Antec vp500pc 500w power supply review

This entry-level solution is rated from 500W to 700W, saving energy through its high efficiency of up to 85% efficient and is 80 PLUS® 230V Standard certified.

Delivering up to 85% efficiency, the VP P PLUS series utilizes active PFC, and provides efficiency during max and low loads—living up to the performance standards that we are known for.

3 Year Warranty: We stand by the quality and safety of the VP_P PLUS Power Supplies, offering a 3-year parts and labor warranty and unlimited access to our incomparable technical support and customer service.

Efficiency Load: AC INPUT: 230V

The 120 mm Silent Fan is ideal for quiet computing and is designed for longer life, guaranteeing hours of operation.

Features a Thermal Manager, an advanced low voltage fan control for optimal heat & noise management and will allow your PSU to stay at an optimal temperature.

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Antec’s VP PC power supplies promise one thing: quality performance at an incredible value. This entry-level solution gives you everything you need in a power supply, and nothing you don’t. No bells. No whistles. No nonsense.

I was aiming to buy a 450W PSU for my build however ended up ordering this as the price difference was very less. Now Antec VP series are definitely a significantly better class than Corsair VS series. The Corsair ones have cheap Chinese capacitors and the VS series are prone to failure in the long run or during voltage fluctuations. Comparatively, the Antec VP series have better quality capacitors and more stable output. In my personal opinion the Antec ones have quiter and longer lasting fans too.

This one only features sleeved 20+4 pin connectors. All other connectors are bare so keep that in mind. (The VS450 from Corsair has sleeved connectors for all pins). All standard power connectors are featured including two 6+2 pin PCIe power connectors for your graphics cards.

Power supplies are most efficient at half the rated wattage so keep this in mind while buying. Happy purchasing!

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1.0 out of 5 starsWrongly connected cables on a reputed brand

Reviewed in India on 31 October 2018

Had assembled several desktops , never had faced such an issue in entire life. even with cheap local brands . The cables are connected with wrong polarity . I thought the mother board was faulty initially . Please test the product connecting to a mother board to avoid causing head ache and wastage of quality time to the customer . The plus point i could see is the mother board is still intact . The short circuit protection section works well .

Added this polarity checking Tip to my future check list for hardware troubleshooting .

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Reviewed in India on 18 July 2018

I was aiming to buy a 450W PSU for my build however ended up ordering this as the price difference was very less. Now Antec VP series are definitely a significantly better class than Corsair VS series. The Corsair ones have cheap Chinese capacitors and the VS series are prone to failure in the long run or during voltage fluctuations. Comparatively, the Antec VP series have better quality capacitors and more stable output. In my personal opinion the Antec ones have quiter and longer lasting fans too.

This one only features sleeved 20+4 pin connectors. All other connectors are bare so keep that in mind. (The VS450 from Corsair has sleeved connectors for all pins). All standard power connectors are featured including two 6+2 pin PCIe power connectors for your graphics cards.

Power supplies are most efficient at half the rated wattage so keep this in mind while buying. Happy purchasing!

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Reviewed in India on 9 September 2017

IT is all black and sturdy built. used this to replace a 450w zebronics this is almost silent compared to that one the fan is silent and efficint also noticed an improvement in pc with booting and opening programs , may be the zebronics was not providing enough power . its either this or antec 300 at this price point. though this one will cover any future add ons like gpu. This is enough for most gaming systems actually especially with newer power efficint nvidia gpu. You could pair upto gtx 1070 and 125w tdp cpu with this psu. It has all the necessary connectors including 2 x 8/6 pin pcie // an 8/4 pin cpu connector also has two 12v rails for stable power distribution.. Defenitely better than corsair vs series

5.0 out of 5 stars silent and efficient Reviewed in India on 9 September 2017

IT is all black and sturdy built. used this to replace a 450w zebronics this is almost silent compared to that one the fan is silent and efficint also noticed an improvement in pc with booting and opening programs , may be the zebronics was not providing enough power . its either this or antec 300 at this price point. though this one will cover any future add ons like gpu. This is enough for most gaming systems actually especially with newer power efficint nvidia gpu. You could pair upto gtx 1070 and 125w tdp cpu with this psu. It has all the necessary connectors including 2 x 8/6 pin pcie // an 8/4 pin cpu connector also has two 12v rails for stable power distribution.. Defenitely better than corsair vs series

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Reviewed in India on 13 August 2020

Worst psu with cheap capicsitor and it's model is of 2013 will not bear new gpu s ..please save your money service is like hell ...no response after 2 days ... nothing just sit with it ..I have to bought new after 4 months .

5.0 out of 5 stars It's model is of 2013 and they will never mentioned that not for new gpu .. Reviewed in India on 13 August 2020

Worst psu with cheap capicsitor and it's model is of 2013 will not bear new gpu s ..please save your money service is like hell ...no response after 2 days ... nothing just sit with it ..I have to bought new after 4 months .

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Reviewed in India on 23 September 2018

The motherboard cable could have been longer, I cannot direct it through my cable management. Oh well, performance wise it has not been tested yet. Will post a more detailed review once that had been done

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Reviewed in India on 13 June 2019

I'm using it for one year, fast and totally silent. I'm not buying cheap zebronic PSU anymore, because it blows up and damaged my motherboard and i had to buy a new motherboard, and i saw some forum antec vp500pc better than corsair yellow vs series.

Reviewed in India on 13 December 2017

Hello I ordered this mother board along with a few other computer parts , and while this product (mother board) was delivered I wasn't available at home so I asked the delivery person to deliver to my neighbor , which he did. But when I came home later that night and unboxed the package, inside the package wasn't a mother board but a PSU instead ( which was also one of the items I ordered) but on the Amazon app it stated that my mother board had been delivered, so Just assumed there was a mix up in package and this arrived instead and the actual time the PSU was supposed to arrive was the next day . So I was hoping they'd deliver the mother board the next day instead of the PSU since I already got it ... But when the package arrived I received another PSU . Now I have two PSUs ( ordered on

Reviewed in India on 21 July 2020

Very good SMPS. 500 watt is enough for heavy gaming. Provides a uniform power supply to the components of pc.

Reviewed in India on 30 November 2018

So nice product I was very nice compare to corsiar or other brands.It works perfectly well with i5 and 1050 ti you could upgrade to 1060 6gb version not more than than.but nice.Thank you Amazon for great deal.

Reviewed in India on 31 December 2016

Awesome products, but there is no earthing pin included in packet.so i use my old power cord .no restarting problem,my rx480 running smoothly and it's better than cs 450 or thunder 500.

4.0 out of 5 stars using With Nitro Rx 480 8gb,but no earthing pin. Reviewed in India on 31 December 2016

Awesome products, but there is no earthing pin included in packet.so i use my old power cord .no restarting problem,my rx480 running smoothly and it's better than cs 450 or thunder 500.

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