TL;DR: Need a PSU that's less than 55mm tall, has 3x4-pin cpu connectors, and can deliver 250 watts. I'm open to "ghetto" ways of meeting those requirements, if need be.
Details:
I recently discovered that there're micro-ATX motherboards capable of running Threadripper CPUs, and I had an idea for a build relying on a thin horizontal case like this one:
https://streacom.com/products/fc5-alpha-fanless-chassis/
The build is intended to be CPU-heavy and so the graphics card will be a basic and older card (one of the ones that doesn't even need its own PSU cables), which is why I want to avoid one of the fatter micro-ATX cases that has room for full GPUs.
I am planning on modding the case so that I can supply adequate cooling for the Threadripper, so there's no need to dig into that.
The issue I ran into is that the Threadripper will need 3 4-pin CPU connectors, which are rarely available on PSUs small enough to fit into the case. The best I've been able to come up with is using a connector to bridge multiple Pico PSUs to get that many connectors together. That being said, I'd much prefer something cleaner and more efficient, because I doubt such PSUs are a good match for a Threadripper.
I've also tried looking at Flex format PSUs, but I still can't find any with 3 connectors, although some do hit 300Watts.
I know this is a really niche build, but I'd appreciate any help y'all can provide.
Details:
I recently discovered that there're micro-ATX motherboards capable of running Threadripper CPUs, and I had an idea for a build relying on a thin horizontal case like this one:
https://streacom.com/products/fc5-alpha-fanless-chassis/
The build is intended to be CPU-heavy and so the graphics card will be a basic and older card (one of the ones that doesn't even need its own PSU cables), which is why I want to avoid one of the fatter micro-ATX cases that has room for full GPUs.
I am planning on modding the case so that I can supply adequate cooling for the Threadripper, so there's no need to dig into that.
The issue I ran into is that the Threadripper will need 3 4-pin CPU connectors, which are rarely available on PSUs small enough to fit into the case. The best I've been able to come up with is using a connector to bridge multiple Pico PSUs to get that many connectors together. That being said, I'd much prefer something cleaner and more efficient, because I doubt such PSUs are a good match for a Threadripper.
I've also tried looking at Flex format PSUs, but I still can't find any with 3 connectors, although some do hit 300Watts.
I know this is a really niche build, but I'd appreciate any help y'all can provide.
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