Be Quiet! Dark Power Pro 650W PSU Review

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BurnoutPC published a review of the Be Quiet! Dark Power Pro 650W power supply.

Quote from the review: "Be Quiet! recently revamped their range of power supplies with the addition of the updated Dark Power Pro series. They now call this power supply their "First Class" edition. Read more

Posted on Sun, 27 Apr 2008 13:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Tuniq Ensemble 1200W PSU Review

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ThinkComputers published a review of the Tuniq Ensemble 1200W Power Supply.

Quote from the review: "Tuniq is a performance chassis and power supply purveyor subsidiary of cooling, lighting, and chassis maker Sunbeamtech. Tuniq is in the "fashion business" of the computer industry, making cases, power supplies, and other products with style and durability in mind in addition to performance. Read more

Posted on Tue, 22 Apr 2008 15:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

1000W PSUs compared: Corsair HX1000 versus AKASA PowerMate V2

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Hexus compares the Corsair HX1000 and AKASA PowerMate V2 1kW PSUs. Systems get more and more power hungry, especially if you are trying to push them to the limits with the latest hardware components.

Quote from the review: "The inexorable rise in the parallel processing power of modern GPUs has led to increasing power-draw that's not wholly mitigated by consistent moves to smaller manufacturing processes. For example, the twin-GPU GeForce 9800 GX2 and Radeon HD 3870 X2 cards consume around 200W when running at full chat. Read more

Posted on Mon, 21 Apr 2008 13:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Apple Time Capsule 1TB Review

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The test lab at our review partner Digital Reviews tested the Apple Time Capsule with 1TB storage. Apple announced the easy to use backup solution in January of this year.

Quote from the review: "Apple’s Time Capsule combines a gigantic 1TB hard drive with a speedy wireless router that dishes out legacy B and G Wi-Fi along with the new N standard. It’s an overall solid package that delivers on its promise of easy-to-use centralized storage for a home network, and its wireless performance is very good as well. Read more

Posted on Tue, 15 Apr 2008 08:05:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

PC Power & Cooling Announce New PSUs for Mainstream Systems

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OCZ owned PC Power and Cooling is one of the top names in power supplies for servicers and enthusiast class systems. This week the company announced a new line of PSUs aimed at mainstream computers that will retail at affordable prices.

The new PSUs include a 500 W EPS12V and a Dell compatible version as well as 370W, 420W, and 500W Silencers. The silencer 500 EPS12V retails for $99, the silencer 420W retails for $79.99, the silencer 370 ATX retails for only $54.99. The price for the Dell compatible PSU is unknown. Read more

Posted on Fri, 4 Apr 2008 12:15:45 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

Corsair Debuts 1000W 3-way SLI Certified PSU

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Corsair rolled out a new PSU today called the HX1000W. The 1000W PSU is the world’s first power supply certified by NVIDIA to be compatible with NVIDIA 3-way SLI under NVIDIA’s new 3-Way SLI Certification Program.

The PSU will make its first public appearance at CeBIT next week. The PSU is designed to run new quad core processors and three NVIDIA graphics cards. Features of the HX1000W include guaranteed 1000W output at 50C, industrial grade components rated at 105C, and dual +12V rails and a 140mm temperature controlled fan. The PSU will carry a MSRP of $279.99. Read more

Posted on Thu, 28 Feb 2008 13:22:40 CST | by Shane McGlaun

Apple Time Capsule Announced

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Apple announced Time Capsule today, which is a wireless backup device that works with Time Machine in Leopard OS. The Time capsule uses integrated 802.11n networking and can wirelessly back up all Macs in the home to the one time Capsule device.

Time Capsule is available in two capacities, one is a 500GB model for $299 and a 1TB model is available for $499. "Bring Time Capsule home, plug it in, click a few buttons on your Macs and voila -- all the Macs in your house are being backed up automatically, every hour of every day," said Steve Jobs, Apple's CEO. "With Time Capsule and Time Machine, all your irreplaceable photos, movies and documents are automatically protected and incredibly easy to retrieve if they are ever lost." Read more

Posted on Tue, 15 Jan 2008 13:21:40 CST | by Shane McGlaun

E-Power EP-1000P10-T2 PSU Reviewed

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Anyone who has ever built a computer or worked inside one knows that there tend to be a mass of power cables inside that you just don’t need. The best way to make things cleaner looking and support better airflow for keeping your components cool is to reduce the clutter inside the case.

