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Topic: can i use 1 power supply to 2 motherboard ? (Read 501 times)

legendary
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July 15, 2016, 09:36:47 PM
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HM i wouldn't do that you might burn something up sharing PSU's  that way .  you can probable do it using a switch but not one PSU with two Mother boards at the same time . if that's the plan .

Talk to philipma1957


 he all ways does good to anyone ....
legendary
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'The right to privacy matters'
if you live in the usa I will send you a psu at a good price.

full member
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I did this once a long time ago to a bunch of computers, there are some unique issues , powering on once you turn on on the other one gets power and some stuff comes on but it doesn't turn on until you press it's power button. I think I bought a bunch of ATX extenders and hacked them together, it is not worth the effort really ATX power supplies are so cheap.
legendary
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Merit: 1114
If you can afford the GPUs to fill the Seasonic you can afford a third PSU. You're just asking for trouble trying
to power 2 mobos with one PSU.
newbie
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Merit: 0
now i have  cpu with motherboard FM 2 + A4 6300 (for mining)
and im use asrock fatality K4/D3 + i5 6400 for daily usage,
my power supply seasonic X1250 gold + FSP hexa Arum

i want to use FSP hexa aurum for 2motherboard then i can use seasonic only vor vga

any special cable ? or any trick ?
My first concern is the amperage draw.  If you're considering this, I'd strongly suggest researching the amps provided on each line for your PSU (3.3v, 5v, 12v).  You need to make sure that PSU supplies enough amps to supply both boards without being overtaxed.

Also, not sure how powering on would work...pushing power button on one mobo would turn PSU on, which would send power to both PCs...yeah, more I think about this, the riskier it sounds.

Tread carefully bro.
hero member
Activity: 756
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I have to say that I've never thought of this. Two PSUs for one motherboard is more common. You trick would be to find an ATX x24 splitter, and if you can't, you won't be able to do what you want to achieve.
sr. member
Activity: 413
Merit: 250
now i have  cpu with motherboard FM 2 + A4 6300 (for mining)
and im use asrock fatality K4/D3 + i5 6400 for daily usage,
my power supply seasonic X1250 gold + FSP hexa Arum

i want to use FSP hexa aurum for 2motherboard then i can use seasonic only vor vga

any special cable ? or any trick ?
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