Posted July 5, 2015 Hello everyone! Right now I am planning a 3d printed itx case. So I was thinking pico power supply. But the issue is its still 3 inches tall and will leave a bundle of wires. This is OKAY, and at sub 50$ not a big deal. But. In the interest of going thinner and smaller, anyone know a way to use a external power supply? Similar to a laptop, and some prebuilt itx systems? Powering a Pentium and gtx 750ti or 960. So 300-350 watts should be fine. Any suggestions? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted July 5, 2015 Hello everyone! Right now I am planning a 3d printed itx case. So I was thinking pico power supply. But the issue is its still 3 inches tall and will leave a bundle of wires. This is OKAY, and at sub 50$ not a big deal. But. In the interest of going thinner and smaller, anyone know a way to use a external power supply? Similar to a laptop, and some prebuilt itx systems? Powering a Pentium and gtx 750ti or 960. So 300-350 watts should be fine. Any suggestions? A good 250W PSU is more than enough but try HD plex they have mini PCB PSU's that are power via a DC power jack: http://www.hd-plex.com/fanless-ATX-power-supply Updated Modding FAQ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted July 5, 2015 Author A good 250W PSU is more than enough but try HD plex they have mini PCB PSU's that are power via a DC power jack: http://www.hd-plex.com/fanless-ATX-power-supply Yeah was looking at that. Your looking 150$ just for power delivery though. Think I'm going pico power supply, some late midnight math it should fit in a original xbox case Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted July 5, 2015 Yeah was looking at that. Your looking 150$ just for power delivery though. Think I'm going pico power supply, some late midnight math it should fit in a original xbox case Yes the Pico power supplies are also fairly good I have heard though from another member who was doing a NES PC build that it wasn't capable of delivering it's full rated wattage however compared to the HDplex which they switched to. It's around $85 for the 250W power supply. Updated Modding FAQ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted July 5, 2015 Author Yes the Pico power supplies are also fairly good I have heard though from another member who was doing a NES PC build that it wasn't capable of delivering it's full rated wattage however compared to the HDplex which they switched to. It's around $85 for the 250W power supply. Micro center has a 350 watt pico for 40$, that should be plenty of headroom In case it falls short. It's 85$ before the 12volt 18 amp power brick. Those get pricy as its pretty niche Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted July 5, 2015 Micro center has a 350 watt pico for 40$, that should be plenty of headroom In case it falls short. It's 85$ before the 12volt 18 amp power brick. Those get pricy as its pretty niche True you would need a fairly large regulated 12v power brick, I've seen some take an old xbox power brick and cut into the 12V line to sustain a small PSU like that since those power bricks aren't too common. How small of a case are you planning to place everything in? Updated Modding FAQ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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