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FYI: Already posted this in Cases and Power supplies but was advised to post it here in stead.

 

I'm looking to power 6 fans, a D5 pump, and a fan controller. Silent Wings 3 120mm PWM, and a NZXT Sentry 3

 

The fans and the pump need around 30 watts, probably a watt or two for the fan controller.

 

Is it as easy as using this?

https://www.watercoolinguk.co.uk/p/Phobya-external-PSU-230V-to-4Pin-Molex-70W-Including-Euro--UK-plug_58177.html

 

Please recommend other PSUs that suit my needs

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No need to repost a 2nd time. If its been determined to be in the wrong section, a forum mod will move it to the correct sub forum. 

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Just now, Skiiwee29 said:

No need to repost a 2nd time. If its been determined to be in the wrong section, a forum mod will move it to the correct sub forum. 

It wasn't a forum mod that told me it would be better to post here, anyway I marked the other post as solved and I'll keep that in mind. Thanks!

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CPU: i7-6700K  Cooler: Noctua NH-L9x65  Graphics card: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti FE  Memory: Corsair VENGEANCE LED 3200Mhz (2x8GB)

Motherboard: ASUS ROG STRIX Z270i  SSD: Samsung 960 EVO 1TB, Samsung PM981 1TB  Case: Louqe Ghost S1

Monitor: Dell Alienware AW3418DW

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5 minutes ago, Owlman said:

FYI: Already posted this in Cases and Power supplies but was advised to post it here in stead.

 

I'm looking to power 6 fans, a D5 pump, and a fan controller. Silent Wings 3 120mm PWM, and a NZXT Sentry 3

 

The fans and the pump need around 30 watts, probably a watt or two for the fan controller.

 

Is it as easy as using this?

https://www.watercoolinguk.co.uk/p/Phobya-external-PSU-230V-to-4Pin-Molex-70W-Including-Euro--UK-plug_58177.html

 

Please recommend other PSUs that suit my needs

oh wow i didnt even know about those. i was about to suggest gettin a pico psu but that should do it too. 

maybe id still go with a pico psu fr the ability to hook up a power switch?

"You know it'll clock down as soon as it hits 40°C, right?" - "Yeah ... but it doesnt hit 40°C ... ever  😄"

 

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I wasn't aware of such power supplies either.

Nevertheless, as @cluelessgenius mentioned, I would look for a model that has a built in power switch. Otherwise you'll need to physically plug and unplug the PSU every time you turn on your PC.

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6 hours ago, cluelessgenius said:

oh wow i didnt even know about those. i was about to suggest gettin a pico psu but that should do it too. 

maybe id still go with a pico psu fr the ability to hook up a power switch?

Do you have a particular pico psu in mind?

 

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Motherboard: ASUS ROG STRIX Z270i  SSD: Samsung 960 EVO 1TB, Samsung PM981 1TB  Case: Louqe Ghost S1

Monitor: Dell Alienware AW3418DW

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This psu is good to use as an external power source for powering the pump for bleeding the loop. Just get a simple sfx or atx psu, and connect it to your main rig the same way miners do https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com%2Fulk%2Fitm%2F142589905636

this way the external psu will be switching on and off with you rig.

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7 minutes ago, Owlman said:

Do you have a particular pico psu in mind?

 

na .. honestly just check that alle the different voltages deliver high enough current. i just picked up a 70w pico from amazon and then an at least as high psu brick at 12v.

"You know it'll clock down as soon as it hits 40°C, right?" - "Yeah ... but it doesnt hit 40°C ... ever  😄"

 

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9 minutes ago, cluelessgenius said:

na .. honestly just check that alle the different voltages deliver high enough current. i just picked up a 70w pico from amazon and then an at least as high psu brick at 12v.

Couldn't i just mod that phobya psu? The pico psus have the 24-pin which i don't need and it seems like it's going to be a bit of a pain to mount. I haven't mentioned this before but i'm putting all the water cooling parts in a phobya radiator stand 9x120mm 

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CPU: i7-6700K  Cooler: Noctua NH-L9x65  Graphics card: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti FE  Memory: Corsair VENGEANCE LED 3200Mhz (2x8GB)

Motherboard: ASUS ROG STRIX Z270i  SSD: Samsung 960 EVO 1TB, Samsung PM981 1TB  Case: Louqe Ghost S1

Monitor: Dell Alienware AW3418DW

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