Antec VP350 Power Supply Review

Ripple and Noise Tests

Voltages at the power supply outputs must be as “clean” as possible, with no noise or oscillation (also known as “ripple”). The maximum ripple and noise levels allowed are 120 mV for +12 V and -12 V outputs, and 50 mV for +5 V, +3.3 V and +5VSB outputs. All values are peak-to-peak figures. We consider a power supply as being top-notch if it can produce half or less of the maximum allowed ripple and noise levels.

The Antec VP350 provided extremely low ripple and noise levels, as you can see in the table below.

Input	Test 1	Test 2	Test 3	Test 4	Test 5
+12VA	17.2 mV	17.6 mV	26.2 mV	32.2 mV	39.2 mV
+12VB	17.0 mV	17.2 mV	26.6 mV	34.2 mV	39.6 mV
+5 V	6.0 mV	7.2 mV	9.4 mV	11.4 mV	13.4 mV
+3.3 V	10.2 mV	8.4 mV	10.8 mV	10.6 mV	11.0 mV
+5VSB	8.6 mV	8.6 mV	9.0 mV	12.4 mV	11.0 mV
-12 V	27.8 mV	44.4 mV	40.0 mV	48.6 mV	61.2 mV

Below you can see the waveforms of the outputs during test five.

Figure 17: +12VA input from load tester during test five at 346.8 W (39.2 mV)

Figure 18: +12VB input from load tester during test five at 346.8 W (39.6 mV)

Figure 19: +5V rail during test five at 346.8 W (13.4 mV)

Figure 20: +3.3 V rail during test five at 346.8 W (11 mV)

Let’s see if we can pull more than 350 W from this unit.