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Server power supply replacement

Reddax
By Reddax
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Hi,

I'm running a server in a SC5650DP case with Unraid, and most of the time it sits idle waiting for Plex streams. I have a UPS running the server which shows power stats, and it uses about 150 watts idle. It has a E35746-004 power supply but it's constantly kicking out blistering hot heat. I'm trying to look for a replacement which is a lot cooler and quieter, it's a 600w (E35746-004) power supply.

I'm not sure where to start looking. Help would be appreciated.

i7 4790k (Hyper 212 Evo); GA-Z87X-UD3H; 16gb G Skill PC3-19200 DDR3 @ 2400MHz; GeForce GTX 1080 ; Corsair CX600M 600W PSU; Samsung 860 EVO 500GB &  3TB HDD; Windows 10 64bit.

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Hey I actually have this case as well ?

 

The case supports any standard ATX PSU you just need to get one with two EPS connectors, I'm assuming you've got a dual socket motherboard in it. EVGA 650 P2, Corsair AX860 and RM750x for example. There's a lot more PSUs with 2 EPS connectors.

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14 minutes ago, leadeater said:

Hey I actually have this case as well ?

 

The case supports any standard ATX PSU you just need to get one with two EPS connectors, I'm assuming you've got a dual socket motherboard in it. EVGA 650 P2, Corsair AX860 and RM750x for example. There's a lot more PSUs with 2 EPS connectors.

Brill. Thank you. I got the server with everything in it with 1 cpu for £40 then threw in an extra Intel Xeon E5620 cpu for £4 so I'm extremely happy with price to performance. The motherboard is the Intel® Server Board S5500BC. 

This should bring the temps down a lot, especially in the room its sat in.

i7 4790k (Hyper 212 Evo); GA-Z87X-UD3H; 16gb G Skill PC3-19200 DDR3 @ 2400MHz; GeForce GTX 1080 ; Corsair CX600M 600W PSU; Samsung 860 EVO 500GB &  3TB HDD; Windows 10 64bit.

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2 minutes ago, Reddax said:

Brill. Thank you. I got the server with everything in it with 1 cpu for £40 then threw in an extra Intel Xeon E5620 cpu for £4 so I'm extremely happy with price to performance. This should bring the temps down a lot, especially in the room its sat in.

Yea it's a pretty nice compact case and the 6 hotswap bays are nice. Mine came with dual PSU configuration which is a little noisy but not as bad as the original massive fans on it. I put on Corsair H55's, managed to front mount one with A LOT of effort, but still used the original fans however the much better cooling and heat transfer means the fans almost never go above minimum RPM.

 

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26 minutes ago, Reddax said:

The motherboard is the Intel® Server Board S5500BC. 

Looks to me like that board only has 1 EPS connector so you may not be restricted to PSUs with 2 EPS.

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