I recently did a computer upgrade, moving from Core2Duo to Core i5. I got a Gigabyte P55 UD3 motherboard and was surprised to see a 8 pin, 12V connector instead of a 4 pin. Reading the manual it ...

Once upon a time, the components in your PC required a wide variety of voltages. The ATX standard defines 3.3V, 5V, and 12V connections as well as -12V and 5V standby power connections. Only some of ...

If you’ve ever opened a PC case and stared inside, or looked at a bare motherboard, you may be taken aback by the number and variety of connectors, pins, and slots that exist on a modern PC ...

We might not see this happen right away, but we're going to move away from that damn 24-pin power connector going into motherboards towards something far smaller, better, and more power-efficient.

ATX12VO is not implemented into the Z690 chipset based motherboards for Alder Lake. The manufacturers seem to have moved away from it. The standard requires a new compatible PSU with a 12V connector ...

TL;DR: ASRock has introduced 19 new ATX 3.1 standard PSUs with PCIe 5.1-ready 12V-2x6 power connectors across its Taichi, Phantom Gaming, Challenger, and Steel Legend series. These PSUs are Cybenetics ...

On page 4, there is an "IDE Power" connector. It looks a lot like a 4 pin CPU fan connector, but it (obviously) provides different voltages that are appropriate for 3.5" IDE drives (5V, 12V) and the ...

The north bridge on the TForce4 U 775 is actively cooled by a 40mm fan that runs at 5500 RPM. It doesn't get too loud, but we'd prefer to see a passively cooled solution on this board, as it's likely ...

So you have tested everything from the motherboard to the floppy drive. Still having problems? Have you tried testing the power supply? This Daily Drill Down by Faithe Wempen gives you the scoop on ...

MSI has introduced its new X870 and X870E series motherboards, designed for gamers and professionals needing enhanced power delivery for AI computing and GPU-intensive tasks. These boards feature a ...