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Power supply y connector splitter good idea?
Discuss Power supply y connector splitter good idea?

Posted by: mikeaaronc

Im building a new pc right now and I decided to get 2 case fans and a neon light kit for cheap. Anyways I am wondering if those y connector splitters for the power supply that connect to the hard drive, cd rom etc... are a good idea? I dont want to fry anything. Basically what they do is split 1 connector into two. My power supply only has 4 power connectors and I have 2 hard drives a burner, 2 case fans and a neon light. Im willing to just use one case fan and only use the split cable to run my light and fans so i dont fry my hard drives or cd burner somehow.

Posted by: macdude425

As long as you don't use too many of them, they should be fine.

Posted by: HAVOC

Yeah. You can use the "Y-Splitter" for fans & lights. That's probably the best use for them actually. You always want to have unsplit connectors to major components like HDD's, Videocards and Optical Drives. Anything that requires 25watts and up.

Posted by: dhw200

I actually used a Y splitter on an optical drive for awhile, but i replaced it cuz it was slipping in and out of the power socket on the drive. It can be done, but its best use is definitly for fans/lights.

Great sig, Havock