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Enermax responds, bumps PSU warranty to five years by Cyril Kowaliski — 2:30 PM on January 15, 2010 In our power supply roundup published last night, we criticized Enermax for only covering its otherwise high-end Revolution 85+ 850W power supply with a... Type: News story Tags: Power	22
Thermaltake trots out new cases, PSUs, and a USB 3.0 docking station at CES by Geoff Gasior — 5:58 PM on January 11, 2010 We stopped by Thermaltake's suite at CES last week to check out the company's wares, including a collection of new cases both big and small.... Type: News story Tags: Cases Power Cooling Storage	10
OCZ displays new SSDs, PSUs at CES by Geoff Gasior — 3:11 PM on January 11, 2010 Solid-state drives have been big business for OCZ, so it was no surprise to see a number of them on display at the company's suite... Type: News story Tags: Power Storage	16
New Cooler Master mid-tower features red LEDs, cheap PSU by Cyril Kowaliski — 5:16 PM on December 22, 2009 Cooler Master has added a new enclosure to its lineup: the USP 100, an "enthusiast ready mid-tower chassis" with a $99 suggested retail price, a... Type: News story Tags: Cases Power	27
New 950W Corsair PSU has 80 Plus Bronze certification by Cyril Kowaliski — 1:50 PM on October 6, 2009 Not everybody feels like cramming their PC with as many graphics cards and hard drives as possible, but those who do had better start with... Type: News story Tags: Power	10
Seasonic announces availability of 80 Plus Gold PSUs by Cyril Kowaliski — 1:27 PM on September 15, 2009 At Computex in June, Seasonic showed us an upcoming X Series power supply... Type: News story Tags: Power	29
Deal of the week: Office 2007 and an efficient PSU by Cyril Kowaliski — 3:35 PM on August 21, 2009 Still hanging on to OpenOffice or that old copy of Word you lost the CD for? Well, here's your chance to upgrade to the latest... Type: News story Tags: Power Software	29
BFG's new 1kW power supply is efficient, modular by Cyril Kowaliski — 5:07 PM on August 11, 2009 For many users, picking a power supply is a matter of finding something discreet, reliable, and affordable. Other folks tend to shop for a unit... Type: News story Tags: Power	21
Enermax brings 80 Plus Gold to lower wattages by Cyril Kowaliski — 5:07 PM on June 8, 2009 COMPUTEX — We saw a handful of 80 Plus Gold-certified power supplies at the show last week (including Seasonic and OCZ models), but... Type: News story Tags: Power	20
Seasonic PSU is 90% efficient, silent below 20% load by Cyril Kowaliski — 9:03 AM on June 5, 2009 COMPUTEX — Power supply efficiency is the latest craze, and the sheer number of 80 Plus-certified PSUs at Computex is a clear testament to that.... Type: News story Tags: Power	65
Corsair adds modular 750W, 850W PSUs by Cyril Kowaliski — 3:56 PM on May 27, 2009 For the longest time, Corsair's modular power supply line has had a hole between the 620W and king-sized 1,000W models. Corsair has now bridge... Type: News story Tags: Power	13
XFX to release its first power supply soon by Cyril Kowaliski — 10:42 PM on May 24, 2009 Every so often, it seems, an enthusiast hardware firm decides to start offering power supplies out of the blue. OCZ did it a few years... Type: News story Tags: Power	39
New 910W PC Power & Cooling PSU has 88% efficiency rating by Cyril Kowaliski — 6:00 AM on April 28, 2009 Remember that beefier Silencer power supply we spotted at OCZ's CES booth in... Type: News story Tags: Power	24
OCZ preps new PSUs with up to 90% rated efficiency by Cyril Kowaliski — 10:07 AM on April 3, 2009 These days, many power supply manufacturers boast about their units offering 80% efficiency. OCZ has gone a step further, announcing a new 1kW Z1000 PSU... Type: News story Tags: Power	24
BFG launches modular 1.2kW power supply by Cyril Kowaliski — 11:12 AM on March 24, 2009 While the rest of us get by with comparatively puny 500W power supplies, BFG... Type: News story Tags: Power	36
OCZ cooks up new SSDs and a beefier Silencer by Geoff Gasior — 12:00 AM on January 12, 2009 CES — OCZ will be expanding its SSD lineup in 2009 with a focus on multi-level cell flash. Rather than rebranding units from other... Type: News story Tags: Power Storage Memory	14
Antec shrinks Skeleton for Mini-ITX by Geoff Gasior — 9:07 PM on January 11, 2009 CES — Antec shrunk its open-air Skeleton enclosure just in time for CES, unveiling a new model designed for Mini-ITX motherboards. The Mini Skeleton-65... Type: News story Tags: Cases Power	26
OCZ unleashes red-and-black Fatal1ty PSUs by Cyril Kowaliski — 6:00 AM on November 26, 2008 After graphics cards, sound cards, memory, and miscellaneous peripherals, pro-gaming celebrity Johnathan "Fatal1ty" Wendel... Type: News story Tags: Power	41

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It's not a benchmark suggestion, but a benchmark*ing* suggestion, I've always wanted to see more older CPUs thrown into what benchmarks they can to sh...

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Obligatory "what about Higher resolution desktop monitors" post. +26

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Good idea, and to expand on this point: A whole lot of people have already given... +26

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