Are there any drawbacks with Modular PSU's

Legless · 13 Jul 2007 at 02:10

As the topic really, going to get a new 600w PSU, will probably get a Tagan, always bought them in the past (a bit pricey i know, but never had one fail yet) and seen that Tagan do a 600w Modular version and was wondering if their as good as a standard PSU... I would like a modular as it would reduce the clutter within my case in my new C2D build...

Thanks for any help...

Dwbreeze1982 · 13 Jul 2007 at 02:41

there are no drawbacks with modular power supplys, its the same as an ordinary power supply just with the cables not attached, ive only just upgraded to a modular power supply and i would not look back, my case is so tidy now

Legless · 13 Jul 2007 at 02:51

Dwbreeze1982 said:
there are no drawbacks with modular power supplys, its the same as an ordinary power supply just with the cables not attached, ive only just upgraded to a modular power supply and i would not look back, my case is so tidy now

Thx for the replay m8... Was in the Cases thread and people have been posting pics of cable management, some tidy pc's, and i thought a modular psu would really help... Will place an order, thx...

Dwbreeze1982 · 13 Jul 2007 at 02:54

heres a pic of my case with a modular 620wt corsair

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=17750070

The only thing is my case is massive and the cables only just reach, the same with an ordinary power supply to.

Legless · 13 Jul 2007 at 03:04

Thats the thing that worries me about my new build, the case, im going to get an Akasa Eclipse, just hoping the cables from the PSU will reach all the components... :confused:

The case in your pic looks nice and tidy, the pc in my sig looks like an explosion in a octopus processing plant, really want a tidy build for my new pc, plus it will help with cooling, as i'm going to be on air...

setter · 13 Jul 2007 at 04:56

modular psu,s r easier kept tidy, but ive notced theyre a bit more expensive

Dwbreeze1982 · 13 Jul 2007 at 05:56

yeh it will, tidy cases have more airflow. A modular power supply in an eclipse would not be a problem.

setter · 13 Jul 2007 at 06:58

akasa eclipse is my next upgrade, my current case is far to cramped, was a bad choice when i built my first rig, but you learn from your mistakes, im sure someone will buy it lol

fini · 13 Jul 2007 at 07:08

Expense is the only drawback. I suppose there's also a possibility of you losing one of the cables that you might need in the future, but that's just down to how organised you keep things.

semi-pro waster · 13 Jul 2007 at 07:35

Technically because of the modular connections slightly more power is required than for an ordinary non-detachable system but the amount is negligible so it is more of a theoretical than real problem. You do additionally have the slightly more likely problem of the possibility of breaking or damaging the modular connections themselves which is less likely in a standard non-detachable system.

However the drawbacks are more than outweighed by the positives in my view, I'm just highlighting the above in the interests of providing fuller information.

azteched · 13 Jul 2007 at 08:55

Legless said:
an explosion in a octopus processing plant

Sorry I just loved that.

2800 Barton idling at 55 with MB temp at 39 here

Sukh · 13 Jul 2007 at 09:12

One draw back is that there might only be one SATA cable (with two connections) so if your CD Drive and HD are far apart you might have to stretch it a bit, or get a converter Molex > SATA thing