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I know two methods of doing that one which involves cutting of Green and Grey wires and attaching them to Green and Grey wires of main PSU and other of Connecting Green and Black by a piece of wire.
My question is that which one is safer and will not blow my PC?


Message edited by Mudit Sathe on 11-01-2009 at 03:36:06 PM
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Jeesh, I suggest you do not play with your PSU units unless you really know what you are doing! linking them in this manner is not advisable, if you need more juice, get 1 higher rated PSU.

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Reply to moricon

i think you will
1) risk blowing the fuse and or blowing out your entire PC
2) void the warrenty on all the components in your computer.

just get a more powerful PSU

Reply to cheepstuff

You should not modify a PSU like that EVER. If you need more power spend the 100 and get a better PSU, the average person does not have the means to appropriately join wires that will have that level of current passing through them, the wires in your PSU carry alot more current than your household wiring meaning that a poor connection will generate significantly more heat than one in your house would. If you do this you void every warranty, of every component in your case, and risk shorting out a wire and having the PSU expode.

Now which of these seems the least expensive?
1. Buy a good large PSU for 100-140
2. Buy an entirely new computer
3. Pay for funeral expenses because your hack job exploded and killed you.

If you think the third is unlikely you have never wired an electrolytic capacity backwards, they go off like little rockets.

Reply to hunter315

"f you think the third is unlikely you have never wired an electrolytic capacity backwards, they go off like little rockets."
"The only stupid question is the one you didnt ask"

what was i wondering... ahhh whatever must not be important...

Reply to cheepstuff

or buy one of those antec cases that allows you to link two psu's

Reply to will_chellam

I have a case that I have been using for 3 years it came with an adaptor so that when I press the power button both supplies are turned on. I can't remember the manufacturer, I stumbled on your question looking for a new case. I remember seeing only 2 wires connecting to the 20/24 pin adaptor. I am sure that there are wiring diagrams or you should be able to find an adaptor online. Don't worry or listen to those that say "Oh never do that" they are the same people that pay $50 to have a stick of ram installed. Good luck on your search, I have been looking for two days. With the SLI setups 2 power supplies are becoming more common, they make power supplies that fit in front bays.

Reply to kkfredde

Just use two identical PSUs and join Green to Green and Black to black wires of both PSUs and both will start at some time.

Reply to rakesh_sharma23

kkfredde wrote :

I have a case that I have been using for 3 years it came with an adaptor ...



rakesh_sharma23 wrote :

Just use two identical PSUs ...



Just because you can do something doesn't mean you should.

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