Mobo & PSU Advice - Home Server

Simpic · 29 Dec 2012 at 17:50

Hello,

I'm currently running 2 HP Microservers, one as a unRAID NAS (5 Disk 7.2TB + Cache) and one as a general Linux box running SAB, CP, SB & Headphones.

I'm looking to combine them both into one box which I can control slightly more from a power perspective by using S3 Sleep that is not available on the Microservers (BIOS limitation)

I looking at the following components: -

Case: Xcase RM 400/10

PSU: Xcase 500 watt 80+ PSU

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1220L V2

RAM: 16GB (4x4GB) Corsair DDR3 Vengeance Green

Mobo: MSI Z77A-G43, Intel Z77, S 1155

Does anyone recommend a different Mobo or PSU. I'm looking to keep idle power consumption to a minimum.

Thanks,

Simpic

Simpic · 2 Jan 2013 at 10:27

Thanks for all your replies Gents.

The first reason for exploring this route instead of the current Microserver solution is due to not being able to put them to sleep.

So there is a small pay off between a potential slightly higher wattage on the new solution but being able to put it to sleep for ~ 20 hours a day vs having the Microservers running 24/7.

I will look at all the board and power supply suggestions and post my thoughts.

Thanks again.

PS. I have just bought a power meter from eBay. That should help me solidify my findings :-)