Here's a couple of articles that are well worth checking out! first up is this 15 PSU Roundup over at Toms Hardware Guide!
It happens more often than many users realize. An old graphics card or a slow processor runs smoothly and without a peep for weeks, and then suddenly, after a system upgrade, system failures start occurring with nasty regularity. Frequently users blame problems like this on sloppily programmed drivers or hardware mined with errors. But often it turns out that the power supply unit is simply no longer enough for the upgrade and the associated power requirements.
The second article is called Power Supplies: The shocking truth posted over at Short Media!
When was the last time you looked at a power supply in the computer case? Have you recently bought a power supply smug in the knowledge that "you've bought the best"? What if that expensive 400 Watt power supply...wasn't? What's on the label isn't necessarily what comes out the cable. Take a closer look with us at power supply specifications and find out if you've really got the power.
The PSU (Power Supply Unit), with its wires dangling like the legs of an octopus that has been nailed to the inside roof of the pc case, either came with the PC or it was an aftermarket choice after researching a forum or review. How many of us really know what the power supply specifications mean, if specifications are distorted and how that could affect the operational stability of a PC?
It happens more often than many users realize. An old graphics card or a slow processor runs smoothly and without a peep for weeks, and then suddenly, after a system upgrade, system failures start occurring with nasty regularity. Frequently users blame problems like this on sloppily programmed drivers or hardware mined with errors. But often it turns out that the power supply unit is simply no longer enough for the upgrade and the associated power requirements.
The second article is called Power Supplies: The shocking truth posted over at Short Media!
When was the last time you looked at a power supply in the computer case? Have you recently bought a power supply smug in the knowledge that "you've bought the best"? What if that expensive 400 Watt power supply...wasn't? What's on the label isn't necessarily what comes out the cable. Take a closer look with us at power supply specifications and find out if you've really got the power.
The PSU (Power Supply Unit), with its wires dangling like the legs of an octopus that has been nailed to the inside roof of the pc case, either came with the PC or it was an aftermarket choice after researching a forum or review. How many of us really know what the power supply specifications mean, if specifications are distorted and how that could affect the operational stability of a PC?
