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For this review I will be looking at another product from our friends at Thermaltake. The product this time is one of their power supply units and is the Evo Blue Series 650watt. As usual coming from Thermaltake I expect nothing but quality.
When I first saw the press release for the Dr.Power II, I thought that it gave the ability to get the power draw off certain lines. Well, let's just say it doesn't do that. Instead, the Dr.Power II is a power supply 'tester'. Of course, the sample came and as always, it's my job to cover it, so let's find out just how the Dr.Power II is when it comes to doing the task it has indeed been designed for. Looking at the Dr.Power II, it's a pretty simple looking device. The front has a screen that gives us the important information in regards to your power supply.
Since the ancient of days, the race of men craved for many desirable objects, ideas, and ultimately, the power and rule over many aspects of the world. This included people such as Julius Caesar, who was a very famous general playing a critical role in the Roman Empire. In the past century, nations have fought because of clashing ideas and world domination, as seen between the Axis and Allied countries during the Second World War. In the famous trilogy The Lord of the Rings, "Nine rings were gifted to the race of men -- who above all else, desire power." Inevitably, only time will tell which side will emerge victorious, while the other side must suffer the consequences of losing. The life cycle must always begin at some point, and ends somewhere down the road. In the world of technology, the concept of functional hardware and hardware failure applies, and the circle of life is of no exception. Take power supplies, for example. What will happen to them when you let them run 24/7 for ten years straight? That's a whopping total of almost 88,000 hours. That it is pretty close to the MTBF of your average PSU; not saying that PSUs will die at exactly 100,000 hours or anything, but hey -- everything has a limited life. Or maybe you just happen to have a spare sitting in the storage room in which you decided to power up again. Running a quick little test on it may save you quite a bit of time rather than plugging everything in and finding out it doesn't work (And what doesn't work). Well, you are just in luck. Thermaltake has now redefined their new power supply tester. For starters, let's just say it looks like a big step up in terms of looks from the 'compass' original Dr. Power into the 'GPS' Dr. Power II we are reviewing today. Keep reading to find out more!
If you were to think of a computer as a living thing I’d have to say that the power supply would be the heart of it. The heart supplies the blood or in this case the electricity to your computer system and just like a living organism if something goes wrong with the heart then it’s a major concern. Thermaltake has sent me over their new power supply tester called the Dr. Power II for review that can help you check your power supply for problems quickly and easily.
Thermaltake's Dr. Power II works as advertised, is relatively accurate and has an easily used and intuitive interface. Two testing modes allow the user to make a quick pass or zero in on a suspect connector or rail. It's compact, lightweight and the large LCD screen is easy to read.
When a PC has gone bad, often one of the first components to check is the power supply. Thermaltake has released a quick, easy, and automated universal ATX power supply testing device that is designed to give users instant feedback on whether the PSU is working properly. Read on to see how it works and if it will help cut your overall troubleshooting time down when working on troublesome PCs.
It doesn't happen very often but when a power supply fails you often unaware that anything is wrong until it is too late. This can be especially troubling when you are left troubleshooting random lockups or system crashes and can't tell what the problem is. For issues like this it is sometimes best to "chase the power" and make sure your power supply is operating correctly.
The gaming peripheral market is rife with interesting innovations, some more of a gimmick than useful but still very nice to look at. Today, Benchmark Reviews brings you the Thermaltake Challenger Pro Gaming Keyboard P/N KB-CHP001US. The Challenger Pro has some interesting features worthy of notice but also has a few gimmicks to spruce it up a bit and attract more attention. The LED backlights not only light up the keys but they also light between the keys for a nice effect, the WASD and arrow keys have red replacements and there are also two blanking keys to replace the windows keys, should you choose to use them. There are two USB 2.0 ports in the back to facilitate extra devices and there are also two special points at the top of the keyboard to mount a small hand cooling fan. There are six media keys present and 64KB of onboard memory allows you to store up to 40 macro functions via four profiles on ten macro buttons. If this is the sort of ! keyboard that appeals to you then read on to find out more.
Technic3D hat das Thermaltake Berlin 630 Watt Netzteil aus der Germany-Series im Test. Preisgünstige Netzteile tummeln sich viele am Markt, unterscheiden sich aber oftmals in den gebotenen Ausstattungsmerkmalen. Wie das Thermaltake hierbei abschneidet, steht im folgenden Testbericht.
Ah, the heartbeat of the machine. The driving force that sends every pulse of electricity and every turn of the fan. The most important part of the computer and the most dangerous part are one. I’m talking about the power supply. Without it, every other part of your computer is just a bunch of silicon, wire, and metal sitting in a box. It must be reliable, it must be powerful, and it must look good. Well, that’s the consensus these days, isn’t it?
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