stupid question

[bearze]

i know that this is gonna sound stupid but how do you know if a power supply has the right connectors for what you need? is there standardized power supply connector pins or something?

[Guest]

2 minutes ago, bearze said:

i know that this is gonna sound stupid but how do you know if a power supply has the right connectors for what you need? is there standardized power supply connector pins or something?

Nope, almost everyone will have what you need.

[AlwaysFSX]

Man, imagine if everyone used different standards for cables. That would be hell. PC market would probably be nonexistent.

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Power_supply_unit_(computer)

[Aelita Sophie]

You've got several standardized power supplies. The most common one is ATX.(ATX12V/2.4 and 2.31 included). They share the same motherboard connectors, and contain the neccesary connections for other hardware. ie GPU's and harddrives.

[Guest]

8 minutes ago, AlwaysFSX said:

Man, imagine if everyone used different standards for cables. That would be hell. PC market would probably be nonexistent.

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Power_supply_unit_(computer)

That makes me so angry. I can get a Pentium 3, but with a Dell motherboard, A DELL MOTHERBOARD! IT DOES NOT USE THE SAME CONNECTOR AS A NORMAL POWER SUPPLY! HE ONLY HAS DELL A MOTHERBOARD!

[alexhelvetica]

28 minutes ago, bearze said:

i know that this is gonna sound stupid but how do you know if a power supply has the right connectors for what you need? is there standardized power supply connector pins or something?

ATX specification lays down the pinout of the connectors for universal compatiblity with all computers, that said, some very old dells used the same shaped 20 pin connector as standard the ATX standard, but the pinout was very different.

 

[AlwaysFSX]

16 minutes ago, Factory OC said:

That makes me so angry. I can get a Pentium 3, but with a Dell motherboard, A DELL MOTHERBOARD! IT DOES NOT USE THE SAME CONNECTOR AS A NORMAL POWER SUPPLY! HE ONLY HAS DELL A MOTHERBOARD!

grats

[Guest]

1 minute ago, AlwaysFSX said:

grats

Thank you, really hope I find one...

[AlwaysFSX]

9 minutes ago, Factory OC said:

Thank you, really hope I find one...

Could always find a voltage diagram, strip the wires and solder them on. If you really want it to work.

[Guest]

Just now, AlwaysFSX said:

Could always find a voltage diagram, strip the wires and solder them on. If you really want it to work.

I sadly don't have a soldering iron, and that sounds like a lot of pain to go through. I will consider it, thanks.

[AlwaysFSX]

1 minute ago, Factory OC said:

I sadly don't have a soldering iron, and that sounds like a lot of pain to go through. I will consider it, thanks.

Hardest part is finding out the voltages for the pins to be honest. Soldering irons can be picked up at most hardware stores for super cheap. Get some scissors to snip off the PSU connector and strip the plastic off the end of the wire carefully, solder in to place.