1 PSU 2 Mobos?

[nitrobass24]

Would it be possible to power two mobo's with a single PSU?
I know I have plenty of power for both, but im wondering if it would casue problems?

Is there like a 24pin ATX splitter?

 

[Zoson]

Why would you want to do this?
Say you have a 1000W psu you bought for $200.
You can get two 500W psu's for under $50 each.

Avoid potential issues. This is not a good idea, at all.

 

[nitrobass24]

Why would you want to do this?
Say you have a 1000W psu you bought for $200.
You can get two 500W psu's for under $50 each.

Avoid potential issues. This is not a good idea, at all.

Well Im thinking of doing a little research project on SMP.
The reason is I already have two 1000w PSU's laying around.
I dont want to buy two more PSU's for the other 2 boards if I dont have to. Also will save on space.

 

[soekev]

This sounds like a really bad idea. But, that's just my knee jerk reaction.

 

[matttehman]

How about 2 psu's 1 mobo?

http://www.frozencpu.com/products/8787/cab-168/Single_Braid_Sleeved_Lian_Li_Dual_Power_Supply_Adapter_Cable.html?tl=g11c28s91



Really tho just get 2 low wattage psu's.

 

[Zoson]

The most obvious problem I see is that it will be impossible to power one system off at a time. Issuing sig-term to the PSU from one board would cause a complete power-cutoff on the PSU.

The list goes on and on. This is a terrible idea. Use google. A number of people have already asked this question and had resounding no's issued with various reasons.

 

[Stevennoland]

You could build your own splitter. All the parts are right on the web (performance pc's, frozen cpu, etc.). But Zoson is right. Powering down would be the problem (powering up would only require the ground signal from one mobo though). Try it! Let us know what fries first. Mobo 1 or 2 or the PSU, or all three. Got me curious.

 

[lilfiend]

i dont see why it wouldnt work, just the shutdown yea but if you log one off first then shut it down it shouldnt hurt the os right?

 

[ALL4AMD]

i also agree it will work just that u will have to only use the remote turn on wire to just 1 board, shut down the 2nd system b4 u shut down the first.

 

[lilfiend]

couldnt you connect 2 power button wires to one power button, do you understand what im saying?

its like this


there is the mobo jumper thing here and they connect in the wire stage that leads to the button
=-----------I
.............I-------------Button
=-----------I

ignore the periods they are place holders for spaces

 

[Kato1144]

Just say no, unless you really want to see what happens and you don't really care a bout all that hardware you will attach to this PSU, or the PSU it's self.

but I agree with every one that start up and shutdown will pose problems, don't forget software shutdown as well, now you may also need to deal with power management (mainly your amps) but i feel the purpose of your experiment is seeing how this will actually effect the systems sharing one 1000watt PSU, but that if you even get that far

anyway if you choose to proceed good luck and hope it work's now you have a curiosity.

-Kato

 

[zmhaha]

i dont see any reason why you cant if you get 2 24pin connectors and 2 6pin or 8pin CPU power connectors. I know some PSUs allow you to plug in the cables at your choice.

 

[Hard and Confused]

Hell, it's possible but give us personal experience reasons why the next person shouldn't do this if it goes bad for you. Maybe someone will listen to someone that actually does this if they fail.

Make sure if you make a video to call it "2 mobo's 1 PSU" then start the video with 2 girls making out all hot n bothered like *revels in the reaction this refference will trigger* >: )