Aris Mpitziopoulos

Aris Mpitziopoulos

Contributing Editor

Aris started his journey in the computer-land in the mid-80s through a home computer, Atari 1040 STF. He also had the chance to play with Intel's 8088 and 8086 PCs back in these days, but they didn't leave a good impression on him, so he continued for quite a long with home computers! He wrote his first article for a Greek site in 2000; it was about modifying a graphics card for faster speeds. He took a break for a while to complete his second degree and Ph.D., and he started writing articles again in 2009. He is currently the PSU editor at Tom's Hardware and TechPowerUp, where he also writes about networking stuff, and he has two YT channels with the name Hardware Busters in the title. When he is not writing code or articles, he is watching movies with his wife, his son, and his three cats, or he is out cycling.

Articles by: Aris Mpitziopoulos

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Corsair SF450 Platinum SFX PSU Review: Best of the Best

By Aris Mpitziopoulos published

The SF450 Platinum doesn't replace Corsair's 80 PLUS Gold-rated SF450, but rather improves upon it with higher efficiency and better performance.

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FSP Hydro PTM 650W PSU Review: Clean, Quiet Power for Mid-Range PCs

By Aris Mpitziopoulos published

The FSP Hydro PTM with 650W capacity mostly addresses enthusiast users who need a reliable and good performance PSU, featuring a distinctive looks as well.

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PC Power & Cooling Silencer 1050W PSU Review: Affordable Yet Powerful

By Aris Mpitziopoulos published

The new PC Power & Cooling Silencer 1050W is based on a fresh and competent platform from High Power. Thanks to its attractive price, this model is highly competitive in a crowded market.

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Seasonic Focus Plus Having Compatibility Issues With Certain GPUs

By Aris Mpitziopoulos published

Seasonic announced that there are potential compatibility issues with its popular Focus Plus inits and Asus GTX970 Strix and Vega 56/64 graphics cards.

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Thermaltake Toughpower Grand RGB 850W Gold PSU Review: Going Full RGB

By Aris Mpitziopoulos published

Thermaltake goes full RGB again with its new Toughpower 850W unit. Will it be good enough though to fight with the RM850x and the Focus Plus Gold 850W PSUs?

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SilverStone Wins CES 2019 Innovation Award for Its Nightjar NJ450-SXL Power Supply

By Aris Mpitziopoulos published

SilverStone won a CES 2019 Innovation Award thanks to its impressive Nightjar NJ450-SXL PSU, the only passive SFX-L unit available on the market today.

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Seasonic Hiking US Market MSRP Prices in December

By Aris Mpitziopoulos published

It is a good time to buy a new PSU now since on December 1, 2018 Seasonic will increase the price of all PSUs manufactured in China and destined for the US market.

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NZXT E Series 850W PSU Review: An Analog Platform With Digital Enhancements

By Aris Mpitziopoulos published

The new E850 NZXT PSU is based on a modified (and semi-digital) version of the popular Seasonic Focus platform, offering good performance overall.

Seasonic SSR-650PX PSU

Seasonic SSR-650PX PSU Review: High Performance Without Breaking The Bank

By Aris Mpitziopoulos published

The Seasonic Focus Plus Platinum 650W is a high-performance PSU suitable for systems where efficiency and low noise output matter the most.

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EVGA Releases Its First SFX Power Supplies

By Aris Mpitziopoulos published

EVGA enters the SFX market with its new GM line, which consists of three fully-modular and 80 PLUS Gold members, with 450W to 650W capacity.

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Asus Lays Down the Hammer With New ROG Thor PSUs

By Aris Mpitziopoulos published

Asus officially enters the PSU market with two high-end models under the prestigious ROG name, the Thor 1200W and 850W, both based on Seasonic platforms.

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A PSU That Can Power Two Systems At Once: Meet Phanteks RevoltX

By Aris Mpitziopoulos published

Phanteks revealed today the RevoltX PSUs, which are able to power two systems at the same time. They feature two 24-pin ATX and a load of EPS connectors.

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Antec HCG1000 Extreme 1000W PSU Review: Good Looks For $150

By Aris Mpitziopoulos published

Antec continues its cooperation with Seasonic with the HCG1000 Extreme. Priced at $149, armed with sharp looks, and capable of excellent performance, other 1000W 80 PLUS Gold PSUs pale in comparison.

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SilverStone SX650-G PSU Review: Lots Of Power In A Small Form Factor

By Aris Mpitziopoulos published

The SX650-G is a fully modular SFX PSU with 80 PLUS Gold and ETA-A efficiency certifications. With 650W of capacity and four PCIe connectors, it easily supports high-end gaming PCs.

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Corsair CX450 PSU Review: Two Flavors, Tested and Compared

By Aris Mpitziopoulos published

Corsair's CX450 is built by two OEMs: CWT and Great Wall. Is one better than the other? We tested both to find out.

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EVGA SuperNOVA 650 G1+ PSU Review: Efficient & Silent

By Aris Mpitziopoulos published

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NZXT Teams Up With Seasonic for Semi-Digital E Series PSUs

By Aris Mpitziopoulos published

NZXT partnered with Seasonic for the release of three new power supplies that use an enhanced version of the Focus Gold platform to offer digital monitoring.

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Gigabyte Announces the Aorus P850W and P750W Power Supplies

By Aris Mpitziopoulos published

Gigabyte decided to re-enter the PSU market with two Aorus-branded PSUs with 850W and 750W capacities.

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EVGA 650 B3 PSU Review: No (Fixed) Cables Attached

By Aris Mpitziopoulos published

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PowerSpec PSX 850GFM PSU Review: Micro Center's House Brand Scores A Hit

By Aris Mpitziopoulos published

PowerSpec is Micro Center's PSU house brand. The PSX 850GFM is its flagship model featuring 80 PLUS Gold and ETA-A efficiency, along with fully modular cables.

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EVGA Releases the Budget BR Power Supply Line

By Aris Mpitziopoulos published

EVGA added another PSU line, called BR, to its huge portfolio. The new units feature 80 PLUS Bronze efficiency and are non-modular.

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Blast From the Past: BBC Releases Historical '80s Computing Literacy Project

By Aris Mpitziopoulos published

BBC released today the entire archive of the Computer Literacy Project, which took place in the 80s. It consists of videos, code and interviews with innovators.

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BitFenix Formula Gold 450W PSU Review: Compact, Efficient, And Near-Silent

By Aris Mpitziopoulos published

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Riotoro's Builder Edition 1200W PSU Marries Power With Affordability

By Aris Mpitziopoulos published

Riotoro enriches its PSU offerings with the Builder Edition 1200W model, which offers lots of Watts and 80 PLUS Gold efficiency at a nice price tag $220.

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Meet Corsair's New SF Platinum And Vengeance PSUs

By Aris Mpitziopoulos published

Corsair had two new PSU lines to show during Computex 2018, the SF Platinum and the upgraded Vengeance units, which have now 80 PLUS Silver efficiency.

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