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Review: Antec HCG 1000 Extreme 80Plus Gold power supply

We analyze the Antec HCG 1000 Extreme 80Plus Gold power supply, which offers efficiency, durability and great features.

One of the most important elements of any system is the power supply. Having a good power supply is not only important to power the system, but also to protect it. A good power supply should also offer protections to protect our hardware. Antec is aware of this and that is why it has developed the Antec HCG 1000 Extreme 80Plus Gold.

Antec's power supply is characterized, among other things, by offering 1000W of power with an efficiency of 92%. But not only that, it has all the necessary protections for any type of electrical incident. It is completely modular, to offer the best possible cable management. In addition, the internal electronics have been very careful to offer an optimal voltage.


SPECIFICATIONS


  • Model: HCG 1000 Extreme
  • Type: ATX 12V
  • Wiring: Modular
  • Sizes: 160x150x86mm
  • PFC: Active
  • Certification: 80Plus Gold
  • Efficiency: 92%
  • Protections: OCP / OVP / UVP / SCP / OPP / OTP / SIP / NLO
  • Fan: 135mm FDB Fan
  • 0dB technology: Up to 50ºC
  • Weight: 1.66Kg

FEATURES


Antec has developed this HCG 1000 Extreme power supply to have a great durability over time. For this it has implemented high quality Japanese capacitors. In addition, it features a server-class, full-bridge LLC design with DC-DC type synchronous rectification.

The 1000Plus Gold certification has been implemented in this HCG 80 Extreme, which offers us an energy efficiency of 92%. This means that the energy loss due to heat is reduced to 8% of the total. Something also must be taken into account is that the power supply has 0dB technology. Therefore, the fan will not work until it reaches a certain temperature, specifically 50ºC. This is intended so that when the load is small, it is not working.

That Antec's PSU is completely modular is a great thing. It allows us to efficiently use the cables that we only need. Thus, it allows that there are no obstacles that could disturb the air flow. Furthermore, by reducing the number of cables, the difficulty of cable management is reduced.


WIRING THE ANTEC HCG 1000 EXTREME


Antec HCG 1000 Extreme 80Plus Gold

psu antec high CURRENT GAMER eXTREME 32


OUTPUT VOLTAGES


OUTPUT VOLTAGE + 3.3V + 5V + 12V -12V + 5VSB
MAXIMUM CURRENT 25A 25A 83A 0.3A 3A
COMBINED POWER 125w 996w 3.6w 15
MAX OUTPUT POWER 1000w

STRESS TESTS



INSIDE THE HCG 1000 EXTREME



GALLERY



CONCLUSION


The Antec HCG 1000 Extreme 80Plus Gold power supply has been developed to power multiple generations of hardware. With this we will not have problems when it comes to powering our system, even with high-performance hardware. For overclocking it is also an ideal source, since there are hardly any voltage drops in loads, as can be seen in the tests carried out.

Possibly Antec's is one of the best power supplies that we can find on the market today. It is sure to delight most existing users. For us it is a safe recommendation with a durability of years and years.

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Robert Sole

Director of Contents and Writing of this same website, technician in renewable energy generation systems and low voltage electrical technician. I work in front of a PC, in my free time I am in front of a PC and when I leave the house I am glued to the screen of my smartphone. Every morning when I wake up I walk across the Stargate to make some coffee and start watching YouTube videos. I once saw a dragon ... or was it a Dragonite?

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