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-Acid- · 16 April 2016, 15:29

A PSU cannot be too powerful as the computer will only draw the power it requires. You'd be better off getting a new ATX power supply and buying an adapter cable from somewhere like Amigakit to convert all the power connectors you need.

Look on ebay they usually put a picture of the power rating in the listing so you can see what you are getting. It's pretty much standard to get them with 30-38 amp max output on the +5V line which is plenty for an Amiga.

Here is the first one I looked at for example 36A for +5V: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/201449968560

Here is the adapter cable you will need: http://amigakit.leamancomputing.com/...roducts_id=306

If needed you can get Sata to molex cables for next to nothing on ebay too. Research the good makes and don't buy cheap unbranded rubbish.

16 April 2016, 15:29	#11
-Acid- Registered User Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: South Shields Posts: 812	A PSU cannot be too powerful as the computer will only draw the power it requires. You'd be better off getting a new ATX power supply and buying an adapter cable from somewhere like Amigakit to convert all the power connectors you need. Look on ebay they usually put a picture of the power rating in the listing so you can see what you are getting. It's pretty much standard to get them with 30-38 amp max output on the +5V line which is plenty for an Amiga. Here is the first one I looked at for example 36A for +5V: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/201449968560 Here is the adapter cable you will need: http://amigakit.leamancomputing.com/...roducts_id=306 If needed you can get Sata to molex cables for next to nothing on ebay too. Research the good makes and don't buy cheap unbranded rubbish.