Some people claim that the SmartPower series are no better than generic brands. Though I highly doubt they are, it's still a better choice IMO to go with the TruePower series.

l33t · May 12, 2004

I have had Antec power supplies in the past and they are very stable.

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