dell oem psu for main system?

[oscar douglas]

i recently got a dell 1000w 80+ psu from a precision server, is it safe to put in in my main system? (i7 2600k, gtx 970), I currently have a corsair 750w in it but with the upgrade path I plan to take it'll use more than 750w.

 

[jaslion]

i recently got a dell 1000w 80+ psu from a precision server, is it safe to put in in my main system? (i7 2600k, gtx 970), I currently have a corsair 750w in it but with the upgrade path I plan to take it'll use more than 750w.

How are you going to use more than 750w? Also those dell psu's usually use non standard connectors and it may or may not work.

 

[GhislainG]

If it's part number 0C309D (https://www.alibaba.com/product-detail/100-tested-in-working-T7400-1000W_60370874319.html), then it will work if the 24-pin ATX connector is standard. Does your Dell PSU have all expected wires or is it missing a few as shown in this thread? https://community.spiceworks.com/topic/908128-atx-dell-psu-to-offical-atx-2-0-spec-pinout

 

[oscar douglas]

i recently got a dell 1000w 80+ psu from a precision server, is it safe to put in in my main system? (i7 2600k, gtx 970), I currently have a corsair 750w in it but with the upgrade path I plan to take it'll use more than 750w.

How are you going to use more than 750w? Also those dell psu's usually use non standard connectors and it may or may not work.

i might be getting hold of a gtx 690 and a 3770k some time soon

 

[oscar douglas]

If it's part number 0C309D (https://www.alibaba.com/product-detail/100-tested-in-working-T7400-1000W_60370874319.html), then it will work if the 24-pin ATX connector is standard. Does your Dell PSU have all expected wires or is it missing a few as shown in this thread? https://community.spiceworks.com/topic/908128-atx-dell-psu-to-offical-atx-2-0-spec-pinout

it has standard 24 pin, 8 pin, pcie pin, sata, etc but I was a bit worried as it doesn't have a fan on it, it seemed a bit odd

 

[GhislainG]

It probably doesn't a fan in a server because they usually provide enough airflow to keep the PSU and other components cool enough.

 

[jaslion]

i recently got a dell 1000w 80+ psu from a precision server, is it safe to put in in my main system? (i7 2600k, gtx 970), I currently have a corsair 750w in it but with the upgrade path I plan to take it'll use more than 750w.

How are you going to use more than 750w? Also those dell psu's usually use non standard connectors and it may or may not work.

i might be getting hold of a gtx 690 and a 3770k some time soon

A 690 is worse than a gtx 970. Also even with the 690 and 3770 you won't come close to 750w maybe max 500.

 

[william p]

I would advise against it for 3 reasons. Dell PSUs over 305W are bigger than aftermarket so check to see if there's room. Second dell PSUs and the wiring harness they come with (or not) are designed to power only the options Dell offered, such as a 2nd CPU, and 1 or 2 low powered GPUs. Third they are seriously mutirail. This means they are more like 6 separarte 150W PSUs than a single 950W. You have to be very careful how much power you use from each rail. The 8pin 2nd CPU connector might be running off of 2 separate rails and won't power a GPU correctly anyway. A modular aftermarket PSU is much more flexible in what it can run.