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Power Supply HDPlex 400W AC-DC Adapter
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According to PCPartPicker's Wattage calculation,
I can run the following at 384 Watt:
ASRock Z370 FATAL1TY
INTEL i7-8600 (65W TDP)
32 GB DDR4 RAM @3200
ZOTAC GTX 1080 TI mini
SANDISK EXTREME 1TB M.2 SDD
TEAC BLU-RAY BURNER
(Obviously no overclocking
)Now, just for kicks, I tried adding an internal 5TB 2.5" drive (Samsung made Seagate drive afaik), and that got consumption up to 399 WATT a bit close and clearly outside of the best efficiency zone, but remember that HDPLEX' power rating is continuous rating. If you go over 400 for short periods, its not going to blow up. (not saying I recommend going that close - I prefer keeping a 30% reserve when possible, but it depends on the PSU - some are rated well below actual capability, like high quality Seasonic units)
If you were to run power hungry external gear through the USB or Thunderbolt port, or try to charge 3 phones, you might run into trouble only if you do that WHILE gaming.
But chances are, when you're gaming and getting the GPU to draw a lot of power, you're not using the BLU-RAY burner or powering some external multi-tracking gear through your Thunderbolt port.
So my guess is, that at full gaming load, you'll still be below 350 Watt
And as soon as you're NOT revving the GPU, but just doing various and sunder, you should be around 100 Watt only.
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If it won't fit with a Zotac GTX 1080TI mini, I don't see how its worth building it at all...
The overall cost of this system makes it a very inefficient use of money and time, so it should at least be awesome. External Power Brick or Not. THE HDPLEX PSU will probably make a better power brick than the Dell at any rate.
Otherwise, I'd rather go to Lian Li's first SFF entry that works for gamers, the Lian Li PC-Q38WA, which is much like a somewhat less sophisticated M1 for $129, which will fit everything you need for over-clocked gaming into a still really small space.
Its not that I'd trade my M1 for it, but its finally a mass market alternative at a low price, without compromising quality, size or weight, and it doesn't require any import/export adventures and their added risk / cost.
According to the website, The next batch should be ready today !
https://www.hdplex.com/hdplex-400w-hi-fi-dc-atx-power-supply-16v-24v-wide-range-voltage-input.html
https://www.hdplex.com/hdplex-400w-hi-fi-dc-atx-power-supply-16v-24v-wide-range-voltage-input.html
As long as you're looking for the dc-dc unit and not the ac-dc unit, then yes, your correct.
I still would like to find out if my DC-ATX rev 1.4 is one of the faulty batch, it's hard to find out while waiting on the AC-DC and my other parts...
That's the dc-atx. This thread is about the ac-dc unit.
We know none of them are available. The ACDC Brick is a new product that has not released yet. Current estimates are mid to late September.
No I don't know what the issue is or was, I just read that there was a bad batch and I'm trying to find out if mine is one them before I unbox it.
I can't test it before I have my other parts and most important the 400 Watt AC-DC
Haha, having a bunch of out-of-control boozers and drug addicts who take a gun into a bowling alley tell me that something is "just" my opinion is hilarious!
Besides, what do you think everything is that people say on internet forums other than their opinion?
Would you prefer I send you an email and ask for your more weighty opinion before I make any posts?
Hell yeah, its my opinion! I don't usually set out to state anything beyond that...
You could just say: "I disagree, I like expensive but tiny computers and I'm ok with taking a hit on capability".
I've just built a system of that type - because it had to be noiseless and fanless to be used as a DAW computer.
Priorities depend on the purpose of the computer, its power and reliability vs the cost. It has a very small case too, but damn is it heavy!
Ikr... btw avatar checks out with your comment.
Haha, having a bunch of out-of-control boozers and drug addicts who take a gun into a bowling alley tell me that something is "just" my opinion is hilarious!
Besides, what do you think everything is that people say on internet forums other than their opinion?
Would you prefer I send you an email and ask for your more weighty opinion before I make any posts?
Hell yeah, its my opinion! I don't usually set out to state anything beyond that...
You could just say: "I disagree, I like expensive but tiny computers and I'm ok with taking a hit on capability".
I've just built a system of that type - because it had to be noiseless and fanless to be used as a DAW computer.
Priorities depend on the purpose of the computer, its power and reliability vs the cost. It has a very small case too, but damn is it heavy!
I just don't really see your point. Physics currently can only take us so far. Regardless of whether or not it can fit inside an S4Mini with a high end GPU, it can still be used as an external brick which is huge. Besides Gury's units, there isn't really an affordable option in the market to be used as an external brick, and would be a great replacement to the Dell bricks for most projects.
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