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Rasurbo GAP 750w | Posted on: 30/04/2009 @ 16:00

Power supplies are neither the most glamorous nor the most exciting part of a computer but they are essential to every rig. In recent times they have developed into being much more than just the power provider and in a time where looks are everything, style is a big factor not to mention noise and most importantly in the credit crunch, pricing. Rasurbo, which I must admit to not having heard of ...

Thermaltake Toughpower XT 750W | Posted on: 27/04/2009 @ 6:27

Power supplies in the 750W market segment are generally strong enough to power some very beefy systems, yet not terribly expensive and prohibitive to buy. Consumers want quality and performance at a price that won\'t break the bank. Today we\'re looking at the Thermaltake ToughpowerXT 750W power supply, a unit that comes loaded with features. But how well does it perform? Let\'s take a look.

FSP POWER_MOD 700 Watt Modular Power Supply | Posted on: 23/04/2009 @ 4:40

OCZ Fatal1ty 700W PSU | Posted on: 22/04/2009 @ 22:28

Love him or hate him, Johnathan “Fatal1ty” Wendal certainly has a nice range of products. One such company who make a power supply for his Fatal1ty series of products is OCZ, and today, we’ve been lucky enough to get our hands on a 700W OCZ Fatal1ty power supply. Is this 700 watt PSU really as good as it’s made out to be? Read on and you’ll find out…

New Seagate Barracuda LP is power-efficient, stores up to 2TB | Posted on: 22/04/2009 @ 15:50

AMD isn’t the only with new, “green” products up its sleeve for Earth Day. Seagate has just announced the Barracuda LP, a new 3.5″ Serial ATA hard drive that’s based on a similar formula as Western Digital’s Caviar Green: sub-7,200-RPM spindle speeds, low power consumption, low noise, and still-solid performance. The Barracuda LP is launching in [...]

Enermax Revolution85+ 950 Watt | Posted on: 20/04/2009 @ 18:17

Enermax is a company renowned for their high performance power supplies. Here at Tech-Reviews, we’ve kindly been sent the Revolution85+ 950W power supply to take a look at. Let’s take it to the battlefield and compare it up against some of the other top PSU’s in our roundup. Read on and find out if the Enermax Revolution 85+ is victorious.

ATI’s HD 4750 will need additional power | Posted on: 17/04/2009 @ 18:20

“Just to be on the safe side According to our sources, ATI’s 40nm RV740 card with GDDR3 memory, also known as the HD 4750, at least for now, will have a PCI-Express connector. As we wrote before, ATI’s HD 4770, or the GDDR5 equipped RV740 barely needs one, as its maximum board power consumption is rated [...]

X.Org ATI Driver Supports New Power Options | Posted on: 15/04/2009 @ 17:50

Besides seeing 3D acceleration for their hardware in an open-source driver, one of the other leading requests from ATI Radeon customers has been to see improved power management within the ATI X.Org driver stack. There is Dynamic Clocks support and some other power management capabilities, along with some more innovative ways, but ATI's PowerPlay is not fully implemented in the open-source ...

Seasonic M12D 850W 850 Watt PSU | Posted on: 15/04/2009 @ 16:48

Seasonic is a company we’ve never worked with before. They produce solely power supplies and so it would seem they are experts at it. In this review which carries on from our current roundup of power supplies, we will be reviewing the Seasonic M12D PSU. So what are we waiting for? Let’s take a look…

Ultra X3 800w Modular Power Supply Review | Posted on: 15/04/2009 @ 8:20

If you’ve noticed lately, everything is more power hungry than ever. A decent video card now requires its own power source, and many people are Crossfiring the crap out of their systems, so that’s twice the original juice flowing through. And now there are Blu-Ray drives, and you'll probably want to keep your old DVD burner for a while, so now you have two optical drives. Twice ...

Canon PowerShot SX1 IS | Posted on: 14/04/2009 @ 23:23

Canon PowerShot SX1 IS was presented first time at Photokina 2008 along side with its younger brother SX10 IS both successors of very popular Canon S5 IS camera. Both models have 20x optical zoom (28-560mm) but model SX1 instead CCD has CMOS sensor and support for recording of video in Full HD resolution. This feature sets Canon PowerShot SX1 IS apart from all other cameras at this moment.