The best way to reduce unneeded power cables is with a modular power supply. Real world Labs has a review of the E-Power EP-1000-P10 PSU and in the end says it is a good performer. Read more

Posted on Thu, 27 Dec 2007 09:46:47 CST | by Shane McGlaun

OCZ Announces PC Power & Cooling Turbo-cool 860W PSU

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OCZ announced the new PC Power and cooling turbo-Cool 860-watt power supply today. The PSU is aimed at multiple applications from gaming machines to industrial use in servers. The PSU uses a single 12V rail to deliver optimum power distribution.

The 860 allows the user to fine tune the power via two ports that allow tuning of the +3V and +5V rails, experienced users can adjust the 12V rail as well. The form factor is a standard ATX design allowing it to fit into any chassis. Read more

Posted on Tue, 18 Dec 2007 09:10:02 CST | by Shane McGlaun

Corsair Launches Eco-friendly PSUs

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Corsair has launched a couple new computer power supplies with an environmentally friendly design called the VX Series. The VX series consists of two products, the VX 450W and the VX550W both of which meet the Energy Star 2007 Standard.

Corsair claims the two PSUs feature the industry’s most efficient power-management and ultra-quiet design. Both models use a large single +12V rail to deliver continuous power under heavy loads. Read more

Posted on Wed, 1 Aug 2007 15:00:00 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

Koolance's 1200W PSU is Submerged in Liquid Coolant

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Koolance has been in the business of making water cooling gear for CPUs and video cards for a long time now. Way back in the day they even offered a liquid cooled PSU, which they have updated again, and boy is it sweet.

The Koolance PSU-1200ATX-12S puts out 96A over four 12V rails and uses modular cables, and offers four PCI-E connectors for the latest NVIDIA SLI setups or ATI Crossfire. Read more

Posted on Thu, 17 May 2007 13:47:05 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

Massive Ultra Products 2000W ATX PSU

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PC’s are getting more power hungry with each new generation of hardware and the PSU is evolving to keep up with that demand. Currently the largest PSU’s are 1600W to 1800W, but Ultra Products is thinking bigger.

They are getting a new 2000W modular PSU ready with a footprint similar to that of the 1000W PC Power and Cooling model which is nearly twice as large as a typical ATX PSU. Ironically Ultra Products is quoted over at Guru3D as saying “"It's not so much that we believe personal computers today need as much as 2000W of power," explains George Ali, Vice President of Sales and Marketing for Ultra Products. "In fact, most household circuits can't even provide the AC power this unit would require in order to put out 2000W of DC power. But there's the always-inevitable questions of 'Do I have enough power?' or 'Does my power supply have enough juice where my high end components need it.' That is why we have put together this 2000W unit; as the end all of power supplies as far as DC output goes. With as much as 1800W available on the 12V alone, there should be no concern whatsoever that there is enough power available for quad core, quad GPU or large drive arrays." Read more

Posted on Thu, 4 Jan 2007 18:00:00 CST | by Shane McGlaun

Sega iDog Capsule Toy

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For those who cannot get enough iDogs, there is an iDog Capsule Toy line.

The iDog Capsule toys come in six colors. The tiny iDogs have a little chain to connect them to keys or other things. See all iDog Capsule toys on this Sega page (Japanese).

The 'big' white i-Dog is in stock again on Amazon.com for $29.99. Read more

Posted on Fri, 27 Jan 2006 09:44:15 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

Only For Ultra Geeks: Turbo Cool 510 PSU Review

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EnvyNews has a Review only suitable for Ultra Geeks!
If you are hard core about PC Power Supplies please feel free to read on:
PC Power & Cooling – not a name you hear every day, unless you’ve been reading Maximum PC/Boot magazine from day-one. PCP&P make the Maserati of PSUs – no doubt about it. They’re bloody expensive, but if uniform power-provision is key in your rig or co-located web-server, then you’ll want to read this review…
Here’s a snip:
“When it comes down to it, this is the most stable power supply I have ever had the chance to work with. It provides clean power no matter how hard the system is being pushed and no matter how dirty the input power is. Even plugged directly into my wall socket, I get stable power that does not fluctuate when the power demands in the room change. The optional inclusion of external voltage potentiometers, which allow for fine tuning of the 3.3V, 5V, and 12V rails, is extremely useful for enthusiasts that need to increase or decrease voltages to maintain a stable overclocked state.”
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Posted on Thu, 29 May 2003 09:38:39 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr