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.

A power outage can do devastating damage to your computer if it is not protected properly. The reason for the damage is usually not the fact that the computer does not receive any power during an ...

Typically, you'd assume that the power your computer has is the level you're stuck with, but Windows 10 and 11 have options ...

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 ...

Computer power failures can cause people to panic if they don't properly troubleshoot issues. Common problems cause computers to either not power on or to fail before the operating system starts. A ...

Power supplies are a little more complex than they seem, and with the new ATX 3.0 standard, they're getting even more so. Check out this PCWorld guide to the PSU on YouTube! Power supplies are simple, ...

Of all the components in your PC, the one that gets the least attention is your power supply. You can carry it over from build to build, and as long as it boots and your PC doesn’t catch itself on ...

Not every old PC part deserves a spot in your new build. Here's how to tell what's safe to reuse and what to replace.

A power surge is one of the few things that can instantly destroy your computer, and there is no coming back from that. However, not everyone considers the ramifications of a power outage and what it ...

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.

Economy of scale is a wonderful thing, take the switch-mode power supply as an example. Before the rise of the PC, a decent multi-voltage, high current power supply would be pretty expensive. But PCs ...

I can turn on my PC from anywhere.