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FSP Aurum Pro 850W Power Supply Review

FSP Aurum Pro 850W Power Supply Review

The last few products we have taken a look at from FSP have been universal power adapters for notebooks so finally we get a chance to take a look at a product in their main product line, power supplies.  FSP sure does know a lot about power supplies.  They were established in 1993 and currently are the 5th largest power supply vendor in the world.  Today we are checking out their Aurum Pro 850W Power Supply.  This power supply features an 80PLUS Gold certification, a true single rail and dual transformer design, 135mm PWM cooling fan and a very cool rugged Granite-Touch finish.  Is this the power supply for your next build?  Read on to find out!

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Kingwin Lazer Platinum 1000W Power Supply Review

Kingwin Lazer Platinum 1000W Power Supply Review

80PLUS Platinum is the highest efficiency rating available for 115V power supplies. Today we’ll be looking at one of the high wattage PSU’s with this certification, the Kingwin Lazer Platinum 1000W Power Supply. Its overall average is 91.27% efficiency, according to 80PLUS. Not only is it efficient, but affordable too. Read on further to find out more information.

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Unboxing the Kingwin Lazer Platinum 1000W Power Supply

Unboxing the Kingwin Lazer Platinum 1000W Power Supply

Today we are unboxing a very powerful and efficient power supply. It is the Lazer Platinum 1000W Power Supply from Kingwin. As the name suggests this is an 80PLUS Platinum certified power supply. That means it will run at 92% efficient and 50% load and 89% efficient at 100% load. This power supply also features modular cables, which have the flat cable design and Kingwin’s ECO Intelligent Thermal Control System. Read on to check out our unboxing and overview video!

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Unboxing the NZXT HALE82 Series 750W Power Supply

Unboxing the NZXT HALE82 Series 750W Power Supply

NZXT has recently announced a brand new Power Supply Series, the HALE82 Series. This series features an 80PLUS Bronze certification, 100% Japanese Capacitors, Strong Single +12V Rail, Modular Design and much more! This PSU should be able to handle the latest CPU’s and graphics cards so let’s up it up and see what all is inside. Read on to check out our unboxing and overview video!

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Cooler Master Silent Pro Hybrid 1050W Fully Modular Power Supply Review

Cooler Master Silent Pro Hybrid 1050W Fully Modular Power Supply Review

Today we’ll be checking out a fully modular power supply recently released by Cooler Master. The Silent Pro Hybrid 1050W power supply is 80PLUS GOLD certified, has a 200W fanless mode and even comes equipped with its own fan controller. This is a first for Cooler Master and is even available in two other models, 850W and 1300W. Read on further to see how well the 1050W version performed.

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Unboxing the Cooler Master Silent Pro Hybrid 1050W Modular Power Supply

Unboxing the Cooler Master Silent Pro Hybrid 1050W Modular Power Supply

Well it is Friday so why not an unboxing video? Today we are unboxing the Cooler Master Silent Pro Hybrid 1050W Modular Power Supply. The Silent Pro Hybrid series of power supplies are available in 850W, 1050W, and 1300W versions. This new line of power supplies is Cooler Master’s first fully modular power supply series with integrated dual 7V fan ports. The power supply also comes with a neat fan controller. Read on to check out our unboxing video and for more information on the power supply!

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Kingwin Stryker 500W Fanless Power Supply Review

Kingwin Stryker 500W Fanless Power Supply Review

Almost everyone wants the quietest yet most powerful computer possible. Most components generate noise because of the fans cooling them, or because of moving parts. Obviously, solid state drives have eliminated the necessity for moving parts for storage and liquid cooling can replace fans for most components. However, there’s still one pesky component which still generates noise: the high wattage power supply unit. Fanless PSUs have been around for a while, but they’re generally lower wattage and meant for business machines or ultra-efficient HTPCs.

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Kingwin Lazer Platinum 550W Power Supply Review

Kingwin Lazer Platinum 550W Power Supply Review

The thing that certainly stands out the most about Kingwin’s Lazer Platinum Power Supply is certainly the 80 Plus Platinum certification printed right on the front of the box. Platinum is the highest level of CSCI certification, which means, in a nutshell, that it one of the most efficient PSU’s on the market and will help your PC’s lifespan last longer with greatly reduced heat.

Another great feature is the ECO Intelligent Thermal Control System, which will help keep maximum cooling performance while maintaining minimal fan noise by preventing fan rotation, unless the temperature reaches around 70 Degrees Celsius. The unit was also designed with high end GPU performance in mind with two 6 Pin and two 6+2 Pin PCI connections. Let’s take a look.

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Zalman ZM1000-HP Plus 1000W Power Supply Review

Zalman ZM1000-HP Plus 1000W Power Supply Review

ThinkComputers last reviewed a power supply unit from primarily cooling company Zalman in 2008, the ZM850-HP. Now, we have in our hands a much newer model building upon three years of innovation and standardization: the ZM1000-HP Plus. The ZM1000-HP Plus features a dual heatpipe cooling system, lots of connectors, modular cables, and 80PLUS Silver certification for efficiency. See how the unit measures up in this review.

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Antec LanBoy Air Modular Case Review

Antec LanBoy Air Modular Case Review

Antec, a name that is well known and trusted by computer enthusiasts around the world. They have been designing and manufacturing top notch power supplies, enclosures, and cooling accessories for almost 25 years. I have built numerous computers using their products over the years and have always been satisfied, and at times, impressed by them. Today we are looking at one of their latest entries into the computer enclosure market and the newest member of the Lanboy famly of products, the Lanboy Air Blue.

Before we get into the details, we need to take a good hard look at the overall design of this case because trust me, it is like no other case you have ever seen. It is modular and customizable. What does that mean? It means that pretty much every piece can be removed and repositioned to give you somewhere in the area of 35 trillion different ways to configure the case. Yes, I said trillion. That is a very big number.

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