Saving Energy By Choosing The Right Power Supply

With all this talk about the extra power required to run a desktop computer system with the latest and greatest graphics cards, I thought it would be good to talk about power supplies and conserving power. Many people may not realize that the PC power supply uses more power than it provides to the internal components. Some power supplies tend to waste more energy than others.

More and more power supplies are being labeled as "high efficiency" without any details about what this really means. After all, manufacturers have their definition and ENERGY STAR has their own. Find out more about what power supply efficiency is all about and how you can converse energy with your computer when shopping for one.