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I want to build a very low power PC to act as my file and print server
for a home network. Sadly, I don't really understand "power" and was
hoping to get some advice.
I've been told that some devices use power/electricity even when you
are not using them. Specifically devices that have a "black box" which
plugs into the wall and a tiny DC connector. I assume the black box is
a transformer/power converter (AC to DC) and that this uses energy
even when the machine it supplies isn't on.
With this in mind, I've been wondering whether a PC power supply
similarly uses energy even when there is not much load. For instance,
say you get a 350Watt power supply and have an old Duron700 with a CD
drive and 1 hard drive… Is this system wasting power even though it
doesn't need 350W? I understand that having an undersized power supply
causes problems but does having an oversized power supply waste
energy?
Im going to try a VIA M1000 EPIA motherboard for my server. The Morex
cases for this board include a 60W powersupply but they only have room
for one harddrive and I need room for 2. My next case choice is an
Antec Minuet but its power supply is 220W…
Going from 60W to 220W is a big jump and I am assuming that my little
system will not need so much power. I just want to know that using a
larger power supply wont negate my intentions for the lower power CPU.
for a home network. Sadly, I don't really understand "power" and was
hoping to get some advice.
I've been told that some devices use power/electricity even when you
are not using them. Specifically devices that have a "black box" which
plugs into the wall and a tiny DC connector. I assume the black box is
a transformer/power converter (AC to DC) and that this uses energy
even when the machine it supplies isn't on.
With this in mind, I've been wondering whether a PC power supply
similarly uses energy even when there is not much load. For instance,
say you get a 350Watt power supply and have an old Duron700 with a CD
drive and 1 hard drive… Is this system wasting power even though it
doesn't need 350W? I understand that having an undersized power supply
causes problems but does having an oversized power supply waste
energy?
Im going to try a VIA M1000 EPIA motherboard for my server. The Morex
cases for this board include a 60W powersupply but they only have room
for one harddrive and I need room for 2. My next case choice is an
Antec Minuet but its power supply is 220W…
Going from 60W to 220W is a big jump and I am assuming that my little
system will not need so much power. I just want to know that using a
larger power supply wont negate my intentions for the lower power CPU.