A package from Teipei, Taiwan. And bundled within it... Riches. Riches that I will share with you as soon as the pictures are uploaded. Stay tuned. 
EDIT 1
Here it is, I wonder what's inside....
oh boy oh boy oh boy
Yaaaaayyy! I've been wanting some of these!
jk
(click for hi-res)
More soon...
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EDIT 3
So a friend of mine in the Taipei PSU engineering branch of Antec sent me this little gem after some conversations a month or two back. This is a new Antec High Current Pro 1200W power supply, made by Delta, with an 80+ Gold certification, reportedly capable of delivering up to 1700W continuous (though the efficiency drops below 87% required for 80+ Gold, and other output qualities will likely suffer as well). 1700W, assuming an efficiency of 85% (to be generous) gives 2000W from the wall, meaning nearly 17A of draw. That's enough to trip circuit breakers in houses made before circa 1990 (I think), and when combined with all the monitors and speakers and peripherals of a high-end enthusiast might top the 20A supported by newer circuit breakers. Also, you'll need a very high quality power cord (and hopefully the retail package will include one) as at those load levels your ordinary power cord will likely melt and burn.
In short, this thing is a beast.
This power supply is rated for 99A on the +12V rail--that's 1188W of its 1200W rating. The +12V rail is split between eight OCP protection circuits (aka "rails"), but probably has just a single +12V transistor. Probably. Also, the high +12V amperage makes it virtually a guarantee that the +5V and +3.3V rails are VRM-regulated. Their ratings are fairly typical for a unit this size, though I might be happier to see them rated at 30A rather than 25A, since the big RAID arrays you'd run on this thing will put a bit of draw on the +5V (the circuitry, not the motors as those are +12V), as well as all your USB peripherals.
Now, I was surprised to see an 80mm fan on this unit. Though this doesn't necessarily mean the unit will be loud (Antec uses 80mm designs in their Earthwatts and Signature series power supplies, and both those series manage to keep to the same noise levels as their 120-140mm fan counterparts), but people might get that impression. However, I've been told that this isn't the final casing design and that it is subject to change.
The unit is semi-modular, with most of the "essential" cables hardwired, and optional cables connected by the modular interface.
Boy, I can't wait to crack this one open.
The hardwired cables include:
- ATX (24-pin)
- ATX12V/EPS12V (4+4-pin)
- EPS12V (8-pin)
- 2x PCIe 6+2-pin and 6-pin
- three SATA
- three molex + one floppy connector
Why both EPS12V connectors hardwired? If your motherboard doesn't require two EPS12V connectors then I can virtually guarantee you that you don't need this much power. I am a bit annoyed to see the floppy connector hardwired, rather than on a modular cable, or better yet just an adapter. I've used a floppy connector exactly once in the past three years, and that's for the Radeon X1300 in my vintage 2002 workshop rig.
The modular cables include:
- 2x PCIe 6+2-pin and 6-pin
- 2x three SATA
- 2x three molex
I think this would have been a bit better if all of the PCIe connectors were 6+2 pin, or at least the hardwired ones. On the rigs this is intended for, 3-4 GPUs requiring multiple PCIe 8-pin connectors would not be unusual. As is you have 4 6+2 and 4 6. This isn't a retail unit so maybe they'll fix that before release, because that could be a drawback.
I'll open 'er up and share pics of her most secret places tomorrow after I drop off a few checks so I can buy my brand new Lenovo Thinkpad.
See you then!
DISSECTION, CLICK HERE
Edited by Phaedrus2129 - 6/15/10 at 1:04pm
EDIT 1
Here it is, I wonder what's inside....
oh boy oh boy oh boy
Yaaaaayyy! I've been wanting some of these!
jk
(click for hi-res)
More soon...
Edit 2
EDIT 3
So a friend of mine in the Taipei PSU engineering branch of Antec sent me this little gem after some conversations a month or two back. This is a new Antec High Current Pro 1200W power supply, made by Delta, with an 80+ Gold certification, reportedly capable of delivering up to 1700W continuous (though the efficiency drops below 87% required for 80+ Gold, and other output qualities will likely suffer as well). 1700W, assuming an efficiency of 85% (to be generous) gives 2000W from the wall, meaning nearly 17A of draw. That's enough to trip circuit breakers in houses made before circa 1990 (I think), and when combined with all the monitors and speakers and peripherals of a high-end enthusiast might top the 20A supported by newer circuit breakers. Also, you'll need a very high quality power cord (and hopefully the retail package will include one) as at those load levels your ordinary power cord will likely melt and burn.
In short, this thing is a beast.
This power supply is rated for 99A on the +12V rail--that's 1188W of its 1200W rating. The +12V rail is split between eight OCP protection circuits (aka "rails"), but probably has just a single +12V transistor. Probably. Also, the high +12V amperage makes it virtually a guarantee that the +5V and +3.3V rails are VRM-regulated. Their ratings are fairly typical for a unit this size, though I might be happier to see them rated at 30A rather than 25A, since the big RAID arrays you'd run on this thing will put a bit of draw on the +5V (the circuitry, not the motors as those are +12V), as well as all your USB peripherals.
Now, I was surprised to see an 80mm fan on this unit. Though this doesn't necessarily mean the unit will be loud (Antec uses 80mm designs in their Earthwatts and Signature series power supplies, and both those series manage to keep to the same noise levels as their 120-140mm fan counterparts), but people might get that impression. However, I've been told that this isn't the final casing design and that it is subject to change.
The unit is semi-modular, with most of the "essential" cables hardwired, and optional cables connected by the modular interface.
Boy, I can't wait to crack this one open.
The hardwired cables include:
- ATX (24-pin)
- ATX12V/EPS12V (4+4-pin)
- EPS12V (8-pin)
- 2x PCIe 6+2-pin and 6-pin
- three SATA
- three molex + one floppy connector
Why both EPS12V connectors hardwired? If your motherboard doesn't require two EPS12V connectors then I can virtually guarantee you that you don't need this much power. I am a bit annoyed to see the floppy connector hardwired, rather than on a modular cable, or better yet just an adapter. I've used a floppy connector exactly once in the past three years, and that's for the Radeon X1300 in my vintage 2002 workshop rig.
The modular cables include:
- 2x PCIe 6+2-pin and 6-pin
- 2x three SATA
- 2x three molex
I think this would have been a bit better if all of the PCIe connectors were 6+2 pin, or at least the hardwired ones. On the rigs this is intended for, 3-4 GPUs requiring multiple PCIe 8-pin connectors would not be unusual. As is you have 4 6+2 and 4 6. This isn't a retail unit so maybe they'll fix that before release, because that could be a drawback.
I'll open 'er up and share pics of her most secret places tomorrow after I drop off a few checks so I can buy my brand new Lenovo Thinkpad.
See you then!
DISSECTION, CLICK HERE
Edited by Phaedrus2129 - 6/15/10 at 1:04pm
