Adrian has been a tech enthusiast since the 90s with a particular passion for gaming that developed thanks to his first gaming outings on Pong, Zork and Space Invaders. In the years that followed he ...

Configuring a custom gaming PC is both fun and rigorous work. First, you get to research your components –- case, motherboard, CPU, GPU, memory, storage, peripherals, cooling, and power supply unit.

Power supply. This is perhaps the most critical part of any computer that still gets overlooked by many. But the thing is, a PC can always be built without a graphics card (assuming that you picked a ...

Spare PSU? Can solder? Got a 3D printer? Follow this 5-minute video guide to make a useful addition to any electronics workbench.

Before we go forward and run some of the tests that we are going to see hereinafter, let us check a few of the symptoms to understand if those tests are worth doing. We have mentioned some symptoms ...

Your PC needs clean power to perform at its best and remain stable. You don't skimp on your other components - don't skimp on the power supply. CPUs and GPUs may be the beating heart of a gaming PC, ...

Let's face it, power-supply units (PSUs) are boring. Presented in what's usually a mundane box spitting cables from one end, this is a product that's neither aesthetically pleasing nor technically ...

What is the most important part of your PC? You might think it's the CPU, the GPU, or the RAM. But without a Power Supply Unit (PSU), none of them would work. A PSU is a critical component in any ...

Every single desktop PC, console, or laptop has one of these. It won't boost your frame rate, nor does it have billions of transistors, and it's not manufactured using the latest chip process nodes.

1] Does the PSU fan spin on startup? Some users reported that their Power Supply Unit fan spins on startup but stops after some time. Others reported that the PSU fan does not spin even on startup.

Though people rarely think too much about their computer power supplies, it plays the most vital role in day-to-day operation. Power supplies are generically rated by the amount of wattage they can ...