DIY PSU - Is it possible ?

[Lean18]

As the title already says, would it be possible to build a PSU by yourself ? I have the plans in my head for a small form factor PC with a custom made Wooden PC case. There wont be space for a standart PSU, so im thinking about, would it be possible.

[BloodyWaters]

Technically it is possible but would be very hard to create. 

[Lean18]

Just now, BloodyWaters said:

Technically it is possible but would be very hard to create. 

I have been looking into those HDPlexes and Pico PSUs, but as im getting a FM2+ board with a A8-6600K and possibly a Athlon X4 870K later on, i dont know if its going to be enough wattage. Of course, if my board supports overclocking, and it supports, im going to do it, cause, FM2+ is old and i want to get the most out of it. For now, i have a HD 5450 1Gb card in the PC, but of course, thats going to get upgraded too!

[Lean18]

And dont judge me, this FM2+ aint my main rig, this will be my "reciever PC" for Steam In-Home Game Streaming.

[Aleks NE]

16 minutes ago, DxMoose said:

As the title already says, would it be possible to build a PSU by yourself ? I have the plans in my head for a small form factor PC with a custom made Wooden PC case. There wont be space for a standart PSU, so im thinking about, would it be possible.

Yes, but in theory, it's too much work to be worth it. 

[Dreaper]

The price you would end up putting into it along with the time would not be worth it.

[liquidmagma]

19 minutes ago, DxMoose said:

As the title already says, would it be possible to build a PSU by yourself ? I have the plans in my head for a small form factor PC with a custom made Wooden PC case. There wont be space for a standart PSU, so im thinking about, would it be possible.

maybe hack a cheap psu. remove case and bend the heat sinks sideways so it will be shorter.

[Sack]

Ofc it would, I don't think PSUs are that hard to build after all my 17-year-old brother built one. However, it will be harder to build one to the right spec, and probably getting the right components for this would also be harder, in addition computer hardware is pretty susceptible to bad power so I'd rather look for a PSU made by professionals that fit, or make the custom case fit the smallest one you can find.

[Sack]

Just now, liquidmagma said:

maybe hack a cheap psu. remove case and bend the heat sinks sideways so it will be shorter.

NO, just no. what you are suggesting is very dangerous, especially since you're saying a cheap one.

[liquidmagma]

1 minute ago, Sack said:

NO, just no. what you are suggesting is very dangerous, especially since you're saying a cheap one.

cheap can be 30 or 50 dollars so no!

[Lean18]

Ill soon get a new PSU for my main rig, this one should cut it for my rig, but it just doesnt!!!! Maybe i can convert that to an external one or something. Idk.

 

Edit: I mean the old PSU, not the new.

[liquidmagma]

Just now, DxMoose said:

Ill soon get a new PSU for my main rig, this one should cut it for my rig, but it just doesnt!!!! Maybe i can convert that to an external one or something. Idk.

external idea: put orange duct tape on it so it wont look bad.(stupid idea alert)(oh u aleready read that oops)

[Froody129]

This is an example of spending so much time wondering if you could that you don't spend any time thinking about if you should

[Lean18]

46 minutes ago, Froody129 said:

This is an example of spending so much time wondering if you could that you don't spend any time thinking about if you should

Actually, as a person that kinda knows how electronics work, atleast the basic ones, i know that it would be possible, but i dont know if its a good idea to, even tho i need a custom one for a custom rig.

[Stefan Payne]

2 hours ago, DxMoose said:

As the title already says, would it be possible to build a PSU by yourself ?

In theory it is, especially since you can get all you need from Mouser and Digi-Key.

But it would cost way more than an off the shelve unit and probably perform way worse at the same time. So it's not a viable option.

 

And since you had to ask, I have to assume that you are not an electrical engineer and thus lack the knowledge to do that at all.

 

But that doesn't really matter since it makes no sense from a finacial standpoint. You can get good qualty units for 100€ with redicilously long warrantys...

So why get wasted on making one yourselve when you can't compete with whats on the market anyway??

[STRMfrmXMN]

2 hours ago, DxMoose said:

As the title already says, would it be possible to build a PSU by yourself ? I have the plans in my head for a small form factor PC with a custom made Wooden PC case. There wont be space for a standart PSU, so im thinking about, would it be possible.

It's not even remotely worth your time.