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Review on πŸ’ͺ Compact and Powerful: Mini-Box picoPSU-160-XT 24 Pin Mini-ITX Power Supply by Iration Ahim

Revainrating 4 out of 5

Great power supply for your small PC!

Wow! This is an amazing little item. This is a power supply that fits perfectly into an ATX connector. I hooked it up to a 192w AC/DC adapter, also with a minibox. This setup features an ASUS ITX motherboard, 16GB of RAM, an i7-4790K overclocked to 4.6GHz, and an overclocked GTX 750 Ti GPU. The purpose of this PC is a mobile game console. A budget gaming laptop of sorts, if you will. I'll admit that I've taken this power supply as far as it can be with my current components and it keeps coming back for more! You will be surprised how many frames per second you can achieve with 160 watts. I know I could do better by trading the i7 for an i3 and the 750 Ti for a GTX 1060, so that's the next step. This will keep my main gaming console happy while it struggles with the Pentium G3258. I recommend this item with one caveat, if you buy it you must buy a quality AC to DC adapter. This is because this block only passes 12 volts to your processor with no control. Therefore, smooth, constant 12 volts are required. Luckily there is just such an item in the mini box. I can't recommend this tiny (okay, pico-sized) power supply highly enough!

Pros
  • Not cheap but decent
Cons
  • Communication with seller