Upgrading my ITX PSU

[dangbrandon]

hey guys i'm fairly new to this and been wanting to upgrade my PSU that came w my itx case

i have a raidmax Element ITX-101BPS

description says: Support full length ATX power supply or mini-ITX power supply

so am i able to use a regular ATX psu or should i still stick w a small form factor

really looking for more sata ports because i mainly use it as a hotswap storage center.

also new to this whole SFF thing. thanks for input and suggestions

 

[rfarmer]

Check out this link, the lower 3 builds are all using various ATX power supplies. Only thing I would do is measure your current one to check how much room you have.

 

[dangbrandon]

sounds good. i was looking at either a sx650 or sx800 for my needs. i can also mod it just a tad also if i need to fit a bigger psu

 

[KenRico]

The Seasonic Focus Plus series is ATX ..but about an inch shorter than traditional..

The 650W was just reviewed on the front page ..thats what I have in my Lian Li Q10WX

Dimensions are 5.9x 5.51 inch vs 5.9 x 7 inch most ATX

https://www.hardocp.com/article/2018/07/24/seasonic_focus_plus_gold_650w_power_supply_review

Kenny

 

[dangbrandon]

i was talking about the silverstone series not seasonic.

i dont think seasonic made any matx/itx psu's as far as i know

what are your guys thoughts on the RM series?

 

[rfarmer]

i was talking about the silverstone series not seasonic.

i dont think seasonic made any matx/itx psu's as far as i know

what are your guys thoughts on the RM series?

They are decent, I think they are a bit pricey. I would look at the EVGA G3 line, nicest PSU I had was a 550 watt G3.

 

[Boil]

...matx/itx psu's...

That is not an actual thing...

There are short ATX PSUs that fit better into some SFF cases; and there are SFX & SFX-L PSUs...

 

[dangbrandon]

They are decent, I think they are a bit pricey. I would look at the EVGA G3 line, nicest PSU I had was a 550 watt G3.

i saw those an the SX series isnt bad the RM series floats around the same price but i'll check into it

That is not an actual thing...

There are short ATX PSUs that fit better into some SFF cases; and there are SFX & SFX-L PSUs...

i mean i was just using newegg as a reference for parts instead of PC picker. but you're right they are now classified as SXF or SFX-L

i'm looking for the sx600 or the sx800 because it as enough sata cable's. i'm mostly finding a PSU w enough sata ports and they usually come w 8 pin's and 6 pins for GPU's (using onboard for now) but mostly looking for a PSU w sata ports and i think the silverstone series covers it pretty well