PicoBox Z2 PC PSUs are just 56mm long

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18-09-2019, 02:11 PM
HEXUS

PicoBox Z2 PC PSUs are just 56mm long

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Approx the same size as a 24-pin ATX connector. Available in 120W, 160W, 200W, and 250W.

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18-09-2019, 02:38 PM
chinf

Re: PicoBox Z2 PC PSUs are just 56mm long

PicoPSUs are nothing new, and have been around for years (I used one last year in a project). Why is this even news? What makes these particular products any different to the ones that have been available on the market for a while?

Also note that the wattage ratings are somewhat optimistic for many picoPSUs, and they may run rather warm in practice... it would have been far more useful for Hexus to review and compare this against the existing competitors to see if it lives up to the claimed ratings.
18-09-2019, 02:41 PM
AETAaAS

Re: PicoBox Z2 PC PSUs are just 56mm long

This is not a new concept, the picoPSU has been around for years and there are lots of Chinese knockoffs that run off DC 12v (like in a car). If you want more, there are things like the HDPLEX 400W. That one is larger and doesn't sit over the 24pin but still smaller than the usual PSUs (SFX, flex, TFX, etc.)
19-09-2019, 07:21 AM
lumireleon

Re: PicoBox Z2 PC PSUs are just 56mm long

can it power a gtx 1050 ?
19-09-2019, 08:53 AM
peterb

Re: PicoBox Z2 PC PSUs are just 56mm long

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Originally Posted by lumireleon

can it power a gtx 1050 ?

Maximum power is 250w so it would be pushing it. You might be able to use 2, one for the system and one for the GPU, but you would need to be careful with the connections.
20-09-2019, 02:43 PM
Valantar

Re: PicoBox Z2 PC PSUs are just 56mm long

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Originally Posted by peterb

Maximum power is 250w so it would be pushing it. You might be able to use 2, one for the system and one for the GPU, but you would need to be careful with the connections.

Pushing it? The GTX 1050 is a 75W GPU. Unless you're running a >140W HEDT CPU, it can power a GPU like that just fine. Of course as mentioned above units like this tend to be a bit optimistically rated, but that's most often the case for either cheap Chinese knockoffs that skimp on copper (Picobox is not a knockoff brand), or include the 3.3 and 5V in their total wattage. 12V is passed straight through the board from the DC source, generating zero heat, so unless this is using some very thin wiring it should power a 75W GPU + a normal 65-95W CPU at stock clocks just fine.
20-09-2019, 03:11 PM
peterb

Re: PicoBox Z2 PC PSUs are just 56mm long

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Originally Posted by Valantar

Pushing it? The GTX 1050 is a 75W GPU. Unless you're running a >140W HEDT CPU, it can power a GPU like that just fine. Of course as mentioned above units like this tend to be a bit optimistically rated, but that's most often the case for either cheap Chinese knockoffs that skimp on copper (Picobox is not a knockoff brand), or include the 3.3 and 5V in their total wattage. 12V is passed straight through the board from the DC source, generating zero heat, so unless this is using some very thin wiring it should power a 75W GPU + a normal 65-95W CPU at stock clocks just fine.

I stand corrected. Thank you.