Antec Signature Titanium 1000W Power Supply Review

How Much Does it Cost?

The Antec Signature Titanium 1000W power supply is available to purchase now with an expected retail price to likely be in the region of £230. Now admittedly, this is a lot of money, and particularly so for what can often represent a relatively mundane component within a PC. However, given the wattage output and exceptionally high 80 Plus Titanium efficiency rating, this is about bang on the money for a premium power supply design.

If that in itself doesn’t win you over though, consider that this not only comes with a 10-year warranty, but thanks to that high-efficiency rating, this power supply should legitimate save you money on your electric bill. Not a fortune, but depending on how much you use your PC, an amount that you may genuinely notice!

Performance

Representing a flagship product to mark their 35th anniversary, it was always pretty clear that Antec was going to come out swinging with their new ‘Signature’ power supply and as shown in our testing, the results provided clearly show that this model is undoubtedly one of the best PSUs money can buy at the moment. Being practically faultless in every regard, the only criticism we can level at it, and admittedly it feels somewhat stupid, is that with the bar set so amazingly high, the only thing it hasn’t done is give itself any room to impress beyond that.

Practicality & Functionality

Given the high standards the Antec Signature Titanium has, it feels almost inevitable to say that this is a power supply that has been created more for the enthusiast than the casual user. With that in mind though, this PSU pretty much hits every possible remit even the savviest of consumers would have. Firstly, Antec has managed to create a power supply here that actually looks fantastic. Secondly, it comes with features and specifications that would make it the perfect choice for any high-end gaming or HEDT system. Thirdly, with that 80 Plus Titanium efficiency rating, this has every possibility of saving you money on the electric bill thanks to minimal wastage via its exceptionally concise design.

The fully modular cabling comes with plenty of options to successfully connect even the most elaborate of systems and a particularly nice touch is the fact that a number of them have been split into single port connections meaning that you shouldn’t have any redundant PCI-E hook-ups (for example) just hanging around. Another nice factor, while on the subject of the PCI-E cables, is that the gap between the twin splitters is quite small, meaning that if your GPU requires two 8-pin connectors, they should look exceptionally neater than seen in many other PSU designs.

Should I Buy One?

Given the price tag and wattage output the Antec Signature Titanium has, I think it would be fair to say that this is a power supply that would probably not suit the ‘average’ consumer in the vast majority of cases. A ‘normal’ gaming PC will, in the vast majority of cases, never need anything close to 1000 watts of power and, as such, although an exceptionally impressive design, we suspect that only certain people in the remits of enthusiast, extreme gaming, or overclocking, are going to view this with the awe it deserves.

For those people though, the Antec Signature Titanium is quite possibly one of the best power supplies money can buy at the moment and, with its huge wattage output and 80 Plus Titanium efficiency rating, clearly ticks all the right boxes to make this a truly premium-level product worthy of Antec’s 35th anniversary!