In the day and age of "go big or go home", Antec has stepped up to the plate with its release of the High Current Pro (HCP) Platinum 1000 Watt PSU. The HCP-1000 is Antec's first kilowatt-class PSU to be 80 Plus Platinum certified, which means you can count on a minimum 89 percent efficiency at 20 to 100 percent load levels, while Antec says it runs as efficiently as 94 percent.
The HCP-1000’s utilizes four +12V rails, which deliver 40A of output each with low ripple & noise levels and an output ratio of up to 100 percent. Characteristic of Antec’s top-line power supplies, this unit delivers stable DC current with all Japanese capacitors and keeps cool with a 135mm thermally controlled double ball bearing fan. It comes complete with a full suite of industrial grade protections: Over Current Protection (OCP), Over Voltage Protection (OVP), Under Voltage Protection (UVP), Short Circuit Protection (SCP), Over Power Protection (OPP), Over Temperature Protection (OTP), Surge & Inrush Protecion (SIP), No Load Operation (NLO) and Brown-Out Protection (BOP).
Output Specifications for HCP-1000:
| Rail | +3.3V | +5V | +12V1 | +12V2 | +12V3 | +12V4 | -12V | +Vsb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Max | 25A | 25A | 40A | 40A | 40A | 40A | 0.5A | 3A |
| Total | 130W | 1000W | 6W | 15W | ||||
| 1000W |
The HCP-1000 is a full modular power supplier with its innovative 16-pin sockets. The 16-pin sockets double the modular connectivity, supporting two different 8-pins connectors and even future connectors of 10, 12, 14 or 16-pins. The HCP-1000 comes with the following "Stealth Wires" (darkened cables to decrease visibility in chassis); 1 - 24-pin, 8-pin EPS12V, 8(4+4)-pin ATX12V/EPS12V, 6 - 8(6+2)-pin PCI-E, 9 - SATA, 6 - Molex (3 x Molex, 1 x FDD + 3 Molex) and 1 - Floppy.
“We wanted to give users the best possible feature set for their investment in a 1000 watt power supply,” said Mafalda Cogliani, Global Marketing Director at Antec. “We designed a highly versatile, practical cabling to maximize cable management options and pushed High Current Pro to Platinum-certified efficiency to create a PSU package unrivaled by competitors at this wattage class.”
The HCP-1000 Platinum is now available in North America on Newegg.com, in Canada on NCIX.com, and other major retailers at a $269.95 MSRP. It includes an Antec Quality seven-year parts and labor warranty.
