Recent content by shadowdude777

I guess not, but I'll be buying a lot of stuff from Newegg come this Friday anyway! I might as well get it all in one shipping. :D

I doubt it. The cross-section of each wire looked completely silver-colored. I would probably see at least a hint of copper if I cut the wire and looked at the cross-section. And if it was copper, I'd be able to solder it really easily. I tried soldering one wire for a solid 30 minutes with a...

Well I'd say that power supply is probably enough to run what you have, but if you have an older, weaker build with a more powerful PSU, you have nothing to lose and everything to gain by swapping the more powerful PSU into this build.

Alright, thanks a lot! Yeah, that PSU looks perfect, 5V 34A is WAY MORE than enough. :) But on second thought, I think I'll wait a week and see what deals are offered on Black Friday. I mean I don't NEED a more powerful PSU, but if I can get it for the same amount of money (quite possibly with...

Oh, that was STEEL wire. Okay, I thought it was aluminium, thanks. So I guess I should buy a "gaming"- class power supply just to make sure it uses the more expensive copper wiring, right? Because using a $5 soldering iron and standard rosin flux didn't really work on the steel wire in those...

Really? Was it always like this? Because I've had two PSUs so far where I snipped off the head of a Molex connector and silver-colored wires poked out at me. Those PSUs came from budget Dell computers of the Windows 98 era if it makes a difference.

Hello everyone, this question might be a little different than what you're used to. It deals with computer components, but it doesn't really concern computers in any way. I've been looking to modify a standard ATX power supply for bench usage as shown in this (and many other) guides online. I...