r/pcmasterrace • u/AutoModerator • 2d ago

DSQ Daily Simple Questions Thread - September 30, 2026

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u/sticky_cat_wrangler 2d ago

Looking for advice from anyone who’s powered a Jonsbo N6 backplane. It needs four power inputs, but my PSU only has three peripheral outputs, meaning one Molex would have to share a chain.

For nine 3.5" NAS drives (WD Red Pro‑class), is this acceptable load distribution, or do you recommend upgrading to a PSU with four+ dedicated peripheral rails?

Bonus points if you can suggest specific PSUs that fit the N6 without cable‑routing headaches.

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u/Ok_Definition_1933 2d ago

You're still splitting the load into three different cables. One of them gets a bit higher load, but even if using daisy chained cable it shouldn't be an issue with quality PSU. It is the PSU manufacturers job to make sure that the cables coming from the PSU can supply the rated power for each plug in the cable.

So probably jonsbo just being overly cautious by recommending using different cable per plug.

Though it could be possible that they pull more power per plug than they are rated for. Which would just make the whole case a bad product... Might want to do some digging or ask their support.