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Article: Powering up.(computer power supply maintenance)
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- Personal Computer World
- Article date:
- October 2, 2008
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Byline: Gordon Laing
Powering up
How a power supply can affect the performance of your PC
Power supplies are one of the most important yet overlooked components in a PC. As PC components grow hungrier, it's the power supply that needs to keep up, delivering sufficient current and stable voltages to maintain reliability. A poor or under-rated power supply can cause stability issues and ultimately cost more to run.
The potential cost savings of a good power supply, not to mention its influence on stability and handling of upgrades, makes buying a budget model a false economy A- and a better supply may cost less than you think, with good ...