Tag Archives: PC

PC Build — Power-Supplies

2014 May 24 — Added info about efficiency and active-PFC that I forgot to include the first time around

I’ve jumped into the middle of my series of notes on building a PC. I’ll write the intro to this series, later. I start with this, now, because this is what I spent too many hours researching, this weekend.

Corsair AX860i PSU
Image source: corsair.com

The power supply is the gas tank for your PC. It is also the refinery for the fuel. An insufficient power supply, and your machine will not run very well; bad power from the power supply, and your components can burn out, becoming useless pieces of metal and silicon. Continue reading PC Build — Power-Supplies