Review: antec high current pro 850

Antec, leader in the computer components sector, offers the strongest products on the market. We have taken our test bench to the Antec HCP-850 80 PLUS GOLD power supply. Unify pure power with advanced engineering power supplies for the highest performance systems.

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ANTEC HCP 850 FEATURES
MAXIMUM POWER	850w
Dimensions	86 x 150 x 180 mm
Pfc	Active
80 PLUS CERTIFICATE	Gold
PROTECTIONS	OCP, OVP, SCP and OPP.
Fan	130 mm double ball.
Weight	2.5 kg
MTBF	100, 000 hours
Warranty	5 years
Connectors and Cables:	1x ATX 24-pin 1x 4 + 4 EPS12V 1 x 8pin EPS 12V 6 x 6 + 2 PCIE 6 x Molex 9 x SATA 1 x Floppy

All “High Current PRO” power supplies are 80 PLUS GOLD certified. This means that it is close to 90% efficiency, that is, life insurance for our components.

Its core is assembled by one of the best in the sector: Delta Electronics . For its cooling it incorporates an ADDA ADN512UB-A9B 135 mm PWM fan.

We leave you a useful table that will help you understand the difference in efficiency between 80 PLUS certificates:

EFFICIENCY WITH CERTIFICATES 80 PLUS
80 PLUS PLATINUM	89 ~ 92% EFFICIENCY
80 PLUS GOLD	87% EFFICIENCY
80 PLUS SILVER	85% EFFICIENCY
80 PLUS BRONZE	82% EFFICIENCY
80 PLUS	80% EFFICIENCY

The box is the same as that of the HCP 1200. On the back we find the characteristics and the modular cables that it incorporates.

The fountain is protected by cardboard and modular cables in a black satin bag.

The box includes:

• Antec High Current PRO 850 Bag with modular cables Screws Instruction manual Power cable

General view of the power supply.

The left side has a sticker with the name of the series and the power of the power supply.

The back has the classic bee panel, an I / O switch and the power connection,

The HCP850 incorporates a ADN512UB-A9B PWM and 0.44 amp fan.

Like all high-end sources, it is modular. Here are the cables:

The cables are sheathed. An example:

Thus we connect a SATA cable to the modular panel.

TESTING BENCH
Processor:	AMD FX8120
Base plate:	Gigabyte 990FX-UD3
Memory:	Kingston Hyperx PNP 2x4GB
Heatsink	Corsair H60
HDD	Kingston Hyperx 120gb
Graphic card	Nvidia Geforce GTX560 Ti @ 1GHZ
Box	Benchtable Dimastech Easy V2.5

To check at what level our power supply works, we are going to check the energy consumption and the stability of its voltages. For them we have used a versus its older sister HCP-1200 that also has an 80 PLUS GOLD certificate.

Let's see the results:

The Antec HCP 850 brings modularity among its most important features. How much we appreciate it when we organize the wiring and improve the air flow of our tower.

The PSU HCP 850 has an efficiency of almost 90%, thanks to its certificate with 80 PLUS GOLD. Its core is manufactured by Delta Electronics and its 135mm PWM (0.44Amp) fan is very quiet.

Regarding its performance, it has been able to take an i7 2600k at 4.8ghz and a GTX560 Ti at 1 ghz without problems. In other words, an APTA power supply for an SLI GTX580 with OC. Although, we would have liked their + 12v lines to be together and not separated on multiple 40-amp rails.

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We remind you that power supplies are the most important component of our computer. A quality power supply will efficiently supply the needs of our components. Therefore, the HCP 850w is the perfect candidate to assemble / upgrade our equipment. It can be found around € 170-175.

ADVANTAGE	DISADVANTAGES
+ NUCLEO DELTA ELECTRONICS.	- NONE.
+ CERTIFICATE 80 PLUS GOLD.
+ IT IS MODULAR.
+ SILENT FAN.
+ SHEATHED CABLES.
+ 5 YEARS GUARANTEE.

The Professional Review team awards him the gold medal: