Power supplies are a little more complex than they seem, and with the new ATX 3.0 standard, they're getting even more so. Check out this PCWorld guide to the PSU on YouTube!

Economy of scale is a wonderful thing, take the switch-mode power supply as an example. Before the rise of the PC, a decent multi-voltage, high current power supply would be prett ...

Regardless, you should never open a power supply unless you know what you’re doing — and I mean honestly know what you’re doing. This is the only component in your PC where doing something wrong can ...

Power input and output on the ASRock Z490 Phantom Gaming 4SR, an ATX12VO mainboard. (Credit: Anandtech) In the ATX12VO standard, the -12 V, 5 V, 5 VSB (standby) and 3.3 V rails are deleted.

Again, previously, power excursions were never spelled out on paper but under ATX 3.0, a GPU or board vendor now knows it’s allowed to push 200 percent of the power supplies maximum rated power ...

The Be Quiet! Dark Power 13 is an excellent PSU. It comes with ATX 3.0 and PCIe 5.0 support, so it's about as future-proof as a power supply gets. It also comes with the usual good stuff like a 10 ...

Our favorite power supply is the Corsair RM850x, as it's all the power you need to run the most high-end PCs, with top-tier components. But whatever your budget or needs, here are the best power ...

That’s a pretty good run. Unlike most components in your PC, you shouldn’t attempt to repair a power supply if it’s out of warranty. That’s the other, more serious problem with this post.

Lian Li's new Edge power supply design includes an L-shaped section that turns PSU cables 90 degrees, making them ideal for dual chamber cases. Edward Chester Published: Feb 19, 2024 ...

Building a computer is expensive, so trying to save a few bucks is understandable, but a power supply isn't the place to do so. Beyond the benefits of modular cables, a poorly built PSU can put ...

Modular power supplies have become common for enthusiast hardware, but Seasonic is trying something different. Its new SSR-750FA Connect PSU has all the modular connections on a separate unit that ...