Power supply recommendations needed

aurelius · 14 Nov 2007 at 17:41

I'm looking for a power supply to feed the following:

1 x IDE device
8 x SATA devices
3 x case fans (possibly 4)
1 x low end graphics card

It will be working all day, every day but I'd like to keep the cost down if possible.

I notice that few power supplies seem to have more than four SATA connectors. Should I hunt around for those that do or try to get hold of Molex to SATA adapters? How do most people manage?

Any recommendations would be very welcome.

BENdage · 14 Nov 2007 at 17:44

My server has a quite a large number of drives, not as many as above, but i just use the molex to SATA adapters, seems to be fine.

PhillyDee · 14 Nov 2007 at 18:07

Antec Earthwatts 380W PSU. You will need sata adapters, Ive used this PSU in a couple of overclocked machines and it seems to do the business. What CPU you using? Low power? The Earthwatts is 80% energy efficient (apparently).

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-085-AN

semi-pro waster · 14 Nov 2007 at 18:40

Molex to SATA connectors are fine, it makes very little difference to use them or not. As PhillyDee asks, what is you CPU? As that might make a difference to which PSU is recommended.

aurelius · 16 Nov 2007 at 15:40

semi-pro waster said:
Molex to SATA connectors are fine, it makes very little difference to use them or not. As PhillyDee asks, what is you CPU? As that might make a difference to which PSU is recommended.

Thanks for all the replies. It's been a while since I built a computer and I'd forgotten that molex to SATA connectors are routinely bundled with motherboards (at least the ones I've bought). Apologies.