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by immibis 498 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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The motherboard is cramped, the PSU has a longer life time, and routing power from PSU to motherboard to SATA drive is a mess.