DeepCool Assassin IV cooler officially. Tests are close

Perhaps the boldest dual-tower cooler design in a decade is becoming a retail market reality. We’ve already written about the preparations for the Assassin IV, but now we have more details, there’s even a test sample in our editorial office already. Let’s pass the wait for the test results by philosophising about not all the elements that can positively or negatively shape cooling efficiency. Read more “DeepCool Assassin IV cooler officially. Tests are close” »

Do you like small GPUs? Gigabyte RTX 4060 Windforce OC 8G details

Nvidia’s smallest, lowest-power, cheapest, and possibly most efficient Ada Lovelace GPU is already a reality in GeForce RTX 4060 graphics cards. Thanks to the low power draw, even very small designs with excellent compatibility with surrounding components are possible. The Gigabyte Windforce OC 8G, which does not outweigh even a half-liter can, is one of these. Read more “Do you like small GPUs? Gigabyte RTX 4060 Windforce OC 8G details” »

BeQuiet! Dark Power 13, ATX 3.0 PSU with a titanium rating

BeQuiet! concentrates the most advanced it can produce from computer power supplies under the Dark Power model line. The ATX 3.0 standard shifts the numbering to “13”, which is supposed to be over 95% efficient in the most effective load range.And although a sad sight of a melted 16-pin recently appeared on Reddit in connection with Dark Power 13, the design of these power supplies is not guilty of this, and we have evidence to back it up. Read more “BeQuiet! Dark Power 13, ATX 3.0 PSU with a titanium rating” »

DeepCool PX1000G preview: Kilowatt and native 16-pin connector

We’re continuing to gather resources into, let’s say, a larger comparative test. DeepCool has the PX series for the new ATX 3.0 standard. Its 1000W seems like an attractive option for computer builds with a very powerful graphics card and CPU in a combined load. In such a situation, the PX1000G power supply should perform in the most efficient spectrum. The price? 180 EUR. Read more “DeepCool PX1000G preview: Kilowatt and native 16-pin connector” »

MSI MPG A850G: One of the first ATX 3.0 PSUs in detail

Power supplies with support for the latest ATX 3.0 standard are slowly increasing in numbers and we will make some order among them – by pointing out the “better” and “worse” models. Based on this, you will then be able to choose the one that you consider to be more advantageous with regard to the price and to the use case. We’ll start lightly, with a brief analysis of the 850-watt A850G, by MSI. Read more “MSI MPG A850G: One of the first ATX 3.0 PSUs in detail” »