The venerable ATX standard was developed in 1995 by Intel, as an attempt to standardize what had until then been a PC ecosystem formed around the IBM AT PC’s legacy. The preceding AT form factor was ...

A revolution is coming to the 'power supply' that you always see when assembling a desktop PC. We will explain the merits of 'ATX12VO', which Intel brought to the table as an alternative to the 'ATX' ...

At the Computex trade fair in Taiwan this week, Seasonic showed the prototype of a power supply unit in which the currents on the individual 12-volt lines of the controversial 12V-2x6 connector are ...

I'd like to ask if it's safe to use a PSU to just power CCTV Cameras and recorder (which uses 12v) without using a computer. (are there things i should watch out if i do this like using dummy loads ...

Intel's PSU redesign could potentially make our PC power bricks "drastically" cheaper, says one manufacturer, and less wasteful. The standard announced last year will radically change how many PC ...

Anybody ever use one of these? <BR>It's a 200 watt PS with UPS battery inside the casing.<BR><BR>http://pe.amsdell.com/ippsspec.html<BR><BR>IPPSâ„¢ stands for ...

Power Supply Units (PSUs) are an often overlooked part of a PC system build. While central processing units (CPUs), graphics processing units (GPUs) and solid-state drives (SSDs) regularly command ...

Power supplies are a frequently misunderstood—and overlooked—PC component. Many users choose a PC power supply based on total wattage alone, assuming that higher is always synonymous with better.

Useful for electronics hobbyists, this linear workbench desktop power supply circuit converts a high input voltage (12V) from the SMPS of a PC into low output voltage (1.25 to 9 volts). An adjustable ...