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Recommended PSU for Mini-ITX NAS?
Posted: Tue Aug 31, 2010 10:11 am
by yzh
Hi all,
I plan to create a mini-itx server that will be mainly used for storage / NAS and serving media. It will probably run 24/7, so low energy usage is a plus.
I think I go for the Zotac H55ITX mainboard + Intel Core i3 530 cpu.
I will probably start with 2 harddisk, but plan to expand later.
The case will be the Lian Li PC-Q08, so the PSU must fit in there as well.
The PSU is the only thing I haven't figured out yet. Any recommendations?
Re: Recommended PSU for Mini-ITX NAS?
Posted: Wed Sep 01, 2010 1:20 am
by tutu
yzh wrote:Hi all,
think I go for the Zotac H55ITX mainboard
Can't recommend a PSU - but the mobo I would got for the Intel or Gigabyte - both have lower power consumption than the Zotac.
Re: Recommended PSU for Mini-ITX NAS?
Posted: Wed Sep 01, 2010 1:43 am
by yzh
tutu wrote:yzh wrote:Hi all,
think I go for the Zotac H55ITX mainboard
Can't recommend a PSU - but the mobo I would got for the Intel or Gigabyte - both have lower power consumption than the Zotac.
Do you have any specific models you can recommend? I like the Zotac because it has 6 SATA ports, so plenty of room to expand HDD's in the future. But definitely want to check out the Intel or Gigabyte boards if they have lower power consumption.
Posted: Wed Sep 01, 2010 6:56 am
by ilovejedd
Well, each manufacturer has only one model:
Intel DH57JG
Gigabyte GA-H55N-USB3
However, I think both only have 4 SATA ports each.
Posted: Wed Sep 01, 2010 10:15 am
by yzh
ilovejedd wrote:Well, each manufacturer has only one model:
Intel DH57JG
Gigabyte GA-H55N-USB3
However, I think both only have 4 SATA ports each.
Hmm nice, I think I can live with 4 SATA ports though.. thanks!
Posted: Mon Sep 06, 2010 2:17 pm
by Ethyriel
Honestly, if it's just a NAS, which it is unless you're planning on decoding the media on their with something like MPD, one of the Supermicro Atom boards might be best.
Posted: Tue Sep 07, 2010 6:56 am
by tutu
I've just picked up a GA-D525TUD for my NAS (pictures coming soon in my thread).. runs Linux just fine (running SAMBA and UPNP!!!)
It has 4 SATA ports, 1 IDE and I brought a PCI SATA card (3 SATA)
Posted: Tue Sep 07, 2010 12:32 pm
by yzh
tutu wrote:I've just picked up a GA-D525TUD for my NAS (pictures coming soon in my thread).. runs Linux just fine (running SAMBA and UPNP!!!)
It has 4 SATA ports, 1 IDE and I brought a PCI SATA card (3 SATA)
Keep us posted! which power supply did you get?
Re: Recommended PSU for Mini-ITX NAS?
Posted: Tue Sep 07, 2010 8:07 pm
by quest_for_silence
yzh wrote:The PSU is the only thing I haven't figured out yet. Any recommendations?
If you go for a fully fledged Zotac, any high efficiency PSU will work (I guess we're talking about 150-180W DC under stress for a fully populated Q08): you have lot of recommendation among SPCR favourites.
Otherwise, if we were talking about an Intel Tom Cove coped with relatively moderate capacity HDDs, maybe the Pico-120 should have been better suited (i.e. massive tower heatsink for the CPU).
Regards,
Luca