I don't know what brand, i'm totally blind, so couldn't read anything on it to tell you. I do know that this board did require the 8 pin thing for the board as yours does, and we did have to get a specific power supply for that. On Wed, 7 Dec 2005, Duncan wrote:
> Date: Wed, 07 Dec 2005 00:17:49 -0700 > From: Duncan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Reply-To: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Subject: [gentoo-amd64] Re: Re: mce log errors > > Nuitari posted <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, > excerpted below, on Wed, 07 Dec 2005 01:26:03 -0500: > > >> The origional ps in this case was 500. We replaced it with 550 which > >> from what i gather should have been enough to handle the drives as well > >> as everything else, that's what i was told anyway. What would generally > >> be recommended for this much stuffed into a case like this? > > > > Which brand / model it is ? > > > > You should be able to open the case and also see how much it is reader for > > each amp level that it does. > > 550 /should/ be enough, correct. However, as Nuitari asks, what brand, > and is it UL/CE certified or not? If not, as I said, the rating's worth > less than the sticker it's printed on. > > Even the good brands have occasional duds. I recently read about > someone having Enermax dud, for instance, and normally that's a decent > brand, from all I know. > > You also mentioned dual Opteron 242, which is what I have. My Tyan board > required a second connector for the additional power, an 8-pin "EPS-12V" > connector. It also has a 6-pin "SSI Workstation" connector for AGP-Pro, > but I didn't need that since I'm not running that powerful a video card. > However, I expect I'd have issues if I didn't have the 8-pin plugged in. > I had to buy a special power supply to get that. > > Since we are both running similar equipment, different mobo but both > running dual Opteron 242, with RAID (mine is four-drive Seagate SATA 300 > gig, plus an older 250 gig Maxtor PATA not in the RAID, plus I've both a > CD burner and a DVD burner), and I've had no problems with power here, > perhaps my power supply would be of interest? (This assumes you have > the same 8-pin EPS-12v board connector and don't need the 6-pin AGP-Pro > thing.) > > Vantec Stealth VAN-520A (520W sustained, 620W 60 second peak rating). > > I purchased it at Fry's Electronics, tho similar rated supplies are > available online for somewhat cheaper. (I like pricewatch.com, as I've > had decent experiences with their vendors, but even if you don't buy from > pricewatch listed vendors, it's a very quick way to come up with "street > price" estimates. Even for stuff like power supplies and cases that I > usually buy locally, I'll check pricewatch to get an idea of the internet > price, before doing my local shopping. Generally speaking, a price within > 20% higher, more or less depending on item, will then be a decent > local brick and mortar sourced deal.) > > -- Deedra Waters - Gentoo developer relations, accessibility and infrastructure - [EMAIL PROTECTED] Gentoo linux: http://www.gentoo.org -- [email protected] mailing list
