Dual-Core PicoPSU Gaming madness? (aka, new version needed?)
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Dual-Core PicoPSU Gaming madness? (aka, new version needed?)
Well, here I am, with no powers of logical thinking, and as I look at the system in my sig, whose NeoHE cuts the power to the HDD due to underload whenever I enable CnQ.
And I'm thinking that the system just isn't made for high efficiency PSUs.
So the only option I'm left with is a PicoPSU. now my power draw from the socket measures 100W maximum spike, typically 20W less under load.
That is accounting for PSU inefficiency, 75W peak power draw, which is well in range of the 120W pico.
Except the problem comes in at this point: I want a GeForce 8600GTS, which has 47W load power draw according to xbitlabs. put two and two together and you get 122W. whoops, that's a little too much, eh? but most of it is on the 12V line, which just gets passed through, so shouldn't that be fine?
I guess I just wish they would release a new model of the PicoPSU, with 150W capacity, and finally a 24-pin mobo plug, since every mobo for the last 2 years has had one....
And I'm thinking that the system just isn't made for high efficiency PSUs.
So the only option I'm left with is a PicoPSU. now my power draw from the socket measures 100W maximum spike, typically 20W less under load.
That is accounting for PSU inefficiency, 75W peak power draw, which is well in range of the 120W pico.
Except the problem comes in at this point: I want a GeForce 8600GTS, which has 47W load power draw according to xbitlabs. put two and two together and you get 122W. whoops, that's a little too much, eh? but most of it is on the 12V line, which just gets passed through, so shouldn't that be fine?
I guess I just wish they would release a new model of the PicoPSU, with 150W capacity, and finally a 24-pin mobo plug, since every mobo for the last 2 years has had one....
intresting thought...
I might try something out when i get back home. Next Thursday.
Current experiment is to run the picopsu from the ATX Power supply 12v line.
My system should excede the 120W limit, so i guess i can check with the risk it will "Blow up"
But the main problem is that once i run the motherboard totaly of the PicoPSU, the 12v line drops below the 11.4V range... (That was on a cheap PSU) Maybe the new PSU will be better.
Either way i'm not home now so it will be next thursday before I'll post.
I might try something out when i get back home. Next Thursday.
Current experiment is to run the picopsu from the ATX Power supply 12v line.
My system should excede the 120W limit, so i guess i can check with the risk it will "Blow up"
But the main problem is that once i run the motherboard totaly of the PicoPSU, the 12v line drops below the 11.4V range... (That was on a cheap PSU) Maybe the new PSU will be better.
Either way i'm not home now so it will be next thursday before I'll post.
Dual-Core PicoPSU Gaming madness? (aka, new version needed?)
You need to be careful there. I email mini-box and they said you also need to check out how much ampere your system will use. You may be under maximum Wattage but you need to check the AC adapter to see if it provides enough ampere. For example, I thought about replacing my Shuttle case with a 200W PSU, but system is drawing 15A and their biggest adapter can only provide 8.5A.
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Re: Dual-Core PicoPSU Gaming madness? (aka, new version need
the pico and PW-200 only accept a 12v source, right? So, if the adapter is capable of outputting 200W it should be able to at least output 18A at 12v.sczj wrote:You need to be careful there. I email mini-box and they said you also need to check out how much ampere your system will use. You may be under maximum Wattage but you need to check the AC adapter to see if it provides enough ampere. For example, I thought about replacing my Shuttle case with a 200W PSU, but system is drawing 15A and their biggest adapter can only provide 8.5A.
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Re: Dual-Core PicoPSU Gaming madness? (aka, new version need
Yes, this about the AC-DC brick, not the DC-DC adapter. The issue that sczj raises is that mini-box doesn't sell anything even close to an 18A brick. Indeed it is very hard to find a fanless brick that is over 8A. There are many forum threads about this . . .ryboto wrote:the pico and PW-200 only accept a 12v source, right? So, if the adapter is capable of outputting 200W it should be able to at least output 18A at 12v.sczj wrote:You need to be careful there. I email mini-box and they said you also need to check out how much ampere your system will use. You may be under maximum Wattage but you need to check the AC adapter to see if it provides enough ampere. For example, I thought about replacing my Shuttle case with a 200W PSU, but system is drawing 15A and their biggest adapter can only provide 8.5A.