28 Sep 2008 at 20:01 #1 Banish Banish Associate Joined 18 Oct 2002 Posts 2,378 Location Just Here, Right Now anyone got any recommends for a PC that stays on 24/7 but has a low draw ? but will still power a New high end AMD x64 chip ? nothing fancy in the graphics dept, and 2 SATA HDD's cheers
anyone got any recommends for a PC that stays on 24/7 but has a low draw ? but will still power a New high end AMD x64 chip ? nothing fancy in the graphics dept, and 2 SATA HDD's cheers
28 Sep 2008 at 20:15 #2 PhillyDee PhillyDee Soldato Joined 12 Feb 2007 Posts 14,116 Location South Shields Antec Earthwatts 380W are pretty good little PSUs.
28 Sep 2008 at 21:35 #3 decto decto Soldato Joined 24 Jan 2006 Posts 2,698 Another vote for Antec Earthwatts 380 I have a X2 s939 opty server. 4 HDD No opticals onboard graphics. Antec EW 380 With cool and quiet enabled it draws approx 60W from the wall at idle, peaking at approx 110W Any AMD chip should be similar as they all drop to x5 multi at idle. AD
Another vote for Antec Earthwatts 380 I have a X2 s939 opty server. 4 HDD No opticals onboard graphics. Antec EW 380 With cool and quiet enabled it draws approx 60W from the wall at idle, peaking at approx 110W Any AMD chip should be similar as they all drop to x5 multi at idle. AD
28 Sep 2008 at 21:50 #4 Monkeynut Monkeynut Soldato Joined 7 Nov 2007 Posts 6,855 Location Required Antec Earthwatta 380. I built a PC running a 4850 off it so it has quite a bit of punch too.
29 Sep 2008 at 15:36 #5 Banish Banish Associate OP Joined 18 Oct 2002 Posts 2,378 Location Just Here, Right Now thank you peeps