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I am going to be building a PC with a flex atx power supply. I will be shortening the cables and doing custom sleeves regardless of which psu I choose. I also plan to replace the fan if necessary, and am considering an 80mm fan mod. My question is should I go with this FSP 500w 80+ Platinum OR the FSP 500w 80+ gold?The platinum model does not have a pcie connector, but I read on a forum that I could convert some of the extra connections into a 6+2 pin. My logic is that I want as little of fan noise as possible, so I would in turn opt for the more efficient PSU. Either way 500w is overkill for my build, but I want the extra wattage for possible upgrades down the line, and to be using a lower percentage of available power, again for fan noise.Also, it was brought to my attention in another thread that the platinum does not have a -12v rail, but I don't know what that means, or how it will negatively affect my build. Can someone explain the differences between these two PSU's and help me decide which one to go with?I will be running Ryzen 5 2600/x, 2 ssd's (one m.2), 16gb ram, and a 1060 most likely.Thanks!
I am going to be building a PC with a flex atx power supply. I will be shortening the cables and doing custom sleeves regardless of which psu I choose. I also plan to replace the fan if necessary, and am considering an 80mm fan mod. My question is should I go with this FSP 500w 80+ Platinum OR the FSP 500w 80+ gold?
The platinum model does not have a pcie connector, but I read on a forum that I could convert some of the extra connections into a 6+2 pin. My logic is that I want as little of fan noise as possible, so I would in turn opt for the more efficient PSU. Either way 500w is overkill for my build, but I want the extra wattage for possible upgrades down the line, and to be using a lower percentage of available power, again for fan noise.
Also, it was brought to my attention in another thread that the platinum does not have a -12v rail, but I don't know what that means, or how it will negatively affect my build. Can someone explain the differences between these two PSU's and help me decide which one to go with?
I will be running Ryzen 5 2600/x, 2 ssd's (one m.2), 16gb ram, and a 1060 most likely.
Thanks!
