Is a modular psu worth it?

Photo of modular PSU from bjorn3d

A modular PSU is not going to be worth it for everyone, lets us see why.

Building a gaming rig can be costly if not don’t plan your hardware carefully. As someone who learn to build his own gaming rig purely from years of trial and error, I can tell that it is wiser to seek for review and recommendation about certain hardware before you decide whether or not to actually purchase it.

Just like many other hardware, a modular PSU sure have it own advantages and disadvantages. Lets take a look at the picture below.

Modular VS regular PSU

As you can see in the picture above, using a modular psu do have a few important benefits such as a better a flow inside your rig and less cable to deal with.

For peoples who spent hours on gaming, it is a well known fact that a good air flow inside your PC is vital to prevent overheat. A good air flow can make a rig running for hours or even days with it getting too heated.

Other than that, less cable is also a good advantage for gamers. You see, most gamers build, repair and upgrades their own rigs. Having less cable in there make it a lot easier and less messy for you to repair and upgrades your rig if you need too.

Despite these advantages, a modular PSU still not going to be worth it for everyone.

The reason I said that modular PSU is not for everyone is because I don’t think everyone will benefit from the advantages that the modular psu have.

For example:  One of the advantages of using a modular PSU is it can make the inside of your rig a lot more neater. You can have the same benefits by purchasing a bigger casing and get those unused wire tied neatly using a cable tie.

Another reason why I don’t think a modular PSU is for everyone is because of the fact that airflow is more affected by number of fans, rated airflow of the fan and fans placement. Yes, less cable can improve air flow but those three factors play an even bigger role when it come to improving the air flow inside your rig.

Now, do i need a modular power supply? You wonder

If you have a small casing, that a modular power supply is a good choice. However, if your casing is big enough you might not going to need a modular PSU.

Other than that, a modular PSU is also worth buying if you want to show off your rig since it can help to make your rig look more neat.

How to choose a gaming laptops for minecraft

With over 100 millions registered users, it is understandable that you too want to get some of the action and fun offered in Minecraft. However, when it come to gaming on PC or laptop, the game alone will not guaranteed that you’ll be having fun as much as everyone does. A prefect PC or laptop is important to make sure you’re getting a smooth gameplay.

For most hardcore gamers, spending thousands of dollars purchasing new hardwares to upgrade their PC or laptop is nothing out of the ordinary. But for those who just want to play Minecraft, the cost is not going to be that high.

Before we decide what is the best gaming laptops for Minecraft, we need to understand that;

• To have a smooth gameplay on PC or laptop, your laptop need to meet the recommended system requirement of the game that you want to play
• For online gaming, a fast internet connection is obviously vital

Now that we know and understand both of the point above, lets take a look at Minecraft system requirement. According to systemrequirementslab.com, the recommended system requirement for Minecraft are as follow:

• CPU : Intel Pentium D or AMD Athlon 64 (K8) 2.6 GHz
• RAM : 4 GB
• OS : Windows XP or Better
• Free Disk Space : 150MB

Now that we have those information, go to your local computer store (or online store it doesn’t matter) at check if the laptop that they are selling meet this specification. If it does, then that laptop is the gaming laptop for Minecraft that you’re looking for.

For example, let take a look at the catalog below

Gaming laptop for Minecraft, and many other games

As you can see in the pictures above, the laptop in the circle have:

• A core i7 CPU (Very powerful CPU, obviously it better than the Dual Core CPU recommended for Minecraft. So it’s mean the CPU of this laptop meet the system requirement for Minecraft)
• 4 GB of RAM (Enough to play Minecraft smoothly)
• 1TB of Hard disk (more than enough to install Minecraft, Minecraft only require 150MB)
• And it has windows

Before purchasing
Different PC games have different system requirements. Games such as Planet Side 2, Battlefield 3 and Crisis require a more powerful PC or laptop to play them smoothly. However, Minecraft don’t really require a powerful laptop for you to play them smoothly.

So, if you not really a hardcore games or simply just want to play Minecraft, an expensive and powerful laptop might not needed.

I wrote this articles to help newbies and peoples with little knowledge about gaming on PC to choose their gaming laptop for Minecraft.

So if there are things that you don’t really get, or if you simply want to ask any questions about PC and laptop specification, don’t hesitate to leave your comments and question at the comment section below.

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