Does this Dell PSU work on desktops?

[Razzee]

I found two of them at a very low price, given that they are 825W models. But will these PSUs work on desktops?

 

According to the seller, the model is Dell N875EF-00. I found this page.

 

He also has this Lenovo motherboard, which does not have anything available on the Internet besides speculations (like this page).

 

It says that the motherboard supports non-ECC sticks, however here a Lenovo representative states otherwise.

[ahuckphin]

Dell N875EF-00 seems to originate from the Precision T550 which doesn't look to use a standard ATX form factor power supply. So it's unlikely you'll be able to fit the power supply into any regular PC case. 

[aisle9]

The site says it's an ATX form factor, but the system itself is BTX, and the PSU looks a little stockier like a BTX PSU.

 

Could you use it? Sure, with a little case modification it could be made to fit. I've done it before. "Should you?", is the better question. It's prooooobably a Delta unit, based upon time, form factor and models it was used in, but it's still a 10-12 year old PSU. I wouldn't do it.

[Razzee]

To update the subject, one of the PSUs I got is a 875W model (N875EF-00) and the other is a 525W model (D525AF-00).

 

Both work on a desktop motherboard, however they are slightly bigger to fit in a standard case. If you remove certain parts of the case, they fit.

 

The issue is the length of the ATX 12V (24-pin) cable. It's very, very short. 

 

 

 

 

If I don't manage to sell both any soon, I plan on fitting them inside cases and build a PC on each one. 

 

I find them interesting because they weigh 2.2/2.5 kg respectively and are 80 Plus Silver compliant. 

 

Another issue besides the cable length is that despite offering so much power, they have very few cables overall. I don't really see a workaround for this.