This Tiny Power Supply Lets You Use a Power Hungry Video Card in Almost Any Desktop Computer

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You can get a powerful used multi-CPU workstation / server for dirt cheap off eBay. While these used machines can make great compute heavy desktops, many of them ship with proprietary PSU's which won't support a flagship video card such as the Nvidia GTX 1080ti we are looking at today. Though 5.25 inch drive bay power supplies are a thing of the past, they can still be useful today. In this video I am going to attempt to use a Thermaltake Power Express 250W 5.25 inch dedicated GPU power supply to power a GTX 1080ti in my HP Z600 workstation.
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@JTBivens 4 года назад

Always fun to see the people that are not used to wiring up things get scared and complain lol. Great job man.

@uzayonat 4 года назад

They should start making these again.

@AAComputersandTechnology 4 года назад

I was really surprised that I couldn't even find knockoff versions still being made.

@Varengard 4 года назад

@@AAComputersandTechnology Agreed. It would be a hecking life saver for U1 mini-ITX servers. High power quiet 1U servers are totally possible, with low profile CPU coolers from noctua for example, and the 40mm noctua case fans, and alphacool quadruple or quintuple 40mm rads.. The issue is that high wattage 1-2u PSUs usually come with their own jet-engine-sounding puny ventilation, and lower power ones are just... well, too low power for a GPU. Imagine: -standard "meh" 1U PSU, powering motherboard and cpu -secondary PSU in the 5.25" drive bay, powering a double slot GPU mounted with a 90degres angle PCI extension -... -Profit? Well, yeah, a quiet and capable gaming/editing/rendering box in just 1U.

@bitelaserkhalif 3 года назад

Actually, with tinkering, it might've be possible to turn proprietary HP sff psu (or any proprietary PSU that only outputs 12v) into one of these

@MichaelFrancisco973 4 года назад

Heat plus plastic gloves? IDK man

@AAComputersandTechnology 4 года назад

Yup, I ran out of Nitrile gloves. I plan on buying more soon!

@bitelaserkhalif 3 года назад

We need this to be made today, with 80 plus standard rating

@HWandW 4 года назад

I didn’t even know power supplies like this existed. Great video! You keep getting better & better with your videos. Kudos.

@David_Phantom 4 года назад

Now I want to see an entire computer being powered by the secondary PSU....if possible.

@eW0LF 4 года назад

As an ex Z600 owner, I can tell you that you could saved yourself both money and time. I did a modification to original Z600 PSU- soldered additional cables. Been running GTX690 for a year without a problem.

@EXTEZZEE Год назад

Very cool. Thanks for sharing.

@Simmonsumers35 4 года назад

About the potential bottlenecking issue, at 4K as you show in the video there would be no bottlenecking at all as running any game at 4K slams the GPU and eases off the CPU so bottlenecking shouldn't be an issue here unless you switch to lower resolutions and even if you did there still might not be any.

@matthewjbauer1990 4 года назад

The Far Cry 5 test proves that the Z600 is GPU bound. I had one and still do, but it is for my Dad's use at his place. He has an AMD 280x to use with it for photo and video editing mainly. When I used the Z600, I had a 380x in it and my FPS sucked (tested also with the 280x and FPS was about the same). My 4790K system I gave to my brother (he put in an AMD 370 in it, I had a 1060), I come to find out was a little bit CPU limited (that can be overcome with a top tier GPU as the bottlenecking was minor). It was only when built my Ryzen 5 2600 system with a Vega 56 that I found no bottlenecking on FC5. I play 1080p instead of 4K because I care about visual quality over FPS (some people do 4k at high or medium instead of 1080 ultra because they want the resolution + FPS, I care more about FPS and quality not resolution).

@EXTEZZEE Год назад

I built 2 same spec AMD PC's in 2019 for me and my son. Great PC. Since I have upgraded for my video editing and photos.

@GhostReaper2043 4 года назад

Huh seems like a fire trap waiting to happen and besides, I wouldn't even use those for long term use.

@Kingdom934 4 года назад

I remember contemplated buying this when my psu couldn’t run my dual x1900xt back in 2006. Oh time has changed!

@CryptoJordanVR 3 года назад

I didn't even know that these existed.

@Benny_Shill 4 года назад

You can't mix psu's on a gpu, you can't power a gpu with a different psu than what powers the motherboard if the gpu is plugged in the pcie port. The only way to use multiple psus is if you are using risers and risers are not for gaming.

@SuPerbMusiCFan 4 года назад

Well you saw how the GPU is connected and the video proved that it can infact work, so I don't know what you're on about. And why are risers not for gaming?

@GpanosXP 4 года назад

That is absolutely correct, you can't connect two different power supplies directly in parallel and expect it to always work. I also see the secondary psu has a power switch. What happens if you accidentally turn it off ? If it has no reverse current protection, it might short out your main psu and die.

@SuPerbMusiCFan 4 года назад

@@GpanosXP OP never mentioned anything about not always working. He simply stated you can't do it, which the video clearly disproved.

