PSU201: Going for Gold
Jul 13, 2020
4 minutes
Over the last couple of months, we’ve covered simple PSU ratings and how you’d choose between anchored, semi-modular and modular designs. Now that we’ve considered the basics, we’re moving into ‘PSU201’ and some deeper concepts. Buying a PSU on watts alone is like buying a car just by its colour, except with PSUs, colours actually do mean something. This month, we talk PSU power efficiency – we investigate those ‘Gold’, ‘Silver’ and ‘Bronze’ ratings, what they mean and why they matter to your hip pocket.
Power efficiency
Back in PSU101, we said a PSU’s role is to convert the mains outlet AC voltage into a series of low-voltage DC
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