What To Do With Old Pc Power Supply. SilverStone Olympia 1000W Power Supply 7 Year Redux Many people ask about long term computer power supply testing and simple truth is that it is too expensive for HardOCP to do in-house as it would require hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of resources. Before considering using a PC power supply in something other than a PC youd better read about overloading crossloading and minimum loadingin PC.
Using PC power supplies in things other than PCs. I use it to power the lights for structures as well as street and park lighting and some DC accessories. There no requirement for a load to get one of these going just flip the power switch and youre in business.
Of course if youre building a new PC you can save money by keeping your old peripherals.
With rails for 12 5 and 33 volts it. Removing the Old Power Supply. Rail complications 3 - minimum loading problems. Rail complications 2 - cross loading problems.
