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What are and why are 12V power lines so special?

What are and why are 12V power lines so special?

In its day, components with chips like the processor or graphics card, or even logic circuits used a voltage of 5V to operate, while other components such as fans, sound cards or other items required 12V. Over the years, the clock speed of these chips has increased and with it the consumption, and yet, for ...

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12V, 5V and 3.3V explained

12V, 5V and 3.3V explained

You probably also know that different hardware components need different voltage values ​​to function. So for example USB ports work at 5V but DDR4 RAM needs between 1.2 and 1.35V for proper operation. The goal of the power supply is to be able to provide the energy that each component needs, but if the source ...

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12V, 5V and 3.3V volunteers, which one uses each PC component?

12V, 5V and 3.3V volunteers, which one uses each PC component?

If you look at today’s power table you will see that, as a general rule, they will have these three voltages (some are still repairing) -12V and 5Vsb rail, but they have already used it in very modern systems. In addition, each rail, in addition to expressing its power in volts, corresponding to the current ...