[olug] Mobo/Video recommendations

[Phil Brutsche]

Sam Tetherow wrote:
> 6 drives dual core I would at least get a 600W

I happily run 6 drives on a P3 dual-CPU w/ 400W

8 drives with a 3GHz Pentium-D w/ 550W

4 drives, an SAS card, and a E6600 w/ 465W

As long as he doesn't go crazy with the video card he'll be fine with a
400-ish watt PSU

A mid-range video card like a 8600GTS will draw more power than the
other components in the system combined, even if it is a dual-core CPU
with 6 drives connected!

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Phil Brutsche
phil at brutsche.us