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July 26th, 2004, 05:48 PM

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PFC for PSU?

what exactly is this PFC for a psu? the 420W psu im looking at is available with an active PFC for $11 more, but i don't know what it does, is it worth it?

July 26th, 2004, 06:27 PM

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