Coding

POWER SUPPLY

FUNCTION:

This internal hardware component supplies electric power to the computer by transforming Alternating Current (AC) into Direct Current (DC) and decrease the voltage into three different outputs: 12v, 5v and 3.3v.

Each voltage are dedicated to different elements of the computer

RATING:

The power is measured in Watts, higher the need; components such as hard drives and cards, higher the power needed.

CONNECTOR TYPES

The most common is the Molex connector, although it's a bit old nowadays and we have more modern connections as SATA

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