I burned my brand new MoBo ECS 945GZT M with a bad PSU. (I can't RMA-it because : 1) I bought it in 2nd hands, 2) It's my bad PSU that made this is issue) Something burned near the F_Panel pin's ...

On page 4, there is an "IDE Power" connector. It looks a lot like a 4 pin CPU fan connector, but it (obviously) provides different voltages that are appropriate for 3.5" IDE drives (5V, 12V) and the ...

MSI motherboards use light-emitting diodes to report the status of the computer. Most computers have an LED for the power and an LED for the hard drive. If the PC is turned on, the power LED glows ...

We might not see this happen right away, but we're going to move away from that damn 24-pin power connector going into motherboards towards something far smaller, better, and more power-efficient.

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On New Year's Eve der8auer published a video where he shared his analysis of the Coffee Lake controversy. In his signature style der8auer decided to look at the issue using a very hands-on approach, ...