Cases/Cooling/PSUs
Just several years ago, we were impressed to witness a 2,000W power supply for mining systems at Computex. But with arrival or AMD's Ryzen Threadripper WX and Intel's Xeon W-3400-series – CPUs that can devour all the way to 900W under heavy loads – as well as NVIDIA's GeForce RTX 4090 graphics cards (or, well, H100 PCIe for AI), 2,000W PSUs are no longer entirely overkill. As new processors have raised the bar on power consumption, so has the bar been raised on PSUs themselves. as evidenced by this year's show, with several power supply manufacturers showing off new extreme PSU designs that go as high as 2,800W. To that end, I will begin the story from the least 'extreme' PSU that I saw at...
Silverstone ST45NF Nightjar
Silverstone aims for silence with the ST45NF, and removing the fan will certainly achieve that goal. Can they also manage to provide clean and stable power? Find out as...
20 by Christoph Katzer on 8/25/2008
FSP Epsilon 80Plus 600W
One of the largest PSU ODMs in the business sent us their latest offering. You may not be familiar with FSP Group; the question is, are you missing out?
20 by Christoph Katzer on 8/5/2008
Cooler Master UCP 900W
Cooler Master looks to set new standards in power supply quality with their Ultimate Circuit Protection (UCP) power supplies, boasting 80Plus Silver certification and a 5-year warranty.
33 by Christoph Katzer on 7/29/2008
Power Supply Summer Buyer's Guide
There's a big difference between a power supply that runs your system "okay" and a high-quality unit that provides higher efficiency, lower noise, and more stable output. We have...
37 by Christoph Katzer on 7/21/2008
Kingwin RVT-9225: Budget priced cooling results in budget performance
Kingwin's low-end Revolution cooler takes a spin in our test bed, as we compare its performance with coolers that can cost three times as much. Unfortunately, sometimes you get...
35 by Matt Campbell on 7/16/2008
Silverstone Zeus 1200W: Designed for the Power Hungry
Silverstone sent us their highest output PSU for testing. Capable of delivering up to 1200W, this is a unit for extreme users and systems.
20 by Christoph Katzer on 7/7/2008
Zalman ZM850-HP and ZM1000-HP
Zalman targets high performance users with large cases that are looking for less noise with their latest PSUs. How you plan to make a quiet system and still require...
22 by Christoph Katzer on 6/27/2008
Lian Li PC-V2110
Sometimes, you need quality - price be damned - and it seems Lian Li's V2110 may be able to satisfy our desires. "Once you go black...."
24 by Rajinder Gill on 6/10/2008
PC Power & Cooling Silencer 500W
We take the PCP&C 500W Silencer for a test drive; the ride is nice, but engine noise may be a bit of a problem...
22 by Christoph Katzer on 6/9/2008
Exclusive: Antec Signature 850W
Antec just launched their new Signature series of power supplies, designed to provide a top-quality experience. Does it succeed or does this signature besmirch their name?
23 by Christoph Katzer on 5/7/2008
Corsair HX1000W
It took longer than expected, but Corsair now joins the crowd of companies offering kilowatt power supplies. We put their latest offering through our tests to see if it...
17 by Christoph Katzer on 4/29/2008
Silverstone Decathlon DA700 Super Silent Power Supply
Silverstone is competing for the crown of super silent power supplies and this 700 watts unit has a good chance to win the race.
20 by Christoph Katzer on 4/22/2008
Xigmatek NRP-HC1001 and NRP-HC1201 Power Supplies
Xigmatek brings out their high-end power supplies rated at 1000W and 1200W for testing.
20 by Christoph Katzer on 4/13/2008
OCZ EliteXStream 800W and 1000W
OCZ launches their newest "XStream" power supply brand, and we've got the 800W and 1000W models for testing.
10 by Christoph Katzer on 4/7/2008
Amacrox Calmer 560: Silence is Golden
Some users want a powerful system; for others silence is the goal. It can be difficult to balance these competing objectives, but this fanless PSU from Amacrox looks to...
13 by Christoph Katzer on 4/2/2008
Enermax Launches the Pro82+ and Modu82+
At CES 2008, we caught our first glimpse of Enermax's two new PSU series. We've been anxiously awaiting the chance to test them for a couple months now, and...
17 by Christoph Katzer on 3/25/2008
Noctua NH-U12P: Top Performance AND Silence
Noctua launches fan refinements to improve overclocking performance without compromising quiet. Does the new cooler perform as well as Noctua claims?
51 by Wesley Fink on 3/20/2008
Thermalright HR-03 GT: Heavyweight GPU Cooling
We look at the HR-03 GT VGA Cooler to see how it stacks up against NVIDIA's stock cooler solution and the Sparkle fanless 8800GT.
43 by Matt Campbell on 3/3/2008
Power Supply Roundup: 650W-680W
We've reviewed many PSUs rated at extreme wattages; now it's time to look at more reasonable offerings in the 650W range.
23 by Christoph Katzer on 2/21/2008
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