Antec NEO HE 500 Review

Hi guyz, i bought a Antec NEO HE 500 two days back:)

Here is my short review on the same.

Lemme start with some show off :D

The Box


NEO HE and the cables


Sleeved cables


Specifications


Backside of the smps


24 pin connector can b used with older ATX motherboard with 20pins by detaching the 4 pins(sry for the bad qulaity pic)


Features:
  • ATX 12V v2.2 and EPS 12V complaint
  • SLI Ready
  • Advanced Cable Management
  • Active PFC
  • Up to 85% efficiency
  • Three +12V rails
  • 2 PCIe graphics card power Connectors
My Impression:

The NEO HE has a stunning looks, pretty heavy(2.5~2.6kgs). Installation was easy for me thanks to the modular and the sleeved cables :), but still i used up 6 Molex connectors.

Testing:

Test Rig:
  • AMD Athlon 64 3000+(Overclocked to 2.7Ghz @ 1.65vcore)
  • DFI Lanparty UT Ultra-D
  • Transcend DDR400Mhz 2*1Gb Micron -5BD
  • Seagate 160GB SATA
  • BIG 6600GT 128MB Pcie(overclocked to 541/1160)
Since i didn't have the Digi cam during the test, i can't show the pictures of the DMM readings:(.

Anyway Here are my Readings with DMM and Everest Home Edition.

For info:
  • RAIL 1 is 8pin EPS connector
  • RAIL 2 is 24pin mobo connector/1st and 2nd socket on the psu from left.
  • RAIL 3 is the 3rd/4th/5th socket on the PSU
@Idle:

DMM value for
  1. +12V rail 11.98V
  2. +5V rail 4.98V
  3. +3.3V rail 3.27V

Everest Screenshot:


@Load(SP2004+ RTHDRIBL demo)

DMM value for
  1. +12V rail 11.93V
  2. +5V rail 4.98V
  3. +3.3V rail 3.27V

Everest Screenshot:


I was little(very little) disappointed at the 12V rail readings in DMM, but it was rock stable at those value at idle as well as on load(Everest Readings are crap).

But the droop noticed in everest as well as in DMM for 12V rail is around .05 to .06, which i think is quite good. The 3.3V and 5V rails are stable and no droop seen.

Pros:
  • Stable smps
  • Active PFC
  • Modular and Sleeved cables
  • Good value for money(Bought it for Rs.6200/-)
  • Silent
  • Its the most efficient PSU in the market after the Seasonic S12 series.
  • Detachable 4-Pin attachment for older motherboard supporting 20-pin connectors.
  • AQ3(Antec Quality 3years warranty)-IMHO This one really rocks:ohyeah:

Cons:
  • 1.12V rail is only 11.98(for me atleast)
  • The biggest con is the incompatibility that existed with the older batches and asus boards.

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Spcl. Thanks to:
  • Superczar for giving me his DMM(he gave it 3 months back though:P)
  • Chaos, sandy, eddy who insisted me on buying this smps.
  • Karan for telling me to review this smps:)
  • And all other TE members:D
Hope you guyz liked my first Review on a Hardware:). Comments please
 
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Neat work bro.....

Care to tell them who gave u the idea? EDIT: You already thanked me :hap2:

also some comments:

- Look at the drop, not the 11.98V. The drop is just .05V which is excellent IMHO. True that not much load is being put on the PSU (in the order of 300W at max) but still neat.

- Just noticed:, why RAIL reading from 1 rail only? Give readings of all 3 yaar. Maybe you are reading of a rail which isnt loaded at all. Give idle + load readings of all 3 rails.

reps for ya :D
 
Karan said:
- Just noticed:, why RAIL reading from 1 rail only? Give readings of all 3 yaar. Maybe you are reading of a rail which isnt loaded at all. Give idle + load readings of all 3 rails.

reps for ya :D
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For info:

RAIL 1 is 8pin EPS connector
RAIL 2 is 24pin mobo connector/1st and 2nd socket on the psu from left.
RAIL 3 is the 3rd/4th/5th socket on the PSU

Saiyan you might wanna update the review with these readings.

EDIT: Saiyan you also forgot in the pros that its the most efficient PSU in the market after the Seasonic S12 series. Afterall this one is made by seasonic as well :P. The biggest con is the incompatibility that existed with the older batches and asus boards.

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Dip : Updated.
 
guys one thing i dont understand how the rail is shared.
one thing i've done is put the 24 pin connector and the 4 pin proccy connector.
then the optical drives and hard disks i've connected it on the second point from right [from where the cable comes out]. then the gfx card i've connected on the 4th point.
is this a good distribution?
 
^^Read my post. Its best to have the video card on a separate rail and nothing else with it... maybe just a cdrom or something will do :P
 
from left means? the side form where the atx connector came out! :)
tht means i'll connect my video card to one of the pincs in 3rd /4th /5th .. and the 24 pin goes to the mobo.
so where will i put my hdd's and cd rw/ and dvd rw's in the same atx rail rendering the eps /1st rail useless?.
is there a connector tht splits the eps to molex so tht i can use it as well.
 
x86 said:
from left means? the side form where the atx connector came out! :)
tht means i'll connect my video card to one of the pincs in 3rd /4th /5th .. and the 24 pin goes to the mobo.
so where will i put my hdd's and cd rw/ and dvd rw's in the same atx rail rendering the eps /1st rail useless?.
is there a connector tht splits the eps to molex so tht i can use it as well.
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Left side = far away from the ATX connector. I forgot that ur psu is upside down :P. I have it this way... Video Card on the connector right beside the ATX/EPS wire, DVD Burner/X-Fi drive bay on the connector beside it, hard drives/fans etc on the 2 connectors far away from the ATX connector.
 
Checked the 12Vrail in the EPS connector i.e Rail 1 its reading 11.97 and 11.92 on idle and load respectively.
 
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