Enter Cooler Master XG850 PLUS PLATINUM, a new, in-house designed power supply from Cooler Master. I will admit that in last years I was a big fan of Cooler Master and their components, well not all but power supply and PC cases were always products from them that I liked and used. The latest power supply from them does not disappoint and I must say that I like it very much, it is hi-quality, it is silent, it has a large LCD display where you can see its current state and also has some RGB lights so it looks cool in your case.

Technical specifications
So without further detours here are the technical specifications and then we will talk a little about it.
| Model: MPG-8501-AFBAP-X |
| ATX Version: Intel ATX 12V Ver. 2.53 |
| PFC: Active PFC |
| Input Voltage: 100-240V |
| Input Current: 12-6A |
| Input Frequency: 50-60Hz |
| Dimensions (L x W x H): 160 x 150 x 86 mm |
| Fan Size: 135mm |
| Fan Speed: 1800 RPM |
| Noise Level @ 100%: ≤ 25 dBA |
| Efficiency: ≥ 92% @ Typical Load |
| 80 PLUS Rating: 80 PLUS Platinum |
| ErP 2014 Lot 3: Yes |
| Operating Temperature: 0-50°C |
| Power Good Signal: 100 - 150 ms |
| Hold Up Time: ≥ 16ms |
| MTBF: >100,000 Hours |
| Protections: OPP, OVP, OCP, UVP, SCP, OTP, Surge, and Inrush Protection |
| Regulatory: TUV, cTUVus, CE, BSMI, FCC, CCC, EAC, UKCA |
| ATX 24 Pin Connectors: 1 |
| EPS 4+4 Pin Connectors: 1 |
| EPS 8 Pin Connector: 1 |
| SATA Connectors: 12 |
| Peripheral 4 Pin Connectors: 4 |
| PCI-e 6+2 Pin Connectors: 6 |
| USB Protocol 10P: 1 |
| Series: XG Series |
| 80 Plus: Platinum |
| Modular: Full Modular |
| Wattage: Above 750W |
Opinion about Cooler Master XG850 PLUS PLATINUM
If we put aside the technical characteristics of the power supply itself we are left with visual and real working experience. Now real working experience will not be covered here since yea it is working great but it needs some time and a long period of testing in order to be able to say that it is indeed reliable and great but considering I have never had any issues personally with power supplies from Cooler Master I will assume that this one is also very reliable and hi-quality.
That leaves us basically with looks and feels of supply itself and I must say that I like it, and I mean I like it a lot. It feels hi-quality and it looks hi-quality. The LCD display is very good looking and it is very crisp and readable. With power supply some proprietary software so you can choose what you want on display on the screen and also you can control RGB and display colors with it.
I have not opened the power supply to see how it looks inside but from what I could see I think this would be my new power supply if I were building a new PC now. I recommend it and if you decide to get it I hope it will serve you long long time.
Thank you for reading and I hope to see you next time.


Well if anyone told me just a few years ago that I will see the day when Microsoft releases a new OS based on Linux I would be very amused, but that day has come. Mariner is the newest OS out of nowhere.
Microsoft’s new Linux Distro, dubbed Common Base Linux (CBL)-Mariner, isn’t the type of distro you’d want to install directly on any old machine. It’s primarily meant for cloud infrastructure and edge products. Specifically Microsoft’s Cloud and Edge products.
But if you are curious, it’s possible to run. Juan Manuel Rey, a Microsoft Senior Program Manager for Azure VMware, recently published a guide to ISO CBL-Mariner image. With that, you can easily get it up and running. And you can build CBL-Mariner on an Ubuntu 18.04 desktop. So you can try it out since it is free.
You can get it from here:
Windows 11 is coming soon, from its typical view and color scheme, Windows 11 will natively support dark mode.
The dark mode is very popular in many applications today, some large companies like Adobe, Autodesk, and many more have already adopted a dark color scheme for their software so it is logical for others to follow and Microsoft is aboard for it.
The dark mode itself has its benefits, for people who work on computer for longer period of time dark mode inside applications will throw less white and blue light on their eyes making workhours easier and pleasant on them.
As a person who does indeed spend a lot of time in front of the screen, I would advise you to switch to dark mode regardless of the time that you spend with a computer, your eyes will be grateful.
From the Device Manager choose the troublesome device and right-click on it, choose properties.
Device properties floating Window will appear.
Click on the top tab which says, Driver. From the Driver tab, click on Roll Back Driver.
Note that if the device is working properly, the Roll Back Driver button will be greyed out and you will not be able to click on it meaning that chosen device is not the issue. If the device is not working properly and you can click on Roll Back driver, do it, choose the previous version, and reboot your computer.
You can use this method to get back to the previous driver version for any device that is causing issues in your computer. 