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Effect of Insufficient Power Supply in a PC. Most casual business users don't give a lot of thought to their computer's power supply unless they use a laptop and lose its AC adapter. However ...
[Illya Tsemenko] decided to build his own thermocouples from bare wire. [Illya] is interested in measuring the temperature of Liquid Nitrogen and for this he needed T-type probes. While you can buy… ...
In my configuration, the power supply was underreporting by around 20w on average—likely the amount of power it draws for its fan and general operation, which it doesn’t count in its measurements.
Learning how to install a power supply is essential, whether you're building a gaming PC for the very first time or replacing existing parts. Don't let the wiring get you down, though, as it can ...
Power Supply 101: Power Output This is one of the most important things to consider when buying a power supply for your next PC build. It's extremely critical to buy a unit that could pull enough ...
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.
The PC Power & Cooling Silencer 760 is an 80Plus Silver power supply, meaning that it is rated for 85%, 88%, and 85% efficiency at 20%, 50%, and 100% loads respectively.
To understand exactly what goes into making a power supply and, more importantly, making it safe, Gordon took a tour of Intel’s Folsom campus to take a deep dive into the ATX power spec.
Load is how much power your PC uses from the PSU. The efficiency peaks around 50% to 70% of the load, meaning a PSU is slightly more efficient when operating at half or two-thirds of its capacity.
The warranty extension applies to all Prime series PSUs, including those that have already been sold. At present, there are more than a dozen listed on Seasonic's website spread out among 80 Plus ...