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POWER SUPPLY

FUNCTION:

Image result for power supplyThis 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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