Preferred Power Supply Type

[Thomas Creel]

PC part picker has all these different types of PSU's and just wondering what you guys prefer, obviously the size of the PSU insie the case is a factor but overall what do you prefer if you are not contrained for space.

 

[DJDeCiBeL]

This is an odd question, really.

ATX/ATX12V/EPS12V all would apply here. All newer PSU's that you would use in a normal, full size system are ATX, but they will also be either ATX12V or EPS12V (or both at the same time). I don't even know of any newer ATX PSU's that aren't at least ATX12V.

Strange question with no real answer, other than to just get an ATX PSU if you're building a system for a normal sized case.

I think you're letting PC Part Picker confuse you. Don't.

All you need to know is that you want an ATX PSU.

 

[Thomas Creel]

Yeah hit the nail on the head, it really doesn't make all that much sense to me that they did it this way. I have my A+ and they didnt even bother to teach this, why in the world does anyone else know this I don't know.

 

[DJDeCiBeL]

Yeah, I get having other form factors other than ATX there, but they really should combine all of the ATX PSU's into one category (or just two, being ATX12V and EPS12V).

 

[amuffin]

Yeah hit the nail on the head, it really doesn't make all that much sense to me that they did it this way. I have my A+ and they didnt even bother to teach this, why in the world does anyone else know this I don't know.

I need to get my A+ Certification!