kage Posted June 5, 2008 Posted June 5, 2008 hey i need a pretty inexpencive small PSU.... the computer runs very little, just the essentials and a NIC. its used as a firewall/router would like to make it as efficient as possible to save on power consumption. suggestions on what i should do for a PSU Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jammin Posted June 5, 2008 Posted June 5, 2008 A list of system specs would be handy. Either way, there are a few small efficient power supplies around that may be suitable. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kage Posted June 5, 2008 Posted June 5, 2008 A list of system specs would be handy.Either way, there are a few small efficient power supplies around that may be suitable. right now its just 1ghz PIII, 640mb ram, 1 100/10 NIC, 1 gigabit nic, CF card (no hard drive), if it is possible i am going to remove video as well, no optical media, no external periferials, all onboard options (sound, usb, etc) are disabled.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanadaGUY Posted June 5, 2008 Posted June 5, 2008 Does it even need a power supply, maybe just a big battery All jokes aside, I don't know much about any of the companys selling stuff under 350W, but an Antec Earthwatts 380W is a great PSU. Too bad for that systems its major overkill. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jammin Posted June 5, 2008 Posted June 5, 2008 (edited) The smallest and cheapest PSU that should be pretty efficient would probably be the FSP Green 300W If you could find the Sparkle SPI250EP anywhere that would also be a good option. Not sure how much it would cost though. I assume your system doesn't have any weird old style power connectors for the motherboard? (I can't remember the last time I saw a PIII system). Edited June 5, 2008 by jammin Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silverfox Posted June 5, 2008 Posted June 5, 2008 It should be fine with a 20 pin connector. It's more or less the same as newer boards, obviously, with fewer pins and didn't require the extra 4-pin connector that the P4 started to use. The Pico PSU works with mini ITX boards ... kinda cool ... http://www.mini-box.com/s.nl/it.A/id.417/.f Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
anthony Posted June 5, 2008 Posted June 5, 2008 not sure if the pico would do, but to name a few, seventeam and seasonic make ultra small power supplies Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jammin Posted June 5, 2008 Posted June 5, 2008 I assumed small in OP meant small in wattage terms.. but maybe they want small in size as well? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanadaGUY Posted June 6, 2008 Posted June 6, 2008 Might be both Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kage Posted June 7, 2008 Posted June 7, 2008 normal size is fine.... its just a power thing... for this small computer thats going to be running 24/7 so the less power it uses the better the problem with that pico one is its DC-DC.... im running this in my house so we have to assume its goimg to be on an AC power supply... that would be wicked for running a computer in my car or something tho Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
iKillSteal Posted June 7, 2008 Posted June 7, 2008 The Pico PSU's are meant to be used with an AC-DC adapter, much like those for a laptop. If you scroll down on the page that Silverfox linked, you'll find them there for sale. They're not very expensive but you're going to want to somehow find out what the PC is going to be pulling under load so you don't accidentally buy a Pico PSU with not enough power behind it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
spectrascope Posted June 7, 2008 Posted June 7, 2008 This should be plenty http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16817104903 your system looks like it should only take about 150 watts Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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