2 PSU in1 PC ?

[The_Freeman_3_From_IND]

Has anyone tried adding 2nd PSU just for graphics card instead of buying new one ? What challenges have you faced ? and how to safely do it ? I built my PC a year back and just for graphics card I don't want to sell it and buy new PSU , rather add one more as my Case is big enough.

[Helpful Tech Witch]

1 minute ago, The_Freeman_3_From_IND said:

Has anyone tried adding 2nd PSU just for graphics card instead of buying new one ? What challenges have you faced ? and how to safely do it ? I built my PC a year back and just for graphics card I don't want to sell it and buy new PSU , rather add one more as my Case is big enough.

You can, but it is a pita.

Just sell the old psu and get a new one. You r case almost definitly has only one psu mount, and a psu just sittimg there is kinda usles

[Oshino Shinobu]

You can, basically all you really need is one of these adaptors which turns on both PSUs when the power button is pressed. 

 

Where to mount it is probably the biggest issue, as well as it generally being less efficient from a power draw standpoint. 

 

[SorryBella]

3 minutes ago, The_Freeman_3_From_IND said:

Has anyone tried adding 2nd PSU just for graphics card instead of buying new one ?

99% of the time that a poster does that is because theyre far too cheap to get a PSU with proper wattage, or they run an optiplex. If youre not deadbeat broke, stick with using 1 PSU.

[BondiBlue]

Yes. I did this back in the day to run a Radeon HD 3870 in a Dell OptiPlex desktop. It worked fine, but it wasn't elegant at all. Just get a proper power supply that supports all of your components. 

[Helpful Tech Witch]

1 hour ago, James Evens said:

What is your current PSU?

Sound like it might be the best to just upgrade the PSU.

 

O11 dynamic  

Isnt there only one mount but space for 4 psus in the?

[_luke_9_]

Austin Evans did it on Scrapyard Wars season 3.  

 

[Guest]

5 hours ago, The_Freeman_3_From_IND said:

Has anyone tried adding 2nd PSU just for graphics card instead of buying new one ? What challenges have you faced ? and how to safely do it ? I built my PC a year back and just for graphics card I don't want to sell it and buy new PSU , rather add one more as my Case is big enough.

Used to be very common practice years ago when PSUs over 550W were incredibly expensive (nobody used LLC back then).

 

What PSU do you have now and what graphics card?

 

[Helpful Tech Witch]

4 hours ago, James Evens said:

The first version had two PSU mounts. To install the second bracket you would need to remove some HDD mounting slots.

ope, yep. I forgot about that.

[HM-2]

16 hours ago, HelpfulTechWizard said:

ope, yep. I forgot about that.

The XL you can put 3 PSUs in without the need for brackets.

[fUnDaMeNtAl_knobhead]

Ken from Austin Evans in 1 broke vs pro videos did also have 2 psu.