Antec HCP-750 High Current Pro 750 W Review 3

Antec HCP-750 High Current Pro 750 W Review

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Specifications

Antec HCP-750 Features & Specs
Max. DC Output750W
PFCActive PFC
Efficiency80 Plus Gold
Operating temperature10°C - 50°C
ProtectionsOver Voltage Protection
Over Temperature Protection
Over Current Protection
Over Power Protection
Short Circuit Protection
Cooling135 mm double ball bearing PWM fan
Dimensions150 mm (W) x 86 mm (H) x 180 mm (D)
Weight2.5 kg
ComplianceATX12V v2.3, EPS 2.92
Warranty5 years
Price at time of review189.99$

The unit is quite large with 180 mm depth and weights a lot, at 2.5 kg. It is backed by five years warranty and costs 10-20$ over the other top performing 750 W Gold PSUs (e.g. at the time of the review we found Corsair AX750 for $169.99 online).

Antec HCP-750 Power Specs
Rail3.3V5V12V112V212V312V45VSB-12V
Max. Power25A25A40A40A40A40A3A0.5A
150W744W15W6W
Total Max. Power750W

There are four +12V rails with 40A each, quite high Amperage that will not have trouble handling any high-end VGA. The unit is able to output all of its capacity on the +12V rail alone, something very convenient and also an indication that DC-DC converters are used for minor rails generation, a common scenario for Gold efficiency PSUs.

Cables & Connectors, Power Distribution

Native Cables
ATX connector (540 mm)20+4 pin
4+4 pin EPS12V/ATX12V (640 mm)1
6+2 pin PCIe (550 mm+150mm)2
Modular Cables
8 pin EPS12V (650 mm)1
6+2 pin PCIe (550 mm+150mm)2
SATA (550 mm+150 mm+150 mm)9
4 pin Molex (550 mm+150 mm+150 mm) / FDD (+150 mm)3 / 1
4 pin Molex (550 mm+150 mm+150 mm) 3

The modular panel of the unit supports up to four PCIe cables (with two connectors on each) and one EPS connector, according to Antec's description on the modular panel. However you can connect the PCIe/EPS cables to every red connector you want! Nevertheless HCP-750 comes with only one PCIe and one EPS modular cable. Now the SATA/peripheral cables, except the black connectors, can be also connected to any of the red ones, on their locking side of course.
We can't help but wonder why Antec choose to put so many PCIe inputs on the modular panel. If you buy three extra PCIe cables with two connectors each and you connect all of them then in total you will have ten PCIe connectors in a 750W PSU (eight modular and two hardwired)! And on top of that you will be able to have two EPS connectors available at the same time! Even a 1500W unit would have a hard time with all these connectors.
Finally the main ATX connector and the hardwired EPS one use thicker 16 AWG wires while all others use 18 AWG.

Power Distribution
12V1ATX, modular SATA/Peripheral
12V2native EPS, modular PCIe/EPS, modular SATA/Peripheral
12V3native PCIe, modular PCIe/EPS, modular SATA/Peripheral
12V4modular PCIe/EPS, modular SATA/Peripheral,

You can connect any modular cable on the red connectors of the modular panel. This gives you the freedom to arrange connectors freely throughout the +12V rails. However you should not mix the EPS connectors along with the PCIe ones. If you use four PCIe and you also want to use the second modular EPS then you should connect it to the 12V4 rail.
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