There are power supplies of different sizes and powers. However, we were strongly struck by the HDPlex 250W GaN. What we could consider the world’s smallest ATX-compatible power supply. Which makes it ideal for those who want to build a compact PC without having to use a much more powerful power supply than necessary. Let’s take a look at its technical specifications.
One of the biggest problems that arises when installing a PC in the living room that allows us to watch high quality audiovisual content, save it to a storage unit and even play games is the huge size of enclosures needed to achieve a certain power. The motive behind them? The huge size of the cases and all due to the fact that the power supplies requiring a certain power are very bulky. Well, the folks at HDPlex have come up with a much smaller power supply than the FlexATX. Which is not only ideal for a MiniPC, but also for future high-capacity gaming laptops. In any case, low power does not mean low performance. Let’s see what they are.
HDPlex 250W GaN, the smallest ATX PC power supply to date
With measures of 170mm x 50mm x 25mm we met the smallest ATX type power supply of all, even more so than many laptops. However, the HDPlex 250W GaN does not lack power to be able to deliver 250W at 94% efficiency. The latter is due to the fact that said source comes from the automotive type and is component-based with Gallium nitrate (GaN). In other words, it was designed so that it could be placed in the on-board computers of today’s cars. This allows it to tolerate high temperatures. Besides, allows the combination of two of these sources into onedelivering with them 500 W in synchronous.
As for the power connectors, we have the following:
- 24 pin ATX connector.
- A second 8-pin EPS connector.
- Three SATA power connectors.
- A Molex type.
- Two PCI Express 6+2 slots for the dedicated graphics card.
It is therefore ideal to mount an HTPC with a gaming graphics card, which would not be high power, but sufficient to have a compact computer under the TV with gaming capabilities or even to be used in future game consoles video. Let’s not forget that current power supplies with powers of 450 W and even 600 W give more than what is necessary for certain uses. In a world where we seek to reduce the consumption of electronic components to reduce carbon footprint That’s when these types of solutions appear. Its release date? It will be available in the next few weeks. At the moment we do not know its price, but we are very clear that it will not be the last of its kind. Will we see a return or a resurgence of the Media Center?
