OK, full disclosure up front: I'm not a genius when it comes to power. Basically, I know Volts x Amps = Watts, but that's about it. I used to just buy the best affordable ATX & later SFX power supplies for your "standard" affordable Mini ITX cases & called it a day.
However, I bought a F7C Alpha case a few months back & loved it, but messed it up by drilling out the hole for the AC connector, since I wanted to use a 192W brick from this kit that I bought (requires a large 4-pin DIN connector):
http://www.mini-box.com/picoPSU-160-XT-192W-Adapter-Power-Kit
I'd like to get another one of these cases & re-use if possible (I can buy something else if recommended) the 160W PicoPSU I bought from the above mini-box link, but this time WON'T be drilling out the hole for the AC connector (I believe the opening takes a 5.5 x 2.5mm DC Jack. Problem is, I'd like to build a decently powerful system in the F7C Alpha case using the 160W (200W max) PicoPSU, and most Higher-power AC Adapters have the larger 4-pin DIN plug. The system I'd like to use: Ryzen 5 2400G, NVME SSD, 2 or 3 SATA SSD's, no optical drive, 10Gbit Intel X540 NIC (maybe swap this at some point for a Quadro P1000 vid card).
So, considering the above, what kind of AC Adapter could I get? Would the popular Dell 330 Watt AC Adapter work?
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00CGA5JQM/?tag=theminutiae-20
It seems to include the right kind of 5.5 x 2.5mm jack, but it's 19.5V 16.9A. Would that pose any problems to the 160W PicoPSU I already have?
Or would something like this work:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07GPBGSQZ/?tag=theminutiae-20
Any suggestions are welcome.
Thanks!
However, I bought a F7C Alpha case a few months back & loved it, but messed it up by drilling out the hole for the AC connector, since I wanted to use a 192W brick from this kit that I bought (requires a large 4-pin DIN connector):
http://www.mini-box.com/picoPSU-160-XT-192W-Adapter-Power-Kit
I'd like to get another one of these cases & re-use if possible (I can buy something else if recommended) the 160W PicoPSU I bought from the above mini-box link, but this time WON'T be drilling out the hole for the AC connector (I believe the opening takes a 5.5 x 2.5mm DC Jack. Problem is, I'd like to build a decently powerful system in the F7C Alpha case using the 160W (200W max) PicoPSU, and most Higher-power AC Adapters have the larger 4-pin DIN plug. The system I'd like to use: Ryzen 5 2400G, NVME SSD, 2 or 3 SATA SSD's, no optical drive, 10Gbit Intel X540 NIC (maybe swap this at some point for a Quadro P1000 vid card).
So, considering the above, what kind of AC Adapter could I get? Would the popular Dell 330 Watt AC Adapter work?
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00CGA5JQM/?tag=theminutiae-20
It seems to include the right kind of 5.5 x 2.5mm jack, but it's 19.5V 16.9A. Would that pose any problems to the 160W PicoPSU I already have?
Or would something like this work:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07GPBGSQZ/?tag=theminutiae-20
Any suggestions are welcome.
Thanks!
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