Final thoughts and rating

HEXUS Snapshot:

... it becomes yet another genuine contender in the ultra-premium segment of the market.

The Antec HCP-1000 Platinum is the firm's first attempt to produce a fully-modular, high-capacity supply for the real enthusiast. Based on an elegant design from Delta and boasting top-class internals and solid performance, it becomes yet another genuine contender in the ultra-premium segment of the market. £220 is a heck of an outlay for any consumer PSU, regardless of quality, but think of it as, say, £30 a year over seven years - which is the length of the warranty - and the price becomes more agreeable.

With due appreciation that most 1kW Platinum-rated PSUs tend to cost over £200 and therefore need to offer more than just pure performance, Antec's supply, while quiet, could do with the auto-fan-switching technology available elsewhere, and, while we're at it, we wouldn't mind seeing a few more peripheral cables thrown in for good measure.

Do put it on a shortlist if your next PC takes in multiple high-end graphics cards and overclocked, over-volted CPU(s), because Antec's HCP-1000 has power and performance to spare.

The Good

Solid performance
Top-class internals
Seven-year warranty

The Bad

£220 is a huge outlay, irrespective of quality
No silent-fan mode

HEXUS Rating

Antec HCP-1000 Platinum PSU

HEXUS Awards

Antec HCP-1000 Platinum PSU

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