Mini-Box picoPSU-160-XT High Power 24 Pin Mini-ITX Power Supply

I used this to do a mini ITX build with a case so small that there was no room for a power supply. This was the perfect device to enable an external power supply and it worked great.

I got this PSU for the smallest HTPC build I've done to date and it works flawlessly! Powering every peripheral (outside of a dedicated graphics card), the PSU adequately supplies everything for this build. It fit perfectly into the Mini-ITX motherboard and did not clutter the case at all. I highly recommend this PSU to anyone looking to silence their power supply and get a quieter PC. Would definitely buy again! Build: Motherboard: GigaByte GA-Z170N - WiFi Mini ITX LGA Socket 1151 DDR4 Processor: Unlocked Intel i5 6600k 3.5 Ghz RAM: 16GB (8x2) DDR4 Ballistix Sport LT 2400 Mhz CPU Cooler: Low Profile Noctua L9 Case Fan : Noctua 40mm Acoustic Reduction Case: Streacom FC1WS EVO HD(s): M.2 Samsung 950 Evo NVMe 256GB / Samsung 840 1TB HD / Samsung 850 250 GB

It arrived, it works, my lil server is basically free to run. If you are looking for an extremely efficient PSU for low power applications, you can go ahead and click buy, this one will work.

This is a wonderful piece. provides excelent power to my mother board never gives up. Sweet piece. Only 2 minor complaints.

I used this to build several mini-itx computers. Also requires an external 120V/12V transformer (you can buy them together from or use a laptop one if you have an extra). There are different models with 20 pin power connectors depending on your motherboard. For my 20 pin MB, I needed an additional molex to P4 cable for the additional 4 pin power connector. I've had the PSU fans fail on two Shuttle computers, killing the motherboards in the process. With this configuration there is no PSU fan, so no noise or moving parts to fail. Also keeps the computer cooler since the 120V/12V transformer is external. If you want a completely silent system, you can get Atom Motherboards that don't require a CPU fan either. System 1 i3 55W CPU 4GB RAM SSD HD System 2 Zotac Atom MB 4GB RAM SSD HD

It needs that to work.

To put it simply the picoPSU series almost always introduce more total losses and wasted power to power your motherboard/device. CPU's and RAM run on less than 2 volts. So the most efficient option is to directly convert your wall/mains power to 12 volts which the mother board then converts to the voltages needed by the CPU, memory, etc. The PicoPSU just adds another layer of losses. Even the best of power supplies are around 80% to 95% efficient depending on the load and quality of the supply. A good average best case number Is 85% at light loads. So with these Pico PSUs even if you have a high quality expensive 12 volt power brick with Power Factor correction that's optimistically (especially at light load) 85% efficient. Your Pico PSU is also, at bestat light loads, around 85% efficient. So If your PC/system/device needs say 20 watts that's really 20/.85 = 24 watts from the power brick and then 24/.85 or 28 watts from the wall. So, roughly, using a picoPSU wastes an extra 4 watts in this example. You're generally better off to either use a motherboard/device that can accept 12 volt power directly rather than one with an ATX connector. Or if you're stuck with an ATX connector just use an 80+ Gold or better power supply. You eliminate a layer of conversion loss that way and will generally end up using LESS power than a 12 volt power brick supplying a picoPSU. The picoPSUs also really struggle to support multiple hard drives and especially mechanical hard drives that have high start up current. They also lack the required connectors for many applications.

I had my doubts at first - I mean going from my old, heavy, boxy, noisy PSU to this silent, almost weightless, tiny little thing seems too good to be true. Well, it's working. Using it to power an i7-8700t on a ASRock Fatal1ty mini-itx motherboard, with a Geforce 1050ti, an M.2 drive and a SATA drive, along with a bunch of USB-powered peripherals, I had windows startup trouble in the first few days and began suspecting the picoPSU, but I was wrong. I think it's powering my specs quite easily with headroom to spare. The down-side is that the AC/DC adapter you'll need to plug this into a wall outlet (I have a 192w one as recommended) is a bigger, heavier power-brick than you see in laptops.

Una pico PSU que funciona adecuadamente. No me ha dado ningún problema. No obstante, con 160W, es importante elegir bien el transformador (sobre todo en calidad, no solo potencia). Puedo mantener horas y horas un equipo ITX con un transformador de 60W de buena calidad, y en cambio, uno de 120W que compré en amazon duró horas.

Excellent product

Poprzednik padł wczoraj, po siedmiu latach raczej ciężkiej pracy (Ryzen 5 2400G). Na tak mały moduł, bardzo dobry wynik. Nie piszczy, nie sprawia problemów. Tylko kable mogłyby być trochę dłuższe, wystarczają "na styk" w obudowie Streacom FC10. Mała niespodzianka: ten picoPSU jest "made in USA".

This is a premium product and significantly superior the alternatives. In particular compared to the current (more expensive) Streacom branded product the PCB is thicker, the wires are thicker, there are 4 wires all the way to the P4 port instead of 2, the chokes are bigger and it manages to regulate voltages within 1% of specification whereas instead of 5% for Streacom. In my case the PC wouldn't start from warm with the Streacom regulator, but works perfectly with this.

Je m'en suis servi pour alimenter un NAS fait maison, et elle fonctionne parfaitement. Le gain de place est son principal atout avec une tension plutôt élevée qui supporte une carte mère, les 3 disques durs et les 2 SSD. J'ai même pu ajouter une carte graphique légère pour faire l'installation. Je l'ai enlevée depuis mais le NAS démarrait sans problème. Un bon produit.