@thejungle5090 4 года назад

I've been using one of these with my gaming rig for the last 2.5 to three years, bought it back in the day so owned from new and works without any problems. Granted it's only running a GTx 760 but never had any issues.

@SunYichen 4 года назад

Do you have plans to finish the netbook shootout from earlier this year or do a video about the Aspire One?

@EXTEZZEE Год назад

Great video. You could go with a external power supply too. I like my old laptops with the slot to add a video card. Fun, but no longer portable.

@TrollingAround 4 года назад

Did it work before you made the 2x6pin to 1x8pin adaptor? Using just a 6 to 8pin adaptor on just one of the leads? (I'm guessing the two six pin leads coming from the secondary PSUs are wired together internally and the wire gauge looks beefy enough to handle the current).

@zusurs 4 года назад

That’s so strange to hear my country’s name popping up in my subscribed videos. Last time it was review of the profressional routers that one of the most known companies in our country are manufacturing.

@otter-pro 4 года назад

If room allows in the pc case, I'd recommend a second ATX power supply instead, for GPU. It's cheaper and a lot easier to install, with ATX relay (which costs around $5), which allows one to link 2 PSU together.

@relaxxxrrr 3 года назад

Might as well salvage a 400W power supply from a broken Fat Playstation 3. They are rated for 36A on the 12V rail. Just solder in a 6 or 8 pin GPU power cable. Or just twist the wires and stuff in the 12V 'holes' if you're dangerous. There will be no standby 'power on' signal. Force on with two opposite white wires tied together. Or actually you could build a 'power on' circuit with a hex inverter (PC powers on with LOW ground, PS3 powers on HIGH 5V). Sleep mode is lame AF anyway.

@sophiethecat9256 3 года назад

easy to work on, but not because of the PSU, just like the old dimension systems, theyre pretty much all toolless, but then the shroud.

@JoffleSnoffle 4 года назад

This is seriously cool!

@swedtv6739 3 года назад

You might have solved my PSU issue with my GTX 1080 FE card, if i manage to dig up one of those FSP X5.

@JL-wm5mh 4 года назад

I just use a sfx psu and a add2psu switch works great with my rx5700xt in my z600.

@AAComputersandTechnology 4 года назад

Huh, I didn't know these were a thing. Thanks for the suggestion!

@JL-wm5mh 4 года назад

@@AAComputersandTechnology you can place the sfx psu where the two dvd drives are usually located only thing is that you will have a powercord sticking out at the front.

@johnphillip1711 3 года назад

@@JL-wm5mh Thats genius.... Do you have to match PSU wattages or not?

@14RChico 4 года назад

It might be time to save up for a upgrade, that's so much of a fire hazard

@14RChico 4 года назад

Also, I didn't get a notification for this video, weird

@virtualtools_3021 4 года назад

@@voltare2amstereo yeah, better at melting the 6-pin wires...

@EXTEZZEE Год назад

Lol, better to do, then to be in fear. 😱 I have been working on electronic stuff since the 1970s tube radio and TV. Never had a fire. Just know what your doing and Don't cut corners too save time ever. Not worth it. Some people never learn this is not saving money or time. Peace ✌️, many blessings.

@WellBeSerious12 4 года назад

It looks like Frankenstein, but it works. _IT'S ALIVE!_

@julianaedouglas4680 4 года назад

Here in Brazil I can not even have a 775 ddr2 card to use I am thinking of buying a 1366 card and a xeon 5670 16gb and use my gtx 660 video card I know that comes bottleneck but will be temporary for now.

@fransiscusyogibramono296 3 года назад

Needs more lighting on the room 😬

@ThaexakaMavro 4 года назад

still have mine

@marouanenaciri9247 4 года назад

Can you take a look on this psu "Dell H875EF-00" and tell me if it's gonna work fine with rx 470 and i5 3570 Thanks

@virtualtools_3021 4 года назад

no way! that would (probably) EXPLODE!

@nikolakarovic5964 4 года назад

Its hard to find cos it was made in 2008.

@sdushdiu 4 года назад

Moral: Dont buy a unit with a proprietary PS!

@julianaedouglas4680 4 года назад

If you can not donate me some parts to build a medium computer for games I pay shipping?

@pedrohack2869 4 года назад

Why wear gloves when soldering?

@ampanman2000 4 года назад

lead solder?

@pedrohack2869 4 года назад

@@ampanman2000 ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-qNx2bJUctRE.html

@carlquitcheefin 4 года назад

Pedro Hack what does mercury have to do with lead.

@GhostReaper2043 4 года назад

@8:08 Well I could have told you that!!!!! That graphics card or any GTX 1080TI recommends a 600 W power supply. If you don't believe me then well you can look it up on the manufactures website or on Nvidia's web site or a general Google search.

@AAComputersandTechnology 4 года назад

Keep in mind, they recommend that figure in order to leave enough headroom for all the other components in your system. A reference GTX 1080ti has a max listed power draw of 250W, that's why I thought the dedicated 250W GPU power supply might be able to handle powering the card alone.