On Wed, 16 Jan 2019 13:34:32 +1300
nospam.Rick.Christian@f377.n135.z1.binkp.net (Rick Christian) wrote:

> Let me state this to start.. I am really not into the whole idea of using
> an ATX PS and using its 5V rails for this.. Seems wasteful to then let
> the rest of it go to waste... so... for now lets just table that option...

 Many good ATX supplies are really 12V supplies with a set of
DC/DC converters, not much is going to waste by using just the 5V rail,
there'll be some excess capacity on the 12V rail - you could run some LED
lighting off it if that bothered you. IME it's usually cheaper to repurpose
a good quality ATX PSU (ie. the ones gamers buy and run at the rated
capacity without blowing them up) than to buy an equivalently rated
dedicated PSU.

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