In the 1990s, experts calculated that without efforts to increase efficiencies and reduce “no-load” power consumption, external power supplies—the ones used to power everything from cell-phones to ...

In another forum, a Senior Arsian posted a parts list for a Server. On of reasons for building this Server was to save electricity by consolidating the storage from several computers into one. I was ...

Troubleshooting computer power issues can be difficult, as the problem could originate with the power supply unit, or PSU, or the motherboard. Testing each component separately helps narrow down where ...

There are three main elements to our testing equipment which are each there to provide us with different pieces of information to judge the quality of a power supply: SM-268 Active Load Tester This ...

The venerable ATX standard was developed in 1995 by Intel, as an attempt to standardize what had until then been a PC ecosystem formed around the IBM AT PC’s legacy. The preceding AT form factor was ...

A PC power supply won’t boost your frame rate, but it will make sure everything in your PC is safe, secure, and running efficiently. A bad PSU risks system crashes at stock settings – nevermind ...

I prefer the high end PSU's because the component quality used is more than likely to be some of the best on the market, and you can then assume that your power supply is going to last longer than a ...

The main wattage-eating components all pull from the 12V line(s). Corsair's HX850 supplies 65A for a total 12V load of 780W and it posts a 90 per cent-plus efficiency rating at full load. That's ...

The January 30th 2008 batch of test results are in for SPECpower_ssj2008 energy efficiency benchmark and it looks like Hewlett Packard has claimed the energy efficiency lead with their newest low-cost ...

PC power supply standards change so slowly, the last major revision to Intel’s ATX power supply guide is likely older than your car, your refrigerator, or your children. But this year, Intel unwrapped ...

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