Amperes

[orphan]

Look at the CoolMax "EZ Wire" CU-600T 600W Power Supply.
There is only one 12V connection @ 35 amps.
My question is, if i use an adapter to get one more 12V connection will it have 35 amps as well?

 

[doolittle]

Yes it will have the same 35A as the other connectors but it's a max rating.

If you are really spending that much money, forget the rebate and get the FSP FX600-GLN for $140 then you have 60A at your disposal, a much better bargin.

 

[orphan]

60 amps? It says 15 for each rail. Please explain.
Thx for your reply btw.

 

[pharoah]

but you still got 35 amps total the other power supply you listed in the other thread will still have 44 amps 9 more than the coolmax

 

[pharoah]

dude it has 4 rails thats like 4 seperate 12v sources 4x15=60

 

[doolittle]

^ Pharoah is correct, you can effectively combine all your +12 rails for a summed total. That FSP is a monster... Another cost effective alternative to the coolmax is the Antec TPII-550 ATX12V 550W for $93 shipped w/ $15 MIR which as 2 x 19A 12v rails or 38A combined... more +12v than the coolmax at a lower price!

 

[orphan]

I can combine my rails? How do i do that? Bear with me, this is my first build.

 

[doolittle]

In most cases, you don't have to do anything except plug in everything correctly - i.e. most dual-rail PS units dedicate one rail to the mobo / cpu connectors, and the other rail supplies power to the other connectors like hdd/pcie/floppy/sata.
if you have a SLI motherboard (I am not suggesting nor recommending an sli config just a mobo example) there is an "EZ plug" that fits a 4-pin HDD power input to supply extra power to the PCIE bus, and the PCIE 6-pin connector itself to the GPU those are a few ways the 12v power is "shared" and not to mention the power supply itself may have the ability to load-balance the current demand between the rails.