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> I don't know which PSU you're talking about, but make sure it has good |
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> efficiency and is reliable. |
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> IMHO it doesn't matter much if it's rated 120W or 450W, as long as it's |
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> efficient, ie 80 PLUS Gold Certified, or even better like Platinum (92+). |
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> But here's 2 major cons: |
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1. high power PSUs are less effective at low power usage. |
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2. more expensive, after all. |
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I would not recommend PSU rated at significantly higher wattage. |
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For motherboard: I've got Tyan S3115GM2N-B with 2x gigabit NIC and atom |
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onboard, which serves as |
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home file server & internet gateway (1 port WAN, 1 for LAN & gigabit switch |
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after it). |
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It has low power consumption and managed through IPMI - I can power on/off |
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remotely and have remote |
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console, even can reinstall/recover OS remotely. |
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Why don't you look for something similar? Of course, if you don't have some |
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sophisticated routing rules |
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which requires >=4 NICs. |
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Leonid. |
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