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XIX19
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_ 		4. March 2010 @ 11:10 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
I know that it is possible to run a xbox off a computer power supply but i can't seem to find any good guides. Can anyone point me in the right direction?
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Modking30
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_ 		4. March 2010 @ 11:19 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Originally posted by XIX19:
 I know that it is possible to run a xbox off a computer power supply but i can't seem to find any good guides. Can anyone point me in the right direction?
ah, no. You need to make sure you're running the correct power supply for your 360 or it will overheat. Not sure why anyone would want to try to run a pc power supply.
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XIX19
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_ 		4. March 2010 @ 11:32 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Ah, yes. I know i need that. I have a console without any power or video cables. I have found a store that sells the video cables but not the power cables. so thats why i would want to run a pc power supply.
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Modking30
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_ 		4. March 2010 @ 12:08 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Just get a power supply from ebay
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XIX19
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_ 		4. March 2010 @ 15:00 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Forgot to add i'm severely cash strapped too
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Modking30
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_ 		4. March 2010 @ 15:21 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
They are like $15 dude.
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modmyxbox
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_ 		4. March 2010 @ 15:34 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
I got one off of craigslist for 20 bucks the 203w version...
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XIX19
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_ 		4. March 2010 @ 15:41 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Yeah. I live in south africa. 15 converted into rands is like 225 bucks. So thats not an option.
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w00ly
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_ 		4. March 2010 @ 15:51 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
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Modking30
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_ 		4. March 2010 @ 16:04 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Originally posted by XIX19:
 Yeah. I live in south africa. 15 converted into rands is like 225 bucks. So thats not an option.
??? Well no power supply, no xbox.
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XIX19
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_ 		4. March 2010 @ 16:15 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Thanx wooly. That looks way to complicated for me. Do u perhaps know of a simpler tut? Or one that gives more detail step by step?
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w00ly
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_ 		4. March 2010 @ 16:40 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
There looks to be quite a few tutorials out there:
http://www.google.com/search?q=power+xbo...lient=firefox-a
be sure your power supply gives you enough amperage to the 12v line (ideally 16.5A or more) and you should be alright.
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Modking30
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_ 		4. March 2010 @ 16:45 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
yes ATX will work, but they make different WATT power supplies for a reason. I've never seen below a 230W ATX power supply. I think you'll toast your board.
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w00ly
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_ 		4. March 2010 @ 16:50 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
the different wattages are because different systems have different power usages. The newer xboxs dont need as much power as the old ones so the 175w PSU is sufficient but a 203w will work just fine. It's not like all 203w is being forced into the system or something, that's just the max power it will supply. The opposite is not true though: you cant use a 175w PSU on a system that requires 203w. So you're actually better off with the biggest PSU you can find really (as I said ideally one that can supply 16.5A or more to the 12v line).
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Modking30
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_ 		4. March 2010 @ 18:56 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Guess I'm lost. An ATX is just as much if not more than an actual xbox power adapter. Guess if you have one laying around that's one thing. You still need the xbox cables to use the power supply.
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_ 		4. March 2010 @ 19:33 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Originally posted by Modking30:
 Guess I'm lost. An ATX is just as much if not more than an actual xbox power adapter. Guess if you have one laying around that's one thing. You still need the xbox cables to use the power supply.
Not really, you could get some sort of pins into the back of the xbox. You would be have to be careful though and not really a job for a n00b.

Originally posted by XIX19 :
 I know that it is possible to run a xbox off a computer power supply but i can't seem to find any good guides. Can anyone point me in the right direction?
I bought a few of these off ebay




Quite good only they dont seem to turn off when the xbox does.
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XIX19
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_ 		5. March 2010 @ 08:42 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Could i get the pins on the end of the psu into the back the xbox? If i seperate them first of course. They look like they'll fit. What do you guys think? Thanks for the link miketrev
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