On Wed, Mar 11, 2009 at 4:06 PM, Eric Wilhelm
wrote:
> Unfortunately, I haven't seen any of the pre-built system vendors
> mention the efficiency of their power supplies. Non-fun when they're
> specially dell-shaped units.
This might help, if you can cross-reference the P/S model number with
the
> And has a big impact on operating costs. I've started to see cases
> (namely Antec) include "80+" power supplies, which is nice because the
> electricity savings (even at current salmon prices and neglecting A/C
> cost) can recover the $10/$20 premium within about a year at this
> point -- usual
On Wed, Mar 11, 2009 at 4:06 PM, Eric Wilhelm
wrote:
> And has a big impact on operating costs. I've started to see cases
> (namely Antec) include "80+" power supplies, which is nice because the
> electricity savings (even at current salmon prices and neglecting A/C
> cost) can recover the $10/$2
# from Quentin Hartman
# on Wednesday 11 March 2009 08:35:
> It will likely limit the number
>of drives you can run, which may prove to be a hassle at some point.
>It's also worth while to get a quality powersupply. It's the
>foundation that everything else depends on.
And has a big impact on ope