Tag: Power Supplies

MSI’s new power supplies have a buzzer that warns you if your graphics card is about to melt, which seems like a solution to a problem that really shouldn’t exist

MSI’s new power supplies…

Hey, remember Meltgate, in which 12VHPWR (and latterly, 12V-2×6) GPU power connectors were blamed for melting graphics cards in…
Tech creator proves for a second time that AA batteries are not a practical power alternative for your gaming PC

Tech creator proves for…

The ever-hungry AI industry doesn’t just demand hardware; it needs an awful lot of power too. With electricity bills…
It might give me the heebie jeebies but I can’t help wanting one of these transparent power supplies to soothe my retro-starved mind

It might give me…

Transparent tech is such a throwback that I can’t help but feel nostalgic when I see it. Sure, we…
MSI has gone so heavy with 12V-2×6 power sockets in its latest high-end PSUs that many AMD and Intel graphics cards have no way of being powered

MSI has gone so…

Nvidia’s 12VHPWR power connector, later updated to the 12V-2×6 format, has been at the centre of controversy since it…
A match made in heaven: Buy a 1600 W MSI power supply and get Monster Hunter Wilds for free

A match made in…

I’m always babbling on about how power supplies are the unsung heroes of computing. They’re a silent guardian, a…
Thermaltake’s new 2000 W PSU is too powerful to be sold in the USA and comes with four PCIe 5

Thermaltake’s new 2000 W…

Thermaltake has a handful of new Toughpower PSUs on display at its CES 2025, and I’ve been over there…
Lian Li offers purely aesthetic replacements for its white PSU power cables because they ‘carry a noticeable purple hue’

Lian Li offers purely…

Between potential power supply price increases and the not too distant memory of melty cables, it feels like we…
Lian Li offers purely aesthetic replacements for its white PSU power cables because they ‘carry a noticeable purple hue’

Lian Li offers purely…

Between potential power supply price increases and the not too distant memory of melty cables, it feels like we…
Shhhhh, Noctua confirms its first ever decibel-dampening power supply will launch this year

Shhhhh, Noctua confirms its…

Back at Computex earlier this year, Noctua showed off its upcoming Seasonic-partnered power supply. Featuring all the “shhhh” engineering…
MSI’s new top-end PSU boasts two 12V-2×6 sockets for twin GPUs, or just one really, really big one

MSI’s new top-end PSU…

I was recently over in China, visiting MSI's factory where it makes motherboards, graphics cards, monitors, etc, and at…