Bench supplies of decent current ratings cost big money. ATX computer supplies do not.<BR>Is the spec of ATX tight enough to provide a steady and clean enough 12V rail for use as a bench supply where ...

Test benches are typically the domain of professional overclockers or dedicated hardware reviewers such as ourselves; people who switch between motherboards, CPUs, coolers and memory on a weekly, ...

The buttons and lights on the front of an ATX case are very useful, and allow you to turn on your system, reboot it, and watch CPU and hard-drive activity. Open-air benches have similar buttons and ...

I don’t know about you, but I think PCs set up on an open-air test bench are awesome. There used to be a time when the only people who would opt for a test bench were the most hardcore overclockers ...

Test benches can be incredibly convenient for those that frequently find themselves swapping hardware but they're a bit of a double-edged sword. While their open-air nature makes it easy to access ...