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by Dylan16807 490 days ago
Those are actually at the point of use and unavoidable. I mean extra ones that convert to 5V and then send the power back out elsewhere. All those drives and USB ports still need 5V and the best place to make it is the PSU.
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immibis 489 days ago
Why is the PSU the best place to make 5 volts? In the distant past it made sense because it allowed some circuitry to be shared between all the different voltages. Now that is not a concern.
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Dylan16807 488 days ago
The motherboard is cramped, the PSU has a longer life time, and routing power from PSU to motherboard to SATA drive is a mess.
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