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What is the best power supply for a gaming PC? A quality power supply can make an enormous difference to the ease of use of your machine. The Power Supply Unit (PSU) converts electricity from the ...

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One of the best products we saw at Computex is on sale now: Lian Li's PC power supply with an L-shaped design for easier cable management. The Edge PSU is meant for dual-chamber PC cases, which ...

Power supplies are simple, right? Just figure out how much power draw all your computer parts use, get one with a few more watts, and call it a day. Wrong! In addition to creature comforts like ...

I have been a technology journalist for 30-plus years and have covered just about every kind of computer gear—from the 386SX to 64-core processors—in my long tenure as an editor, a writer, and an ...

Power Supply Units (PSUs) are responsible for giving life to all the components inside a PC. They supply power to the CPU, GPU, storage drives, motherboard, and all components connected to the ...