Mini-Box picoPSU-160-XT 24-pin Mini-ITX Power Supply

I had an idea to build a htpc from the spare parts I had laying around to stick under the TV. This is the perfect psu for the job, small, have all the cables I need and just the right power level.

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.

I was skeptical about buying this PSU, I have an A8 7650k (95 w tdp),240 mm AIO Cpu cooler,16 GB of RAM,500 GB 750 Evo SSD, a Matx motherboard and can't be more happy with it.It allowed me to build a very small HTPC, for those who doubt about using a Pico PSU don't do it no more is quite a powerful piece of kit!!BTW don't forget a DC adapter,I use an LEICKE 192 W!

I bought this to complement a mini-ITX system I built. It's small, low-profile and has the barebones requirement that I needed - power for the motherboard and 1 SSD.I got the 160W version as it was an emergency and the only model to have next-day shipping, 160W is more than double of what I need to power my Asrock Q1900-ITX motherboard and my 120GB SSD, so bear in mind that this is a high-power version that will only be needed for very specific use-cases. I cannot comment on longevity as I've only had it less than a week but I've used variances on Pico-PSUs and they are fantastic pieces of tech.My only gripe was the packaging. Although it was well sealed in an Amazon cardboard box with some anti-static bubble wrap, I was disappointed to find that there's no official retail box for it, making storage a bit of a pain.

This is a great little power supply, I'm using it with a LEICKE ULL ITX Pico PSU Power Supply 120W to run an audio server. No fans = no noise = happy listener. Powering an I3 2160 (downclocked to 1.6ghz), Gigabyte H61, so this has more than enough for what I need. Seems very well constructed, so far so good.

I used this to replace a 30-year-old PSU in an old Atari 520 STFM computer I've been refurbishing.Note that the 12V line is unregulated, so make sure you don't scrimp on the PSU brick you use with this.

I have 2 of these PicoPSU's. One has been running 24/7 since 2014, the other I just purchased.This PicoPSU is a "pass through" for the 12V input with no voltage regulation provided which means that you MUST have an extremely expensive 12V AC high watt adapter (that by the way weighs a ton and is at the size of a house brick).I had completely forgotten that when I purchased the second one which has made me regret the purchase.When you combine the price for the PicoPSU itself with the price for a decent 12V high watt adapter you might as well get a real 400 watt fanless power supply from another vendor, such as a Seasonic Platinum Series Fanless 400W (which I also have).Had the PicoPSU been designed well it would have had a build-in voltage regulation so that it could use a standard 19V power supply from a laptop.Don't waste your money on this, get a "real" fanless power supply that also can deliver much more watt's in case you need it.

The key reason for choosing this item is, and was in my case, size. Unfortunately the measurements given in the listing bear no relation to any I could see. I used it for a mini ITX board where I only had 35mm clearance above the board. When inserted, this protrudes around 40mm (approximate manual measurement from the top of the motherboard so don’t rely on this for your plans!). So no good for me. Other points were, you can see you need to buy additional power connections if you have several disks. I also wish they would state what certifications and /or approvals they have. Branded PC PSUs do. Finally, the pico-PSU did actually power up my motherboard and SSD, so it did work, but I didn’t put it under the full load of 5 HDs. Unfortunately as I am returning it for a cheaper board style PSU, I can’t comment on its reliability.

This is working great as a PSU for a low power test bench i had on hand. i had to modify the DC In jack as i didnt have a 12V supply with the right size but after that it works as intended.

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

Alimentations reçues très rapidementCelle-ci s'insère directement sur le connecteur ATX.Elle est amplement suffisante pour alimenter des noeuds de virtualisation oVirt / Ceph composés de core i5 (6400), 64Go de RAM et 2 SSD 2ToCouplée à un bloc d'alimentation Leicke de 7,5A/90W, le tout ne consomme que 17W sur la prise secteur en idle, et 35W en sollicitant les 4 cores à 100%.Bref, c'est parfait pour réaliser un serveur à la fois musclé (attention, sans carte graphique ni disques roto) et très éco-efficace, aussi bien à la maison qu'en datacenterC'est certes un peu plus cher d'une alim classique, mais on y gagne en bruit / efficacité énergétique / dimension / câbleriesJe recommande vivement !EDIT: j'ai ajouté 4 HDDs HGST de 4To, (totalisant ~80W le tout) ça tourne sans broncher !

Im Nachhinein bedaure ich fast, dass ich diese Winzlinge nicht schon früher entdeckt habe. Sie sind nicht nur klein, sondern auch sehr effizient. Ein leistungsfähiger Windows-PC mit Intel Core i5-13600, 32 GB RAM, zwei M.2 und zwei SATA SSDs verbraucht jetzt nur noch 19 Watt im Leerlauf oder 24 W beim Youtube schauen - auch dank PicoPSU! Wer keine dedizierte Grafikkarte braucht, braucht auch kein ATX-Netzteil. So spart man Strom - und den Kabelsalat.