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Dedicated VGA PSU's

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Gaijin

Gaijin

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Had a quick search but couldn't find any existing threads.

Was mulling over an upgrade, and given that i'm fairly happy with my shuttle and if i did move back to ATX, i'd be fairly reluctant to spend £200 plus, on a power supply. I was looking at dedicated VGA PSU's and then found this:

http://modtown.co.uk/mt/article2.php?id=psumod

So, ok its a bit bodgy, but theoretically, if done properly, would you be able to use a normal cheaper PSU to power, say a GTX? The advantages are fairly obvious if you have a shuttle.

Are there implications to this? Is it just a stupid idea? Does the mobo graphics and mainboard need to be on the same supply?

Thanks.
 
You could just get one of these:

You can now keep your original power supply and still have top of the line graphics with this innovative power booster for your graphics. This unit will allow you to use a dedicated power supply for your graphics cards, giving you graphical stability while keeping the noise to a minimum.



Specification:

* Dual 12V rail 150W each.
* Total output 300W
* Over Voltage Protection (OVP)
* Over Current Protection (OCP)
* Over Temperature Protection (OTP)
* Dimension: 205 X 148.6 X 42 mm
Click to expand...
http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2006/08/10/review_fsp_booster_x3/
 
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