[mythtv-users] Awsome Case For Myth Frontend!

[Rich West]

Yan Seiner wrote:
> Eric Smith wrote:
>   
>> Are there any concerns about the included 200W PS?  I guess with
>> onboard video this becomes less of a problem, but this is obviously
>> very low by today's standards?
>>   
>>     
>
> I suspect power supply numbers are sort of like snake oil....  Newer PS 
> makers play a numbers game.
>
> I have an ancient HP server with a claimed 225W PS.  That wimpy PS 
> pulled 4 IDE drives, 2 P-III CPUs, and 4 PCI cards for better than 9 
> years without a glitch.  It's still running with 4 IDE drives but with 2 
> PCI cards as my backup server.  That thing puts out A LOT of heat; the 
> room it was in didn't need heating in the winter, and needed its own 
> window AC unit in the summer.
>
> I've had advertised 500W PS smoke on starting 4 IDE drives...
>
> As with many things, it's the quality of the hardware, and not 
> necessarily the printing on the box it ships in.

I know it is off topic, but Yan hit the nail on the head (so to speak). 
It is definitely the quality of the hardware.

There are some good sites that perform reviews and gather stats on all
sorts of hardware, including power supplies.  The better the quality of
a power supply, the more efficient it is.  Those cheap power supplies
tend to provide only 65% of their rated output, with a lot of the waste
being excess heat.

I've got Shuttle boxes with 200Watt power supplies that run cool and
quiet with a moderate amount of hardware.

-Rich