Anyone knows the Hercules PSU brand?

Krazy Owl · Aug 28, 2012

Hi. I just saw this psu on ebay for cheap and could be useful for my HTPC.

http://www.ebay.ca/itm/Hercules-Black-micro-ATX-500W-Silent-Cool-Power-Supply-PSU-w-20-24pin-SATA-NEW-/280947727250?pt=PCA_UPS&hash=item4169ca1b92

Anyone ever heard of that brand and whose the OEM for this?

With these specs could it be OK for my current setup (under my avatar) if I swap my 8600GT for a HIS IceQ Radeon 6570 PCI-E ?

Thank you.

Jeffredo · Aug 28, 2012

I wouldn't buy it. I've Googled for ten minutes and can't find any concrete information on them. They "may" be made by/for Athena Power, which is definitely second tier.

hat · Aug 28, 2012

Ha... Hercules PSU made by Athena power. Too bad Hercules was so popular in roman mythology that the roman name gets mixed in with the greek names... should be Heracles.

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Anyone knows the Hercules PSU brand?

Krazy Owl

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Jeffredo

hat

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