In November I posted that my Antec NeoPower 480 power supply had died. Antec’s warranty came through, and I received a new Antec NeoPower 500 a few days later to replace the dead 480.
Three months later, I got around to actually installing this new power supply. Yeah, I’m lazy like that sometimes.
The new NeoPower 500 also has a nifty cable management system like the dearly departed 480 did. However — and this is a big gripe — the 480’s cables and the 500’s cables don’t match. So, I have to throw all the old 480 cables away. The 500 also dispenses with the 480’s case fan control and extra cramp-on molex connectors.
The 500 is definitely packaged with newer systems (mine was built in 2004) in mind, as it includes two cables with SATA power connectors, and just two cables with molex connectors. This wasn’t a major problem for me, but it could be on systems that have accumulated lots of older hard drives.
Overall, I’m happy with the new power supply so far. My one major gripe is not being able to use my old 480 cables.
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