Beginners Guide to Power Supplies... How to understand the ratings

Every want to know what all those specs mean with power supplies? Well now you can!

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[RipAndTear.]

"Power supplies are important because they supply power" -Jay 2021

[AzsryEdits]

ElectroBOOM would be proud of your terminology corrections

[TheNinjaMonkey]

as someone who has more experience with cars and modifying cars, than i have about computers, i appreciate you making analogies to the motor vehicle world, makes it a lot easier to understand

[derekpeterson]

“How do you know if it’s a good power supply? 80+ rating”

5 months later:
It’s not a Gigabyte 🤣

[TeatimeTom]

"I'm bored"
"Uhh, power supplies?"
At least I can probably buy these things.

[HeroesFanProductions]

9:18 “But as you can see, the size does matter.”

Welp, you heard it here folks!

[abdullahal-shimri]

I upgraded my psu from 350W to 850W and it made a huge difference. My hard drives run smoother and there are no auto shut offs and BSODs anymore.

[justinphillips]

As someone who has been watching this channel for almost two years being a die hard console guy, these guides you do Jay have been amazing! I’ve just ordered parts to build my first one. By far my favorite tech channel especially cause I can relate being nerd about this kinda stuff but also being a car guy! The car analogies help so much 😂.

[russiandrivers]

You know it's good quality if the man at the shop says "hello my friend, special price for you, good quality".

[gamerknott]

That clip at 11:44 scared crap out of me, i was watching this video on the side while playing games ._. So loud and sharp, lol

[yeeleng]

I always thought power supplies were pretty awesome. They're probably the hardest working component in your system with the highest build quality compared to any other part.

[KashifKhan-eqsi]

Found this video as I am searching for a psu for my computer. This was recommended by youtube and I am really happy that I clicked the link - fantastic video - very simple, to the point and easy to follow - love the decision at the end too - that is what I found helpful because it aligned with what I was thinking - helped me with knowing that I am heading in the right direction. Thank you very much once again.

[sprinkles]

"Running lean is a bad thing"

Civic: Blows up

[treebranch]

"Even the cheapest have an on off switch"
hp:"they have a what now?"

[PsychoticLucidity]

Great video Jay, I have been building custom boxes for over 25 years with my first build being off the 386 DX66 CPU if that doesn't date me. Believe me when I tell you that even with all those yeas of building under my belt I learned a ton about PSU's. Thx for revisiting this topic as I believe you helped me figure out what my issues with my current build are.

[TheyCallHimDietSeth]

Just wanted to drop a quick comment to say thank you for this video. I'm building my first PC in 10 years or so and have to re-learn a lot about the industry. This is some really helpful information!

[hquest]

9:00 the “proprietary” connector is a standard “IEC 320 C20” socket. Well known on heavy duty PDUs and by some gear such as the PSUs of Cisco Catalyst 6500-E series switches. They are usually combined with a NEMA 5-20R on the wall socket side of the cable, which has one of the prongs sideways (so it won’t purposely fit a 5-15R receptacle and therefore not be limited to 15A).

[Earnhardtx]

The most important part of any PC build.Well said.

[tehweh]

Great video. Was just checking out PSUs for my new build and was absolutely confused. Now it all makes sense. Thanks a lot!

[jasonswift]

A very informative video, thank you.
Also another must-have is surge protection, either on a power board or in your Electrical switchboard for your home like I have.