So I've got a bunch of old parts I'm planning on turning into a plex server. The old PSU was a no name brand hunk of <Mod Edit> so I'm getting a new one to be safe and I'm curious how low I could drop the wattage.
Specs are:
AMD FX-4100 CPU
Asus M5A78L-M XL PLUS Micro ATX Mobo
2 x 4GB Crucial Ballistix Tactical DDR3 - 1600 (Yeah I told you it's old)
No hard drives as of yet, but likely to be a SATA SSD for windows and a 3 or 4 TB HDD for storage.
No case as of yet either.
No need for a standalone GPU, the motherboard has integrated.
I've seen people say you could run that off of a 250w PSU but I'm unsure if that's pushing it a bit too far, and I'm doubtful you could even get decent quality 250w ones. I've also seen people say you want 450 for that stuff.
Also for a plex server that isn't likely to be drawing too much power is there much to be gained by going for a gold PSU?
Specs are:
AMD FX-4100 CPU
Asus M5A78L-M XL PLUS Micro ATX Mobo
2 x 4GB Crucial Ballistix Tactical DDR3 - 1600 (Yeah I told you it's old)
No hard drives as of yet, but likely to be a SATA SSD for windows and a 3 or 4 TB HDD for storage.
No case as of yet either.
No need for a standalone GPU, the motherboard has integrated.
I've seen people say you could run that off of a 250w PSU but I'm unsure if that's pushing it a bit too far, and I'm doubtful you could even get decent quality 250w ones. I've also seen people say you want 450 for that stuff.
Also for a plex server that isn't likely to be drawing too much power is there much to be gained by going for a gold PSU?
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