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Thread: 1U Case PSU's

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    1U Case PSU's

    Just purchased a few 1U cases w/ PSU's and was wondering if the PSU's that came with it would be ok or should I upgrade.

    200w sparkle

    It will be running

    1- P4 2.8HT 800FSB
    1- 7200RPM IDE HD
    6- 1" case fans

    No CDrom or Floppy

    It will be used for webhosting.


    Thanks for your help!

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    I was told that a 3ghz P4 uses about 90w so you might be cutting close. I can say, however that I have a very similar setup (1U), with an XP2100 processor, 7200rpm drive, and I think 8-10 40mm fans running on 220w. Try one machine out and see how it goes, if it doesn't work well, go for the upgrade.

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    Thanks for the feedback.

    I'm burning it in now.

    Temps: 44c (CPU) 30c (Sys)

    Vcore = 1.53v
    3.3v = 3.32v
    5 rail = 5.13v
    12V = +11.73 -12.36

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    Use infrared thermometer to measure the temperature under MAX CPU load.

    The sensors onboard aren't that accurate (maybe they are, but the readings are quite offset.)
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    That PSU should be ok for most single HD / CPU setups. Just watch the temp under full load.

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    More importantly, watch the fans. They die frequently and it doesn't take long for the PS to meltdown when they do.

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