Zalman 770 XT | Posted on: 14/04/2009 @ 13:31

Choosing a power supply gives endless choice with seemingly hundreds of units to choose from; with different watts, colours, sizes and styles. But, it all boils down to two things – stable rails and efficiency. With poor performance in these two areas, no matter how glamorous or how quiet the unit may be, it’s not really up to scratch. At XSReviews today, we have a 770W unit that ...

PC Power and Cooling Turbo-Cool 860W | Posted on: 14/04/2009 @ 12:34

Today Tech-Reviews took a look at a power supply from PC Power and Cooling. The review is on the Turbo-Cool 860W and is the forth PSU in the power supply roundup they’re carrying out. Anyway, check out how the 860 Watt Turbo-Cool PSU performed…

GlacialPower GP-AL650AA 650 W Power Supply Review | Posted on: 13/04/2009 @ 22:00

GlacialPower GP-AL650AA is a 650 W power supply with Spartan looks. Is it a good product Can it really deliver 650 W Check it out.

Nexus RX-8500 | Posted on: 13/04/2009 @ 10:49

Tech-Reviews are now onto their third addition to the power supply roundup they’re carrying out. Today they’ve been given the Nexus RX-8500 850W PSU to take a look at. This 850 Watt power supply boasts to be a lot of things. Is it? Read the review and you’ll find out…

Be Quiet! Dark Power Pro 850W | Posted on: 09/04/2009 @ 11:50

We constantly recommend the 650W Be Quiet! Dark Power Pro, but does the 850W afford the same awesome efficiency and virtual silence? With the same style of modular cables, shiny box, and a very similar build it be just as good or it might suffer from being just too hot.

Air Live HP-3000E 200Mbps Power Line Adapter Kit | Posted on: 08/04/2009 @ 14:10

Antec Signature 650 Watt Power Supply Review @ Tweaknews | Posted on: 08/04/2009 @ 8:08

Antec has scored a major coup with their Signature Series 650W power supply. Its efficiency, features and warranty are at the very top of its class and the hybrid modularity and easily identifiable rail distribution are welcome additions to an outstanding product. The subtle good looks belie the clever design features, both internal and external, that set this unit apart from the crowd.

Tuniq Ripper 1000w | Posted on: 08/04/2009 @ 4:18

Consumers want quality and performance at a price that won\'t break the bank, and today we have a power supply that promises just such an enticing combination. We\'re looking at the Tuniq Ripper 1000w, a unit that comes with a very attractive price tag for a kilowatt setup. But how well does it perform?

Cyberlink PowerDVD 9 Ultra | Posted on: 07/04/2009 @ 11:55

We\'ve been using Cyberlink\'s PowerDVD as our DVD and Blu-Ray playback weapon of choice here at Elite Bastards for some time now, and a new iteration of this application is now upon us. So, what does the fully-fledged \"Ultra\" version of PowerDVD 9 bring to the table?

OCZ Fatal1ty 700 W Power Supply Review | Posted on: 07/04/2009 @ 2:10

OCZ launched this 700 W power supply licensing Fatal1ty's name promising to be a high-end gamer product. Will it live up to our expectations

In Win Commander 850W | Posted on: 06/04/2009 @ 12:04

Today Tech-Reviews.co.uk added another power supply to their PSU roundup, the In Win Commander 850. This 850W power supply offers a fully modular design and a camouflage theme. Is this unit set to kill though like its design suggests? Read the review and find out!

Lian Li MAXIMA Force Extreme PS-A650GB 650W Power Supply Review | Posted on: 02/04/2009 @ 20:30

NZXT Performance Power (PP800) 800 Watt Power Supply Review - eTeknix | Posted on: 01/04/2009 @ 3:21

“NZXT has positioned themselves as the choice for gamers on a budget. They offer a wide variety of decent cases which can usually be found at the largest national retailers to the smallest retail computer stores. Most of the time, budget gamers will need to purchase their own power supplies as most cases come without one. NZXT [...]