Fortron 350 or 530 for small file server?

wpmegee · 09-18-04, 06:34 PM

I'm building a home file server/domain controller soon (also folding 24/7), and it will have the following specs:
Athlon 1800 (Palomino)
Shuttle AK35GT Mobo (kt266 chipset)
512mb ram
Ati original radeon videocard
10/100 NIC
2 Hard drives to start, expanding to 4 or so.
SATA Controller (PCI)
4 80mm fans
Fan controller

No optical drive (except for install), no overclocking.

Since I won't be ocing and I'm running an older processor, will the 350w Fortron be sufficient for this or will it not put out enough power? I'm thinking the 530 if it isn't big enough, but it might be overkill.

Any other recommendations in the 400-450w range for $50+-$10, preferably from Newegg? Thanks.

johan851 · 09-18-04, 06:41 PM

I think that as long as you're running stock the 350w should hold out just fine. It's only an 1800+, you're not running a lot of voltage, and you don't have a high end video card either. Even with four HD's, I would think a 350w Fortron would handle the load just fine.

09-18-04, 06:34 PM	Thread Starter #1
wpmegee Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Huntsville, AL	Fortron 350 or 530 for small file server? I'm building a home file server/domain controller soon (also folding 24/7), and it will have the following specs: Athlon 1800 (Palomino) Shuttle AK35GT Mobo (kt266 chipset) 512mb ram Ati original radeon videocard 10/100 NIC 2 Hard drives to start, expanding to 4 or so. SATA Controller (PCI) 4 80mm fans Fan controller No optical drive (except for install), no overclocking. Since I won't be ocing and I'm running an older processor, will the 350w Fortron be sufficient for this or will it not put out enough power? I'm thinking the 530 if it isn't big enough, but it might be overkill. Any other recommendations in the 400-450w range for $50+-$10, preferably from Newegg? Thanks. __________________ i7-2600k @ 4.5ghz \| Xigmatek Gaia \| ASRock P67 Extreme4 \| 6gb G.Skill DDR3 \| Sapphire 5850 \| OCZ ModXStream 700W \| Windows 7 Ultimate
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09-18-04, 06:41 PM	#2
johan851 Insatiably Malcontent Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Seattle, WA	I think that as long as you're running stock the 350w should hold out just fine. It's only an 1800+, you're not running a lot of voltage, and you don't have a high end video card either. Even with four HD's, I would think a 350w Fortron would handle the load just fine. __________________ ASRock Z68 Extreme3 Gen3 \| 2500K @ 4.6GHz \| 2x4GB Samsung DDR3 \| GTX460 768mb 120GB Crucial M4 \| 2x 2TB Samsung F4 \| Seasonic S12 600w AV-710 --> y2 DAC --> Custom M^3 --> Custom LM3875 ChipAmp --> Modula MTs Dual Dell 2007WFP \| Watercooled
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