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Tag: PSU

5 signs it might finally be time to upgrade your PSU

2024-12-062024-12-06 Danie
The image shows a Straight Power 11 750W power supply unit (PSU) in a close-up shot. The PSU is positioned on a white surface, with the box it came in slightly visible in the background. The foreground is dominated by the PSU's rear panel, showcasing an array of connectors and labels indicating their functions, including motherboard (MB), peripheral (P8) connections, and drive connections. The background is somewhat blurred, but a white surface and the partially visible box indicating that it's a 750W power supply are clearly seen.

As a PC user, you probably already appreciate the crucial role of a power supply unit (PSU). It’s not only responsible for routing the correct voltage to every component inside the PC, but also keeping […]

Bloghardware, PSU, technology

Turning An ATX PSU Into A Variable Bench Supply

2024-05-312024-05-31 Danie
Black rectangular box with a red power rocker switch in the middle. To the bottom right of it are a number of black twist on covers with the word fuse on them. Below them are red sockets. Top left is a colour display showing 0.00V, 0.00A and 0.00W. It has a round silver twist knob for adjusting. Top right is a USB socket connector showing QC 3.0 and QC 3.0 for the two USB-A sockets. Bottom left is again one fuse cap, and two red and black sockets for accepting banana clip power cables. With them are also two additional red and black connectors for plugging in wires.

Bench power supplies can sometimes be frustratingly expensive and also kind of limited. If you’re enterprising and creative, though, you can create your own bench supply with tons of features, and it doesn’t have to […]

BlogPSU, technology

How to Test Your Computer’s PSU With a Normal Multimeter

2023-06-052023-06-05 Danie
PSUMulti2

If you have a digital multimeter on hand, it’s pretty straightforward to test your PSU and rule out power gremlins as the source of your computer problems. Standalone PSU testers are great, and we always […]

Bloghardware, PSU, technology

How to Test the Power Supply Unit (PSU) in Your PC

2023-02-062023-02-06 Danie
A black power supply connector with two rows of sockets, with a silver paper clip connecting two socket holes.

The poor PSU might get almost zero press time and none of the glory that flashier components like GPUs and advanced multi-core CPUs get, but the humble PSU is the bedrock of a stable PC […]

Blogdiagnostics, hardware, powersupply, PSU, technology

These are the best power supply units you can buy for your PC in 2022

2022-04-182022-04-18 Danie
Best power supply for pc

The Power Supply Unit (PSU) is a critical piece of any desktop. It plays an extremely important role in supplying power to your entire system. Yet, power supplies are often overlooked and aren’t discussed as […]

Bloghardware, powersupply, PSU, technology
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