Comment on First server: Buying hardware in a developing country
monkeyman512@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
To make sure there is not a misunderstanding, the wattage of a PSU is not how much power it will draw. The wattage is how much is can supply. So if you have a 1000w PSU, but all your components draw 200w of power it will use about 200w of power.
Additionally, if you plan to get a lot of HDDs in the future, do some research on power rails. Some PSUs are designed to only be able to supply a small amount of power to things like HDDs because most people only have 1 or 2.
Dagnet@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Its my first server but not my first pc, so I know I can use a 700W PSU with no issue except most of them have the highest efficiency at around 50% so less potent PSU would be ideal in the long run, if not only to save money on electricity bills but also for the enviroment
maxwellfire@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
I believe for the highest efficiency you only want to use about half of the rated power of the PSU. So if your system draws 350W, 700 is a very reasonable power supply
Dagnet@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
I sure hope my system does not draw 350W!
maxwellfire@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Sorry I completely misread your comment to be saying that the maximum efficiency was 50% not that it occurred at 50%.