[Besttechie]

I agree with Phil. Very nice find bearskin.

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[Matt]

I'd just like to throw my $0.02 in here. Firstly, I would LOVE to see a very strong and well thought out PSU tutorial in the KB. Building off of what Chappy said, your original post may not even help, as you put it, "people that know something about a computer". I'll use myself as an example. I'd say I know a thing or two about computers, but when it comes to hardware, I'm not as knowledgeable as I'd like to be. If I were ever looking for a resource that could help someone like myself pick a PSU, I'd want something that could explain some key things:

1. Will it work with the rest of the components of my machine?
2. Where's the line between really good, and just way too expensive?
3. Which product by which company is right for me?

Granted, as you said, it is impossible to write up someting that will cover everything every system would relate to; but a general informative walkthrough and explanation guide would be handy. And maybe as an added touch, some external links to other places to get extended information on various aspects.

These are just suggestions I came up with after reading through other replies. Looking forward to the revised post.

Matt

[Chappy]

dBTelos, on Sep 5 2006, 08:56 AM, said:

I'm planning on doing just that. But schools starting up, I'm getting busy, so it may not be done for a while.

Not a problem, we understand that completely.

A good writeup will take time anyway so it's not like you need to do it in an hour or 2. My Sys Restore tutorial has been in the works for months, total working time including research has been about 12-15 hrs or so and it's nowhere near ready to print yet. I probably have well over 30 pages of info so far, and I need to trim that down to a page or two....
I'm still working out the formatting of the post so that it will be fairly linear and easily understood by anyone who needs the info. It's a very complex subject that most people don't have a clue as to how it works and therefore have no idea just how harmful it can actually be if overused, or used for things it's not designed for.

Anyway, what I'm getting at is this, a good article will take quite some time to research, format intelligently, and be helpful to every level user without actually going to an extreme overboard thing. Packing the most needed info into a tight package is not as easy as it may seem but worth the effort in the long run. You've done allot of research already it seems, so you've got a good start and a base to work from.

I think PSU's are so overlooked, that this article would be a real help for many of our members. They've started getting better recognition now that today's systems really require a strong, stable power output to run things properly, and many found that their problems have stemmed from a poor PSU from an OEM box. I really think this article will be well used and could get tons of Google hits, so take your time with it, and if you need any help just ask one of the Senior Staff for advice. I'd be glad to give you any help I could with it, I've done a ton of research on PSU's myself and formatting articles is one of my specialties...(shameless plug there..)

[Chappy]

bearskin, on Sep 6 2006, 08:01 AM, said:

now this I can understand:
http://www.motherboa...des/1487_1.html

MotherBoards.org has always been one of my favorite review sites bearskin!
Another good one you should check out is AnandTech, excellent reviews and these guys go to the wall with their testing of things. Sometimes it's wayyy too technical for most but in the end you can trust their conclusions because they do go so deep into it.

[dBTelos]

I'm going to take all of your comments into consideration.