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If anyone does care, the problem Antec had with some of their PSUs is that they were insufficiently cooled. Antec had "smart" fans in them; one would run constantly while the other would only turn on when a certain temperature was detected inside the PSU. This was done to keep the noise levels down. Unfortunately, that wasn't good enough for the CWT-made PSUs that utilized fuhjyyu caps (which are sensitive to heat) and caused them to fail. Other PSU brands that use CWT didnt suffer from such problems because they had more adequate cooling (XClio Goodpower) and/or they didnt use fuhjyyu capacitors (Tt Toughpower). Some of Antec's models are supplied by Seasonic, the NeoHE's, but the quality of those units aren't up to par with Seasonic's own line of PSUs. The newer Earthwatts are also suppllied by Seasonic, I believe, and are better quality than the previous NeoHE models. Again, check jonnyguru.com for more PSU insight.