I'm thinking of using a 226 watt pelt on my CPU, and after looking into stand alone power supplies, I think it might be a better investment to go with a high amp ATX psu and another small, MATX psu. I already have an old 90 watt gateway psu in my system, and it runs great in conjunction with my 350 watt. I've heard the Aspire pre-modded psu will provide 34 amps on the 12 volt rail; is this true? If I got it, I'd use the following power configuration:

Aspire 500 watt pre-modded:

Motherboard
CPU
3 case fans
2 cathodes
Vantec Nexus
pelt

90 watt psu:

2 case fans
CD-RW
DVD
2x HDD's

Can I expect to cover all this with the Aspire 500 watt pre-modded psu plus a 90 watt MATX psu? Thanks.

let me get this strait your using two ps?

Yes, I am using two power supplies. It's possible, perfectly safe, and easy to do. Here's a link (thanks to Kobalt for the guide).

Hey, i was just looking into building a pelt system too. Im think bout getting this PS, it can fit in a 5.25" drive bay. S320-12 Linky
swiftnets.com also sells a kit:

Yeah, but it's kind of pricy.

It's always better to run your pelt out of it's own PS cause it draws a lot of power.
Try it separate a couple of days first see if it works with the workload then you may or not hook them together cause the how to is pretty final.

I still suggest to use your 500w for the regular stuff and get a bigger one for your pelt

Thnx for the vote of confidence