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Can you use two power supplies for a PC?

theserialkiller10 Posted messages 12 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   -  
 jenoce2007 -
Hello

I would like to know if we can use two power supplies for the same PC because I bought a graphics card and for me it requires a lot of power, so could you please advise me

Thanks in advance for your help

Best regards

theserialkiller10
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  1. max
     
    hello 2 power supplies in a PC yes and no
    I personally own three power supplies in my "MACHINE" of about 300 watts each
    the wiring is not very difficult
    one for the motherboard and the disk that contains the operating systems, one for the 2 IDE drives and the 4 RAID disks and cooling, and the last one for the 6 SCSI disks.

    everything depends on the space in the case and the actual electrical needs, the simplest and safest option is to use a single, more powerful power supply.

    recovering power supplies and tinkering (power-on commands, connecting them via relays for synchronized startup, creating a common ground, cutting the standard connector (the one going to the motherboard), identifying the wires and retrieving only those that correspond to the accessory needs

    essential materials soldering iron electrical wires 12 volts or 5 volts relays terminal blocks heat shrink tubing multimeter
    and a bit of knowledge and time

    finally, it should be noted that a switching power supply is generally used most of the time at 40% of its capacity
    there you go, quite a bit of tinkering
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    1. sparklet Posted messages 907 Status Member 145
       
      Totally agree with you, it's better to have a good, more powerful one
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    2. Bescherelle
       
      Indeed, it's better to have a big one! Otherwise, would it be possible to have the same comment written in French? I don't understand everything that is written, it's a shame for a response that has been selected 5 times.
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    3. jenoce2007
       
      thank you
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