Need help on PSU 12V amp

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#1 MRXwee
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I need to know how to choose a right power supply.
The question is about the amps on the 12V rails. Lets say two psu has similar output power, where
PSU1: Having more than 12V rails rated with 15A
PSU2: Having two 12V rails rated with 18A

So, how can I know which one is better? Thanks

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#2 ravenguard90
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I need to know how to choose a right power supply.
The question is about the amps on the 12V rails. Lets say two psu has similar output power, where
PSU1: Having more than 12V rails rated with 15A
PSU2: Having two 12V rails rated with 18A

So, how can I know which one is better? Thanks

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If both have the same maximum output from their respective 12V rails when they are all at use (NOT just by adding them though; there should be a value in watts given to you on the 12V total output), I would personally go with the one that has the least amount of rails. The reason is that by doing so, the risk of you overloading a 12V rail is lower due to more of the cumulative output being available on that one rails compared to one from a PSU with more 12V rails to distribute the power to.

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#3 Janus67
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I generally go with the one that offers more Amps per rail. If I am choosing between: PSU - 1 rail - 50Amps PSU2 - 2 rails @ 25Amps a piece I go with the first one If the PSU2 had 30 mps each it comes more down to the person, I'd probably still go with the first one as I can't imagine myself pushing that far over the 50Amps to make it matter and with that I won't have to worry about overloading one rail.
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#4 MRXwee
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So meaning that Less Rail + high amps will be a better choice then.
Before I just wondering that would 15/16A on the 12V rails is enough to run gpu like GTX560 - GTX580 or HD6950/HD6970 compare to amps of 18A or higher.