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Hi folks,
Sorry if there are guides on here!
I'm combining my server and desktop machine as my use of the machines has changed.
So basically I'm wanting to know if a Tagan 480W PSU will cope with the following setup;
- C2D E6300 not overclocked
- 2GB Corsair RAM not overclocked
- 6 HDDs, all 7200rpm (sizes from 320Gb to 1TB)
- Radeon 4850
- RAID card
- 3x120mm fans
It's really just a check :)
Thanks in advance,
Paul.
PSU Watt Calculator
Do you plan on upgrading in the near future?
PSU calculators are notoriously dodgy at times
but after a quick check it comes out with 408w which is about right for a c2d cpu a 4850 and 6 hdd's
you "should" be ok and a tagan psu "should not" take anything with it if it dies
Even 480W is overkill for that. Worry not.Quote:
Originally Posted by probedb
:)Quote:
Originally Posted by aidanjt
You'd be suprised how much the system actually uses.
No, really, it's more than enoughQuote:
Originally Posted by moogle
My old server is much more hungry (e.g. Pentium-D, 8 disks) but manages fine with a 500W PSU - and by my maths only uses about half of it
The only big diff here is the graphics card, I suppose
Depends how old it is. If the Tagan PSU is a couple of years old, I reckon you should replace it. The caps inside them on mine and someone else on this forum were knackered, but both our PSUs were about 4 years old.
As a guide, my E8400+4gig+2xHDD+HD4850+24"LCD+24port ethernet switch+UPS takes a total of about 180 watts when idle and I think about 240 watts under load. I used an Aldi wattmeter thing to measure it. HDDs only add a few watts when running - it's the powerup which stresses PSUs, and for that I'd guess you could only trust a decent brand. I dont consider Tagan to be decent - I took my old PSU apart and the layout/workmanship/parts/construction looked quite bad.
This is a rough guess but I imagine your spec wont use much more then 300watts at load so I would not worry. Plus Tagans are generally decent psu's so it should be fine.
Thanks everyone. My server is currently running with a Tagan 420W supply and the main box with a Tagan 480W I think and yep they're a couple of years old. The case is a Coolermaster stacker so I can actually put 2 PSUs in it but think a single one would be more efficient.
Thanks again for the replies!