PSUs
One of the perks of normality largely returning to the PC components market now that the crypto mining bubble has popped has been a big improvement in component availability. Video cards were of course the biggest change there – even if prices on the latest generation remain higher than many would like to see – but crypto farms were also soaking up everything from CPUs and RAM to power supplies. So after a period of almost two years of high-powered PSUs of all flavors being hard to come by, the PSU market is, at last, also returning to normal. The collapse of crypto mining and underlying improvement of electronics components has also meant that high-power PSU designs have reverted, in a sense, to a more...
The Silverstone ST30SF & ST45SF SFX Power Supply Review
In this review we are having a look at the SilverStone ST30SF and the ST45SF SFX PSUs. There are only a handful of good SFX PSU designs available and...
31 by E. Fylladitakis on 1/26/2017
Thermaltake Adds RGB Lighting to Toughpower Grand Gold PSUs
Thermaltake has introduced a new lineup of high-end PSUs featuring RGB lighting. The new Toughpower Grand RGB Gold power supplies are equipped with 256 colors 'Riing' RGB fan, featuring...
6 by Anton Shilov on 12/30/2016
Best PC Power Supplies: Holiday 2016
For today's holiday buyers' guide we are having a look at power supplies. Once again, I shall begin with discussing and clarifying a common misconception among users, that a...
63 by E. Fylladitakis on 11/30/2016
The Zalman ZM1200-EBT 1200W Power Supply Review
It has been many years since we last had a review of a PSU from Zalman, even though they currently are offering dozens of models. In this review we...
16 by E. Fylladitakis on 11/10/2016
The SilverStone SX700-LPT SFX 700W PSU Review
In the interest of minimizing space and noise, living room gaming PCs often require compact, high performance PSUs. Today we are taking a look at the SX700-LPT from SilverStone...
48 by E. Fylladitakis on 9/30/2016
The SilverStone ST60F-TI Strider Titanium 600W PSU Review
SilverStone joined the 80Plus Titanium PSU bandwagon with three new units recently, all with reasonable outputs and interesting specifications. In this review we are having a look at the...
22 by E. Fylladitakis on 7/29/2016
GIGABYTE Releases Xtreme Gaming XP1200M 80PLUS Platinum Power Supply
GIGABYTE has quietly released its new high-end power supply designed for expensive gaming PCs as well as workstations. The new PSU belongs to GIGABYTE’s Xtreme Gaming family of components...
8 by Anton Shilov on 7/7/2016
The Raidmax RX-700AT 700W 80Plus Titanium Power Supply Review
Raidmax, despite being that common a name in the west, is actually one of the oldest PC case and PSU manufacturers. Over recent years, they have focused on cost-effective...
22 by E. Fylladitakis on 7/7/2016
FSP Announces Twins: 500W and 700W ATX PSU with Redundancy Capability
FSP this week announced its new series of redundant PSUs called the 'Twins'. The new power supplies are compatible with standard ATX and PS2 tower chassis, but provide redundancy...
23 by Anton Shilov on 5/27/2016
The SilverStone Strider Platinum 550W PSU Review
Today we are having a look at the “world’s smallest” 80Plus Platinum certified 550W ATX PSU, the SilverStone Strider Platinum. The company boasts that this fully modular, compact PSU...
27 by E. Fylladitakis on 4/8/2016
The FSP Hydro G 750W Power Supply Review
Today we are taking a look at the other premium PSU series from FSP, the Hydro G family. Unlike the Aurum PT that we reviewed some time ago, the...
22 by E. Fylladitakis on 3/3/2016
CES 2016: Cooler Master’s MasterWatt Connected Digital PSU Almost Ready
As one gets older, or designs PCs for certain users in mind, how much power is being consumed is a key metric. The easiest piece of equipment to use...
4 by Ian Cutress on 1/15/2016
The Andyson N500 Titanium PSU Review: High Efficiency For The Common PC
80Plus Titanium certified PSUs are very rare and most are high output units that are not meant for normal PCs. Andyson is making a surprise move with the release...
46 by E. Fylladitakis on 10/8/2015
The SilverStone SX600-G SFX PSU Review
With the recent strong penetration of computers into the living room and other applications that often require small form factor cases, the demand for quality SFX PSUs is slowly...
20 by E. Fylladitakis on 8/21/2015
The Cyonic AU-550x PSU Review
In this review, we are getting acquainted with a new PSU manufacturer, Cyonic. The newly founded brand offers just six units at this time, three of which are modular...
30 by E. Fylladitakis on 8/17/2015
The Rosewill Hive 850W PSU Review
Most of our US and Canada based readers are likely familiar with Rosewill. The company started as a subsidiary of Newegg and they were initially focused on producing simple...
24 by E. Fylladitakis on 7/28/2015
The Corsair CS450M PSU Review
Top tier PSUs certainly are technologically interesting, yet the mainstream products undoubtedly cover the vast bulk of the market. Today we are having a look at the Corsair CS450M...
46 by E. Fylladitakis on 6/10/2015
Update to PSU Testing 2015: A Minor Change
Today I want to discuss a minor change in our PSU testing procedures, and how they have evolved since our 2014 - How We Test PSUs pipeline post. To date...
18 by E. Fylladitakis on 5/4/2015
The SilverStone Strider Gold S 1500W PSU Review
In this review we are having a look at the world's most compact, and SilverStone's most powerful, 1500W consumer power supply. Stuffing 1.5kW inside a 180mm chassis is quite...
32 by E. Fylladitakis on 4/7/2015
Corsair HX750i Power Supply Review
Today we will look at the latest revision of Corsair's HX series, the HX750i PSU. Corsair came a long way since their first PSU, the HX520W, with the HX750i...
32 by E. Fylladitakis on 1/14/2015
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