DIY-APE has reached an important milestone in developing the back-plug ecosystem for PC DIYers. BTF3.0 (via Uniko's Hardware) is designed so that no cabling is needed between your PSU, motherboard, or ...

Why it matters: Asus and other companies have spent years exploring ways to remove cables from the custom PC building process. The manufacturer's BTF standard aims to make installing graphics cards ...

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.

You've certainly heard of the paperless office, but have you heard of the cableless PC? Anyone who has built a desktop system, or cracked one open to perform an ...

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 ...

Intel’s latest power play isn’t about toppling AMD, but about energy efficiency. The company’s new ATX12VO power supply standard is designed to help desktop PCs meet increasingly stringent government ...

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 ...