Can i power PS4 on a pc power supply?

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Hello,
I'm getting a PS4 this week and was wondering if i can power it on a regular pc 300w psu? I'm also gonna power it with four speakers on and an lcd panel display which uses (12v, 4A) that means a 48 watt and the ps4 uses 150 watts on load and the speakers idk
Would a 300w psu handle it? And if it is how could i connect the psu to them?
Thing is that i'm working on a project and i want them all to get the power from the psu to have one single electricity input.
 
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For portability you could just grab a monitor with a sturdy enough stand then create an X like shell that holds tight to the PS4 and uses the VESA mounts on the back of the monitor.

Basically just take the crate computers idea and use that.

If you only want one plug in for the PS4 + monitor then duct tape a power bar to the stand or something.
plug the ps4 and the powersupply into a powerbar, then you have 1 input. I wouldn't tear apart a brand new ps4 and try and rewire the whole thing. If it's like a ps3, it takes 120/220v in the back, then the power supply inside splits it up into 12v, 5v, i think a 5vsb or 3.3v, I forget been a while but unless you can determine the power draw on each of the rails the ps4 power supply puts out and then wire the psu to each of those and bypass the ps4 power supply, I'd just leave it alone.
 


Not fully true. I have some older LCD's that have a external power supply, 12v brick that powers them, as do some speakers I have. Any small speakers that use a wallwart could be easily powered off a 12v molex as could any monitor that uses an external PSU. Those could both in theory be powered of the 12v of a PSU, as could a PS4, but the PS4 would be too much work.
 
thats 1 of the silliest ideas i have heard in a long time... how much did your lcd cost? add that to the speakers and ps4 and your willing to rip them apart just to have les power leads behind the tv.

the ps4 ships with its own power supply built in. you would have to bypass it to connect it to a pc psu. that will invalidate the warranty and trust me you want that warranty.
if you want a single electric input then buy a multiplug. they cost 6 quid and wont cause irreparable damage to your hardware.
and just for refrence it wont actually work...
a psu has 12v 5v and 3v outputs
the ps4 needs 12v + 4.7v @3A, 12v@17A, 12v@0A, and 12v at 18.6A a pc psu cant deliver that kind of voltage without some major rewiring and even then its not likely to be stable.
your only option is to make your own custom psu and unless your an electronics engineer you will likely just make a fire hazard.(thats not a slur on your soldering skills its just a fact most of us tech geeks dont have the required knowledge to build a psu from scratch)

 
I put the space in concern i want to put that all in one case ~ 17" laptop size that wont fit 2 power supplies(ps4 and lcd) and the multiplug and i want it even to be portable and connect them to a battery what is my options?
 
lol. good luck. start with making a portable nes and go from there and spend 10 years learning how to do that like Ben Hack did and does. I didn't know the exact PS4 voltages but if those are right what HexiT, you won't get all those from a psu without a lot of work and since you think you can just put a battery on it and power it, you don't have the electrtical skills to do anything like this. you'll end up with a dead ps4.
 
For portability you could just grab a monitor with a sturdy enough stand then create an X like shell that holds tight to the PS4 and uses the VESA mounts on the back of the monitor.

Basically just take the crate computers idea and use that.

If you only want one plug in for the PS4 + monitor then duct tape a power bar to the stand or something.
 
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