Thats 100% true but i rather have some overhead then under .. :)and a more powerfull "PSU" has better cooling. :)
I think he can build a bloody good server now :P Citeren Russell Coker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > On Fri, 21 Feb 2003 12:02, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > You should be sure about the ammount of power your supply can give you. > 400 > > Watt should do the job. ( i don't see it in your list, it should be ). > > If you have a machine with only 2 hard drives that aren't 10,000 or 15,000rpm > > drives and no other hardware that is power hungry then a 400W PSU is not > needed. > > If your hardware is typical desktop hardware then a typical desktop PSU will > > be able to handle the load without any problems. > > If you have 15,000rpm disks then power isn't the main problem, the main > problem is cooling. Remember, the majority of the electrical power gets > converted into heat. The more power you use the more cooling you need. > > -- > http://www.coker.com.au/selinux/ My NSA Security Enhanced Linux packages > http://www.coker.com.au/bonnie++/ Bonnie++ hard drive benchmark > http://www.coker.com.au/postal/ Postal SMTP/POP benchmark > http://www.coker.com.au/~russell/ My home page > > > __________________________________________________________ http://www.wanadoo.nl/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]