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Should I get an ATX v3.1 PSU, or will an ATX v3.0 be fine? Everything you need to know!
The Big Question! Is it worth getting an ATX v3.0 PSU now? Everyone has been asking me lately why I should bother buying an ATX
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Cooler Master GX III 750W ATX v3.0 PSU Review
Box & Bundle The box generally provides good protection, thanks to its sturdy construction and foam inserts at its internals. On its front side, besides
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That’s why we recommend a better PSU than you think you need
As you may know, we have a tech Discord Server. Interesting conversations take place quite often. As you may already suspect, a large proportion are
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XPG KYBER 750W ATX v3.1 PSU Review
Box & Bundle I got a pre-production sample for the review, which didn’t ship into the retail box, so the only photo I have to
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DeepCool PN650M ATX v3.1 PSU Review
Box & Bundle I got a pre-production sample for the review, which didn’t ship into the retail box, so the only photo I have
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DeepCool PN750M ATX v3.1 PSU Review
Box & Bundle I got a pre-production sample for the review, which didn’t ship into the retail box, so the only photo I have to
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DeepCool PN850M ATX v3.1 PSU Review
Box & Bundle I got a pre-production sample for the review, which didn’t ship into the retail box, so the only photo I have to
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MSI MPG A1000G PCIE5 ATX v3.1 PSU Review
Box & Bundle I got a pre-production sample for the review, which didn’t ship into the retail box, so the only photo I have to
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XPG KYBER 850W ATX v3.1 PSU Review
Box & Bundle I got a pre-production sample for the review, which didn’t ship into the retail box, so the only photo I have to
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XPG Core Reactor II 1200W PSU Review – Platinum > Gold
Box & Bundle The weird thing about this product is that it is Platinum rated on the Cybenetics scheme. Yet, XPG downgraded it to Gold.
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Gamemax RGB-1050 Pro – 4.5 stars on Amazon!
Box & Bundle Since I had an early sample, there are no photos of the retail box because the samples were sent in a plain
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Super Flower Leadex VII XP 1200W ATX v3.0 PSU Review
Box & Bundle I got an early sample for evaluation, so its package wasn’t the proper one, but I don’t care much about that as
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Cooler Master GX III 850W ATX v3.0 PSU Review
Box & Bundle The box generally provides good protection, thanks to its sturdy construction and foam inserts at its internals. On its front side, besides
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Best 100x PSUs in Efficiency @ Light & Super-Light Loads – Hardware Busters
20-80W Efficiency 115V To support our work, buy your products through the following affiliate links. You won’t be charged extra while you help us continue
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Cooler Master GX III 1050W ATX v3.0 PSU Review
Box & Bundle The box generally provides good protection, thanks to its sturdy construction and foam material at its internals. On its front side, besides
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Cooler Master GX III 1250W ATX v3.0 PSU Review
Box & Bundle The box generally provides good protection, thanks to its sturdy construction and foam material at its internals. On its front side, besides
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Seasonic Prime TX-1300 ATX v3.0 PSU Review
Box & Bundle The box is enormous since it contains one of the largest PSUs in today’s market. The rich bundle includes cable combs, an
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Planned Voluntary Safety Recall of CableMod 12VHPWR Angled Adapters, V1.0 & V1.1
About a month ago, I received several Cablemod products, including cables and angled adaptors. In general, I am not a fan of adaptors. I always
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XPG Core Reactor II 850W PSU Review
Box & Bundle The box provides good protection. Weirdly, XPG decided to downgrade the PSU from Cybenetics Platinum to Gold. This is probably the first
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Thermaltake Toughpower PF3 750W PSU Review
Box & Bundle The box provides good protection. At its face, we find a quarter-shot of the PSU and a series of badges describing the
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Thermaltake Toughpower PF3 850W PSU Review
Box & Bundle The box provides good protection. At its face, we find a quarter-shot of the PSU and a series of badges describing the
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CableMod cables to the MAX (55-65A @ 50°C)! Will they survive?
