Building a PC isn’t easy for everyone, but if you’re someone who’s planning on doing it soon or just a PC enthusiast who’s passionate about PCMR, then this is the perfect blog for you. In this column, ...

One of the more interesting ideas that has been floating around the world of gaming PCs in the last few years is the concept of back-connect motherboards. The principle of these systems is that ...

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The 16-pin (12VHPWR) power connector has been one of the most talked-about parts of modern graphics cards—and not for good reasons. Since Nvidia’s RTX 40-series launched, there have been multiple ...

The chip giant outlined two new specs related to power delivery inside desktop PCs. Among the items: a new PCI Express 5.0 power connector that can push up to 600 watts. I have been interested in ...

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 ...

A PC power supply won’t boost your frame rate, but it will make sure everything in your PC is safe, secure, and running efficiently. A bad PSU risks system crashes at stock settings – nevermind ...

The venerable ATX standard was developed in 1995 by Intel, as an attempt to standardize what had until then been a PC ecosystem formed around the IBM AT PC’s legacy. The preceding AT form factor was ...

If you see the error message Please power down and connect the PCIe Power Cables for this Graphics Card on your Windows 11/10 PC, read this post to learn how to ...