Firebug24k
Weaksauce
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- Aug 31, 2006
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I've seen a lot of 1300W+ power supplies on ebay lately from reputable manufacturers like HP - made for server use. So I would guess that they're probably pretty high quality units, meant to be run for long periods of time at medium/high loads. And they're super cheap - I'm talking under 30 bucks for a 1300W unit.
Sooo.... has anyone tried to use these to power a regular PC? I understand the wiring will be totally wrong and I'm comfortable with rewiring it - other than the labor involved to do something like that, (and that it's probably really loud), is there any reason not to try it? Efficiency, maybe? Thoughts? I really only need it to power GPUs, so I wouldn't mind using a regular ATX power supply for the <100W of the mobo/cpu/etc, and one of these beasts for 4x7970s, for example - a lot cheaper than a EVGA or LEPA 1300w, that's for sure.
I managed to find a closeup of the side of one of them, it says 74A on a single 12V rail - nearly 900W. Maybe need two for quad 7970s (this is for GPU computing, not gaming), but still, that's only like $60 for 2kw.
Search for DL580 power supply to see what I'm talking about.
Screw it, I got four for $49 shipped (total). I'll experiment and report back
Sooo.... has anyone tried to use these to power a regular PC? I understand the wiring will be totally wrong and I'm comfortable with rewiring it - other than the labor involved to do something like that, (and that it's probably really loud), is there any reason not to try it? Efficiency, maybe? Thoughts? I really only need it to power GPUs, so I wouldn't mind using a regular ATX power supply for the <100W of the mobo/cpu/etc, and one of these beasts for 4x7970s, for example - a lot cheaper than a EVGA or LEPA 1300w, that's for sure.
I managed to find a closeup of the side of one of them, it says 74A on a single 12V rail - nearly 900W. Maybe need two for quad 7970s (this is for GPU computing, not gaming), but still, that's only like $60 for 2kw.
Search for DL580 power supply to see what I'm talking about.
Screw it, I got four for $49 shipped (total). I'll experiment and report back
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