Power Supplies: The Shocking Truth

Take a closer look with Short Media’s Mediaman at power supply specifications to find out if you’ve really got the power:

When was the last time you looked at a power supply in the computer case? Have you recently bought a power supply smug in the knowledge that "you’ve bought the best"? What if that expensive 400 Watt power supply…wasn’t? What’s on the label isn’t necessarily what comes out the cable. Take a closer look with us at power supply specifications and find out if you’ve really got the power.

. . . Shocking isn’t it? Not every power supply is what it appears to be. Specifications can and are distorted to provide more shelf appeal. Not every manufacturer is sleight of hand with their specifications and not every model is a sheep in wolf’s clothing. So is there a simple answer? No but you want one regardless. At the time of this article we would say that a power supply with a minimum of 350 watts would be acceptable but we sure would recommend 400 watts.

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Power Supplies: The Shocking Truth