If you're looking for a replacement, the Seasonic G-Series power supplies offer high efficiency (80PLUS Gold) at moderate power and price levels.
I'm a PSU snob--almost all of my power supplies are Seasonic Platinum or Gold units. -----Original Message----- From: Hardware [mailto:hardware-boun...@lists.hardwaregroup.com] On Behalf Of DSinc Sent: Friday, May 9, 2014 11:31 AM To: hardw...@lists.hardwaregroup.com Subject: Re: [H] Another opinion needed Thane, Thanks so much for your reply and wise counsel. Yes, I did think about Molex-->SATA adapter dongles. In the end, I concluded that addinng adapters just adds 3 more possible sources of power intermittancy. Besides, I suspecte that my old PCP&C 510W PSU just may not be up to shoving trons at this 'star wars' PC I am building. I still can not find my old PCP&C schmatic that identifies the various cables. Besides, the current PSU has a 20-pin main power m/b plug, and, the new P8Z77V-pro m/b uses a 24-pin main power m/b connecter. So, ultimately, I am quite ready to move forward and just leave Molex behind! Got lucky! Found a pair of screws that fit the new 128GB Samsung 840pro SSD, It is now mounted............................... :) Next I will tackle the PSU, install the m/btray, and connect the case I/O and USB. Getting ansy to see how this new 'beast' powers up. Much more reading planned! Thanks, Duncan On 05/09/2014 08:25, Thane Sherrington wrote: > At 06:57 PM 08/05/2014, DSinc wrote: > >> The Z77 m/b is mostly built (cpu and hs/fan, and RAM in place). Now I >> get to search for my Lian-Li schmatic to connect to these very nice >> Asus 'connector blocks' for case I/O and case USB. > > Yeah, those can be a pain. > > >> Pretty certain that I will replace the 510W PCP&C PSU. It has zero >> SATA power plugs, only molex 4-pin. Another missed >> visual................................. :) > > If you're still all 4 pin molex, you probably want to upgrade. > However, you can get converters from 4 pin to SATA if you want to keep > the PS. > > T > > >
