Antec SP-400PEC

308 reviews

Jun, 2013

Positive
Reliability (30)
Usability (21)
Build quality (17)
Performance (7)
Connectivity (1)

Negative
Noise (44)

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alaTest has collected and analyzed 308 reviews from magazines and websites. Reviewers really like the value for money and performance. The build quality and usability are also appreciated. Some have doubts about the noise. Opinions are divided on the size.

reliability, usability, build quality, performance, value for money

noise

We analyzed user and expert ratings, product age and more factors. Compared to other Printers the Antec SP-400PEC is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 69/100 = Good quality.

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Expert review by: Mike Chin (silentpcreview.com)

Antec SmartPower 2.0 SP-450 ATX Power Supply | silentpcreview.com

The SmartPower 2.0 line is a move back to traditional 80mm fan PSU design, with a twist: It has two 80mm fans in a straight-through, push-pull configuration. The second fan only spins up when necessary in an effort to keep the noise down. Antec's new...

The SmartPower 2.0 is a good choice for use in a quiet system as long as power requirements are not too heavy. Its noise floor is close to that of our low noise reference, the Seasonic S12, and it is considerably cheaper. That said, it cannot compare...

Jul, 2005

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Consumer review by: (amazon.com)

Amazon review summary for the Antec SP-400PEC

alaTest has collected and analyzed 12 user reviews of the Antec SP-400PEC from Amazon.com. The average user rating for this product is 2.5/5, compared to an average user rating of 3.5/5 for other Printers on Amazon.com.

build quality

noise, usability

33% of reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

Jun, 2013

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Consumer review by: N/A (newegg.com)

5-6 Years

Six years doesn't seem to bad for a power supply. I was expecting a little better out of Antec though. I played a lot the PC it was running for about a year and then my kids played a lot. Most recently, it has mainly been running as a file server...

Modular design

Died after ~6 years

Nov, 2011

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Consumer review by: elevatorguy111 (newegg.com)

Pick a different power supply

I bought about four of these because they were a good price. They all worked fine the first week, but soon started squealing, and caused intermittent problems. All had to be replaced. I contacted the Antec RMA supervisor, Don Macagba, but he is not...

Inexpensive

Didn't last long, ended up having to replace them at my cost

Mar, 2011

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Consumer review by: N/A (newegg.com)

Swelled Capacitors, BLOWN Capacitor - spewing smoke...

Has me completely nervous to leave my PCs on when leaving the house. WTH? Is there no built in safety features... what if I wasn't home / using an UPS?

None at this point

Woke up (in looking back it was from the sound of a capacitor exploding that woke me) to a heavy plastic melting smoke choking me ; THANK GOODNESS, I was running an Un-interruptible power supply that became overloaded with whatever this ****** Antec...

Mar, 2011

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Consumer review by: Slothman (newegg.com)

Awesome

Stable, Quiet, Antec, Efficient

Had To Replace Bad Caps

Feb, 2011

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Consumer review by: N/A (newegg.com)

Decent

replaced codegen 500w with 22a on 12v rail.

Good Power Supply Quiet, Stable, Efficient

Makes a slight whistle noise

Feb, 2011

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Consumer review by: Lee (newegg.com)

5 year shelf life.

Yeah if I had the money I'd sue them.

Well it has modular wires. Heavy

Almost killed me. Shorted out my motherboard, CPU, and graphics card in Nov 2010. 5 years. for an $80 PSU. but a $20 PSU is still rocking. Well they killed the idea that whats heavier must be better. And on testing. it really shocked me. Thankfully the...

Jan, 2011

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Consumer review by: Enrique B. Wolf (amazon.com)

Died in less than two years

Lasted about 2 years on a back up computer that was used sparingly. Apparently, others had the same experience. Won't buy it again.

Dec, 2009

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Consumer review by: TIVOGUY1 (amazon.com)

Very Dependable!

I've been reading some negative reviews about this product. I have had this in my system for 2 1/2 years without any problems. It powered 3 hard drives and a dvd burner without a glitch. The two fan design ensures sufficient cooling in my ATX case. It...

Jun, 2008

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