Configuring a custom gaming PC is both fun and rigorous work. First, you get to research your components –- case, motherboard, CPU, GPU, memory, storage, peripherals, cooling, and power supply unit.

Power supplies are simple, right? Just figure out how much power draw all your computer parts use, get one with a few more watts, and call it a day. Wrong! In addition to creature comforts like ...

An awful lot of juice meant to power PCs never gets used. Tech companies team up to make PCs and servers run more efficiently. Michael Kanellos is editor at large at CNET News.com, where he covers ...

The circuit of power supply for PC works with a mains voltage of 230VAC to produce an output of 13.8V at 5A due to rectification. This project came upon the modification of a PC switch mode power ...

So you’re building a gaming PC for the first time—or maybe you’re building a certain kind of gaming PC for the first time—and you want to be sure you get the right power supply for it. Problem is, ...

Non-modular power supplies are generally a bit cheaper, partly because they’re cheaper to manufacture, but the convenience of ...

You might think that your power supply either works or it doesn’t, but it’s way more complicated than that. For many, the power supply simply needs to work and fit their budget, but as you’ll see in a ...

It has been a few days since we covered some power supply shenanigans, which was a story that got us all fired up for a much-needed refresher on PSU purchasing strategies. Processors, graphics cards, ...

Thermaltake has introduced the Dr. Power III, a portable power supply tester that is compatible with the latest ATX12V v3.1 standard and includes a 12+4pin connector for testing high-power consumption ...

I never think about the power supply in my gaming PC. It’s an 850W bequiet! Straight Power that I’ve owned for years and transferred between several builds. Like most PC builders, I intended to ...