PCMech Forums - View Single Post - Want to build a new gaming rig. Around $1000, though

**freakitchen** · 09-27-2005, 11:52 AM

Youll need a Power Supply which is marked as ATX2 - they have a 24 pin power connector. Most, if not all, cheap PSUs are not ATX2, so you may as well not consider them! Antec/Enermax are good brands.

I think what you're referring to regarding the 12v thing, is Dual 12v rails. These are not connectors, but it means that these units donate one 12v rail directly to the CPU, the other powers the rest of your components.

This basically gives your CPU a constant good power source, and is therefore a nice thing to have! If you're looking at units that have these, then you're looking in the right place quality-wise!

Just as an example of what you should be looking for, This is an excellent unit!

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817103459

Freakitchen

09-27-2005, 11:52 AM	#5
freakitchen Staff Premium Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Hull, UK Posts: 3,587	Youll need a Power Supply which is marked as ATX2 - they have a 24 pin power connector. Most, if not all, cheap PSUs are not ATX2, so you may as well not consider them! Antec/Enermax are good brands. I think what you're referring to regarding the 12v thing, is Dual 12v rails. These are not connectors, but it means that these units donate one 12v rail directly to the CPU, the other powers the rest of your components. This basically gives your CPU a constant good power source, and is therefore a nice thing to have! If you're looking at units that have these, then you're looking in the right place quality-wise! Just as an example of what you should be looking for, This is an excellent unit! http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817103459 Freakitchen __________________ -FK- "Take up our quarrel with the foe: To you from failing hands we throw, The torch; be yours to hold it high. If ye break faith with us who die, We shall not sleep, though poppies grow, In Flanders fields." - John McCrae, May 1915