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.

Computer power supply units are designed to both power your computer's components and protect them from minor surges. But too large of a surge will blow a PSU's fuse and render a computer powerless, ...

Before opting for any of these two websites, you should know what you are about to run. In other words, you must know what the other components of your computer are. Otherwise, you may not be able to ...

Oh, look you are back :) I am in the middle of resolving some issues with an article I am writing, but I figured I would take a five minute breather to toss up some news for all of you. So, with out ...

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 ...

Last time, I showed off a few ways you can convert an existing PSU to USB-C duty, and zoomed in on a particular way you can use to convert one of the ever-abundant 18 V – 20 V laptop PSUs to USB-C.

Energy efficiency and consumption are a key design element to laptop computers that make the devices much less power hungry than desktop PC counterparts. Desktop computers are permanently tethered to ...

Humans are funny creatures. For whatever reason, when handling a piece of electronics, we tend to equate heft with value. If something feels too light, it gives the impression of being cheap or ...

When it comes to PC building, one of the most critical components is the PSU or Power Supply Unit. Depending on how much each piece of connected hardware, e.g., CPU, GPU, RAM, and others, you will ...

A system that converts AC current from the wall outlet into the DC currents required by electronic circuits. A computer power supply converts AC into multiple DC voltages. For example, 12 volts is ...

USB Type-C is the most flexible connection for notebooks and smartphones. The most important of its many capabilities is as a charging socket for battery-powered devices. USB-C should finally make ...