CableMod is widely known for its cables and adapters, and put me in a challenge. To push to the limit its cables. A challenge that
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Thermaltake Toughpower GF A3 650W PSU Review
Box & Bundle The box provides good protection. At its face is a quarter-shot of the PSU and a series of badges describing the product’s
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Thermaltake Toughpower PF3 1050W PSU Review
Box & Bundle The box provides good protection. At its face, we find a quarter-shot of the PSU and a series of badges describing the
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Thermaltake Toughpower PF3 1200W PSU Review
Box & Bundle The box provides good protection. At its face, we find a quarter-shot of the PSU and a series of badges describing the
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Thermaltake Toughpower GF A3 750W PSU Review
Box & Bundle The box provides good protection. At its face, we find a quarter-shot of the PSU and a series of badges describing the
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Thermaltake Toughpower GF A3 850W PSU Review
Box & Bundle The box provides good protection. At its face, we find a quarter-shot of the PSU and a series of badges describing the
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Real Capacitor Testing! Methodology & Teapo vs. Chemi-Con!
Methodology & First Results: Teapo vs. Chemi-Con The first test was to get some experience and see what was happening, so we only blew up
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MSI MAG A850GL PCIE5 850W PSU Review
Box & Bundle You will find all important features at the face of the box, depicted through badges. Typically, you will find more information on
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Thermaltake Toughpower GF A3 1050W PSU Review
Box & Bundle The box provides good protection. At its face, we find a quarter-shot of the PSU and a series of badges describing the
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1st Player NGDP 1300W PSU Review
Box & Bundle The box is small, and its graphics design is conservative but elegant. It provides good protection, and the bundle accompanying the PSU
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Thermaltake Toughpower GF A3 1200W PSU Review
Box & Bundle The box provides good protection. At its face, we find a quarter-shot of the PSU and a series of badges describing the
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Will my ATX v3.0 PSU or my GPU be compatible with 12V-2×6? Do I need a new cable/PSU/GPU? Everything you need to know!
Will my ATX v3.0 PSU or my GPU be compatible with 12V-2×6? This is what troubles most users from the moment ATX v3.1 & PCIe
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XPG KYBER 650W PSU Review
Box & Bundle I got a pre-production sample for the review, which didn’t ship into the retail box so the only photo I have to
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ATX v3.1 & PCIe CEM 5.1 are official!
ATX v3.1 & PCIe CEM 5.1 are official! The ATX v3.0 spec was released in February 2022, and there was an update one year later.
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Super Flower Leadex Titanium ATX v3.0 1600W PSU Review
Box & Bundle The box is large, and its design has remained the same all these years for most SF products. It seems SF doesn’t
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SEA SONIC to Launch New FOCUS GX ATX 3.0
Taipei, Taiwan – 11 September 2023 Sea Sonic Electronics., Co., Ltd. is proud to announce the introduction of the new FOCUS GX ATX 3.0 Series
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1st Player NGDP 1000W PSU Review
Box & Bundle The box is small, and its graphics design is conservative but elegant. To my eyes, at least. It provides good protection, and
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be quiet! Dark Power Pro 13 1600W PSU Review
Box & Bundle The box is huge and heavy. It provides excellent protection to the expensive product, and the bundle is rich, including Velcro straps,
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Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS): Why do you need one?
A UPS or an Uninterruptible Power Supply is a crucial device for those who want to protect their devices and have enough time to save
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Cooler Master V750i Gold PSU Review
Box & Bundle Like the V850i, the box is overloaded with graphics and badges, with the model’s number highlighted in large fonts. On the package’s
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XPG Fusion 1600W Titanium PSU Review – Should Corsair Worry?
Box & Bundle The red box is light on badges and graphics, highlighting the PSU’s photo on its front side. The four badges in the
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Cooler Master V850i Gold PSU Review
Box & Bundle The box is overloaded with graphics and badges, with the model’s number highlighted in large fonts. On the package’s rear side, you
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Montech Titan Gold 850W PSU Review
Box & Bundle At the face of the box is a photo of the PSU with the modular panel in clear view, along with the
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How to Select a new PSU with the upcoming 12VHPWR change?
Selecting a new PSU now with the 12VHPWR upcoming change is tricky, but if you read this article, you will easily find the proper one.
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No More 12VHPWR Connector! Say hi to 12V-2×6
It all started with NVIDIA’s 12-pin connector, then 12VHPWR (12+4 pin) was released and created lots of noise, and the time has come for the
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XPG Cybercore II 1300 Platinum PSU Review
Box & Bundle This red background on the box leaves an impression. At the front, we find a series of badges, including the Cybenetics ratings.