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Power Supply, or PSU, is the unit in your PC which makes it all come to life. It brings power in the right amounts, to all the components in the PC, to make it function. A PSU draws AC from the wall plug and converts it into low voltage regulated DC for the internal PC components.

Most modern Power Supply’s are made in the ATX form factor, but some newer PSUs are also available in a SFX form factor, which is especially handy for ITX cases.
A PSU always emits a 5 volts (5VSB) signal to the PC, which ensures that all standby functions are available.
Another important thing about PSUs are their 80 PLUS certification. Originally invented to promote low power consumption Power Supply’s in PCs. Right now there are six different certifications: 80 PLUS, Bronze, Silver, Gold, Platinum and Titanium. Better from left to right.
As you can tell there are loads of different PSUs in existence for you to pick and choose from, when building your PC. Also you have to account for how much wattage your PCs total need is.
That is why we, at Tweak Reviews, have implemented a series of filters, which hopefully can help you down the road of choosing the correct PSU for your specific needs.
If you want to view all the PSUs we have tested over the years, you should not pick a filter and thus form a great overview. Do you, however, wish to see something specific, you could choose Seasonic or EVGA under brands.

In the brands dropdown, choose and click on EVGA. The other filters work much in the same way. Should you only wish to see PSUs that are 750 Watts, with 80 PLUS Gold and score a 4 or above, just go ahead and select these values. You can even apply price filters, allowing you to only be shown chairs with a price below $199.
Should you find that there are no results at all, you can return and adjust your requirements until results start popping up in the search.

If you are ever in doubt what different things mean on our website, you can follow the little how-to buttons. That will lead you to our dedicated area, where we try to explain as much as possible about PSUs - ie. how to make sure your PSU has enough wattage or the benefits of modular PSUs.

In our PSU test section you will be able to find all the reviews of Power Supply’s, that we have done through the years. Remember, we always review products based on our own subjective findings and experiences with the product. That is also why we guarantee untainted stories of how a product performs.

The news button is meant for when you have an interest in reading the latest news about PSUs. It might be very relevant, if you want to form an overview of new products coming soon, or just recent trends and developments.

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09 Aug

Be quiet! Straight Power 12

If you have to have enough power to pull the big graphics cards, it also puts some big demands on the power supply. Be quiet! comes here with their Straight Pow...
If you have to have enough power to pull the big graphics ca...
If you have to have enough power to pull the big graphics cards, it also puts so...
If you have to have enough power to pull the big graphics cards, it also puts some big demands on the power supply. Be quiet! comes here with their Straight Pow...
News
24 Apr

Cooler Master MWE Gold 1050 V2 ATX 3.0

After the new graphics cards came out, it made some other demands on the power supplies and the cables that come with them. This has meant that the manufacturer...
After the new graphics cards came out, it made some other de...
After the new graphics cards came out, it made some other demands on the power s...
After the new graphics cards came out, it made some other demands on the power supplies and the cables that come with them. This has meant that the manufacturer...
News
21 Apr

Seasonic VERTEX GX-1000

With their Vertex series of power supplies, Seasonic has given their customers the opportunity to jump on the ATX 3.0 and PCIe 5.0 bandwagon. We've taken a look...
With their Vertex series of power supplies, Seasonic has giv...
With their Vertex series of power supplies, Seasonic has given their customers t...
With their Vertex series of power supplies, Seasonic has given their customers the opportunity to jump on the ATX 3.0 and PCIe 5.0 bandwagon. We've taken a look...
Guides
31 Jan

What is 12VHPWR?

If you have read a bit about the launch of the latest generation of Nvidia cards, you may have also heard about the new 12VHPWR connector that the cards come wi...
If you have read a bit about the launch of the latest genera...
If you have read a bit about the launch of the latest generation of Nvidia cards...
If you have read a bit about the launch of the latest generation of Nvidia cards, you may have also heard about the new 12VHPWR connector that the cards come wi...
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07 Oct

Seasonic PSU Guide

Recently, we made an article that covered power supplies; the differences between them, the models available as well as guiding you towards the right PSU for yo...
Recently, we made an article that covered power supplies; th...
Recently, we made an article that covered power supplies; the differences betwee...
Recently, we made an article that covered power supplies; the differences between them, the models available as well as guiding you towards the right PSU for yo...
Guides
20 Jun

Power Supplies - What to Choose?

