# from Quentin Hartman
# on Wednesday 11 March 2009 08:35:
> It will likely limit the number
>of drives you can run, which may prove to be a hassle at some point.
>It's also worth while to get a quality powersupply. It's the
>foundation that everything else depends on.
And has a big impact on operating costs. I've started to see cases
(namely Antec) include "80+" power supplies, which is nice because the
electricity savings (even at current salmon prices and neglecting A/C
cost) can recover the $10/$20 premium within about a year at this
point -- usually not such an easy choice if you buy a case and replace
the 60% efficient power supply.
Of course, many situations can find a few hundred dollars in labor and
downtime savings to justify a quality, efficient PSU.
Unfortunately, I haven't seen any of the pre-built system vendors
mention the efficiency of their power supplies. Non-fun when they're
specially dell-shaped units.
--Eric
--
"Left to themselves, things tend to go from bad to worse."
--Murphy's Corollary
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