The use of a Standby Voltage on computer power supplies became widespread when the ATX specification was published in 1995. It enables a computer to be put into a low power consumption mode without ...

As silicon circuitry grows in speed and complexity, its thirst for power also increases. With top-end CPUs now drawing more than 100 watts, the latest GPUs sucking down no less than 300 watts, and ...

Finally somebody has found a good use for all those old CRT computer monitors finding their way to the landfills. [Steven Dufresne] from Rimstar.org steps us through a very simple conversion of a C… ...

For example, an 80 Plus White 500W power supply at 50-percent load would work out to 250W DC power, or 312.5W AC power. You’ll use that latter number (312.5) when tabulating your electricity ...