In this write-up, we will try to provide some information that will make it easier for you to pick a proper power supply for your next PC build. There’s a lot o...
In this write-up, we will try to provide some information th...
In this write-up, we will try to provide some information that will make it easi...
In this write-up, we will try to provide some information that will make it easier for you to pick a proper power supply for your next PC build. There’s a lot o...
Reviews
15 Mar

Corsair SF750 SFX PSU

Power supply units don’t need to be bulky. Corsair proves this with the new SFX PSU called SF750. With a wattage of a staggering 750W, it can run any machine wi...
Power supply units don’t need to be bulky. Corsair proves th...
Power supply units don’t need to be bulky. Corsair proves this with the new SFX...
Power supply units don’t need to be bulky. Corsair proves this with the new SFX PSU called SF750. With a wattage of a staggering 750W, it can run any machine wi...
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A-Data Acer ADATA Aerocool Akasa Alienware Alphacool AMD Antec AOC Apacer Apple ARCTIC Argon ASRock ASUS ASUSTOR B&O be quite! BenQ Blue Bowers & Wilkins Buffalo Cerwin Cherry Chill Cooler Master Corsair Cougar Gaming Creative Crucial Ballistix Dali Dbrand Dell EA Enermax EPOS EVGA FNATIC Fractal Design FSP Fujitsu G.skill Gainward GeIL Gigabyte Hp Huawei HyperX IKEA Intel Kia Kingston LaCie Lenovo Lepa LG Logitech Matrox MSI NEC Netgear Ninjutso Noctua NZXT OCZ Storage Solutions Olympus OnePlus Phanteks Philips Plantronics PNY Pure QNAP Raijintek Rapoo Raumfeld Razer Riotoro ROCCAT Rosewill Samsung Sandberg Sapphire Seagate Seasonic Secretlab Sharkoon Sony Sound Blaster SteelSeries Supermicro Synogoly Thermaltake TomTom Traeger Verbatim Viper Western Digital XFX Xilence Zotac
About psu
Power Supply, or PSU, is the unit in your PC which makes it all come to life. It brings power in the right amounts, to all the components in the PC, to make it function. A PSU draws AC from the wall plug and converts it into low voltage regulated DC for the internal PC components.

Most modern Power Supply’s are made in the ATX form factor, but some newer PSUs are also available in a SFX form factor, which is especially handy for ITX cases.
A PSU always emits a 5 volts (5VSB) signal to the PC, which ensures that all standby functions are available.
Another important thing about PSUs are their 80 PLUS certification. Originally invented to promote low power consumption Power Supply’s in PCs. Right now there are six different certifications: 80 PLUS, Bronze, Silver, Gold, Platinum and Titanium. Better from left to right.
As you can tell there are loads of different PSUs in existence for you to pick and choose from, when building your PC. Also you have to account for how much wattage your PCs total need is.
That is why we, at Tweak Reviews, have implemented a series of filters, which hopefully can help you down the road of choosing the correct PSU for your specific needs.
If you want to view all the PSUs we have tested over the years, you should not pick a filter and thus form a great overview. Do you, however, wish to see something specific, you could choose Seasonic or EVGA under brands.

In the brands dropdown, choose and click on EVGA. The other filters work much in the same way. Should you only wish to see PSUs that are 750 Watts, with 80 PLUS Gold and score a 4 or above, just go ahead and select these values. You can even apply price filters, allowing you to only be shown chairs with a price below $199.
Should you find that there are no results at all, you can return and adjust your requirements until results start popping up in the search.

If you are ever in doubt what different things mean on our website, you can follow the little how-to buttons. That will lead you to our dedicated area, where we try to explain as much as possible about PSUs - ie. how to make sure your PSU has enough wattage or the benefits of modular PSUs.

In our PSU test section you will be able to find all the reviews of Power Supply’s, that we have done through the years. Remember, we always review products based on our own subjective findings and experiences with the product. That is also why we guarantee untainted stories of how a product performs.

The news button is meant for when you have an interest in reading the latest news about PSUs. It might be very relevant, if you want to form an overview of new products coming soon, or just recent trends and developments.

Read more

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