Hello, Isometricy! I just finished this post in the S4M-C thread, and I think it belongs here too.
---------1080ti-------
FIRST CHOICE:
HDPLEX 400 + Eurocom 780
PROS:
- Safe, certified, highly tested, rock solid stable.
- This setup runs very cool with even an i9 and has plenty of overhead for safe overclocking
- Least amount of coil whine
CONS:
- Very expensive
- Difficult to mod connectors for Eurocom
- Noisy before replacing Eurcom's fans
- Bulky wires (better with Skywire cables) and install, takes up lots of room in MINI
- 2nd most bulky hookup
SECOND CHOICE:
G-UNQIUE 450 Kit (Arkangel + Modded Brick)
PROS:
- EASY to install!
- No fan noise
- Tons of room inside case!
- Could be perfectly neat if output cables reversed (Please, Gary?)
- Reasonably priced
CONS:
- Not certified, use at own risk and be thankful to Gary for being an awesome modder!
- Power brick runs STUPID hot
- Minor coil whine (in brick and plug in unit)
- Very hard to get one made (long waiting list)
- 1st most bulky hookup
-----1070 and 1080 systems----
HDPLEX 400 + Genuine Dell DA330PA111
- Dell 330 is readily available and works well.
- Buy the 60ish dollar grey market DA330 bricks at own risk for 1080. These can work OK for 1070 systems.
G-UNQIUE Kit
- Sames cons as above, but can be a good choice based on the pros
- Make sure to tell Gary you are ordering for a MINI!
-----1060 systems----
Dynamo Mini + Dell DA330PA111
- Super neat install; even better than the G-unique due to modularity and sensible cable orientation
- You can use the 60ish dollar grey market DA330 fairly stably. I still recommend the genuine article.
-----1050ti systems----
FIRST CHOICE:
Dynamo Mini + Dell DA330PA111
- This is my first choice because it is prime for an upgrade down the road
SECOND CHOICE:
Pico 160XT KIT (with 192w Adaptec Brick)
- Second choice only because it is not easy to upgrade/hookup for bigger GPUs
- Inexpensive! (under 70 bucks for the kit!)
- Pico 160XT can easily power a 1070 system, but requires dainty soldering.
---------------------But what about the Dynamo Duo?-------------------
The Dynamo Duo (Dynamo Mini + Dynamo 360 + AC/DC Power Brick) offers some
really interesting possibilities. This combo should not be written off for advanced and creative builders. It is not on my list for a few reasons:
- Complex solution for advanced builders (many configurations and possibilities)
- I need to do much more testing. I never recommend power solutions until I have thoroughly tested and purchased many copies.
- Currently is the most bulky NFC MINI power solution.
There are plenty of pros, and this is a PSU combo I am quite interested in. I'm not going to list them here now, but I can say that this is a solution I am considering for larger builds for my customers
instead of SFX-L PSUs. The idea of powering my mods with a modular system where I can spread out the components intrigues me greatly. This is also the most small form factor power solution once you want to really start pushing the wattage. When I first started using this combo I thought it was a little silly, but that is because I was seeing it as a MINI product. Once I started applying it to larger SFF builds and even ATX builds, I fell in love with it, and I have some interesting projects planned with it. KMPKT is also fixing to do something pretty epic in a MINI with this combo, and if he can pull it off I will be even more impressed.
Hope this helps some of my new customers
