PSU for a NAS

[Misinthe]

Hi everyone, I'm building a NAS and I was looking for recommendations to see what PSU I should get, I was looking at the Corsair CX 750 Watt 80 Plus Bronze, but I don't know if that would be a good one for a 24/7 NAS, any input is appreciated, just want something that is good but doesn't break the bank, thanks everyone!

[fabafaba]

6 minutes ago, Miguel552 said:

Hi everyone, I'm building a NAS and I was looking for recommendations to see what PSU I should get, I was looking at the Corsair CX 750 Watt 80 Plus Bronze, but I don't know if that would be a good one for a 24/7 NAS, any input is appreciated, just want something that is good but doesn't break the bank, thanks everyone!

For a 24/7 system you might want to look into a higher efficiency PSU, but any name brand PSU, including the CX 750, should work without any problems.

[Boomwebsearch]

17 minutes ago, Miguel552 said:

Hi everyone, I'm building a NAS and I was looking for recommendations to see what PSU I should get, I was looking at the Corsair CX 750 Watt 80 Plus Bronze, but I don't know if that would be a good one for a 24/7 NAS, any input is appreciated, just want something that is good but doesn't break the bank, thanks everyone!

 

8 minutes ago, fabafaba said:

For a 24/7 system you might want to look into a higher efficiency PSU, but any name brand PSU, including the CX 750, should work without any problems

These were not specifically created for usage in server applications, although in theory it should be perfectly fine to be used in this way 24/7 as long as the wattage is sufficient. I agree with @fabafaba that for server applications where the system is going to be subjected to 24/7 usage you may want to consider investing in a higher efficiency PSU, maybe one that has an energy conversion efficiency of closer to the 90-99 percent range, for reference this one has a energy conversion efficiency of 85 percent. It may seem very little looking at the percentages alone although the difference could mean that the higher efficiency one would save you money in the long run by being more efficient with the power which it is given.

[Stefan Payne]

7 hours ago, Miguel552 said:

Hi everyone, I'm building a NAS and I was looking for recommendations to see what PSU I should get, I was looking at the Corsair CX 750 Watt 80 Plus Bronze, but I don't know if that would be a good one for a 24/7 NAS, any input is appreciated, just want something that is good but doesn't break the bank, thanks everyone!

No, get a better one, not a higher wattage one.

For example Bitfenix Formula, be quiet Straight Power 11.

[Misinthe]

9 hours ago, fabafaba said:

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1 hour ago, Stefan Payne said:

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Thank you all for your answers, do you think I should go with a lower Wattage but higher rated? Like Gold or Plat?

The system will be:

i7 6700k

No GPU

2 x 4TB WD Reds

1 x 240GB SSD

1 x CM EVO HYPER 212

3 x Case Fans

2 x 8GB Corsair Vengeance RAM

 

I think I can get away with a 550W wouldn't you guys think? And I could go with a 80 Plus Gold.

 

Edit: I ran the build on pcpartpicker and according to them the system shouldn't take more than 200W. So I'll downgrade to a 550W but upgrade it to 80 Plus Gold. Thank you all for your help!

[Stefan Payne]

1 hour ago, Miguel552 said:

Thank you all for your answers, do you think I should go with a lower Wattage but higher rated? Like Gold or Plat?

No, I'd go with a higher quality unit.

It just happen that most of those are 80plus Gold certified or Platinum.

 

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The system will be:

i7 6700k

No GPU

2 x 4TB WD Reds

1 x 240GB SSD

1 x CM EVO HYPER 212

3 x Case Fans

2 x 8GB Corsair Vengeance RAM

 

I think I can get away with a 550W wouldn't you guys think? And I could go with a 80 Plus Gold.

 

Edit: I ran the build on pcpartpicker and according to them the system shouldn't take more than 200W. So I'll downgrade to a 550W but upgrade it to 80 Plus Gold. Thank you all for your help!

W/o GPU even a 400-450W would be more than plenty.

Thing is that there is nothing decent under that wattage. And you have to look at the needed connectors.

So it might be that you'll end up with a 550W anyways.

 

For example: Cougar GX-F or Bitfenix Whisper M because you can use Corsair Drive Connectors and they are widely available.

[Misinthe]

18 hours ago, Stefan Payne said:

No, I'd go with a higher quality unit.

It just happen that most of those are 80plus Gold certified or Platinum.

 

W/o GPU even a 400-450W would be more than plenty.

Thing is that there is nothing decent under that wattage. And you have to look at the needed connectors.

So it might be that you'll end up with a 550W anyways.

 

For example: Cougar GX-F or Bitfenix Whisper M because you can use Corsair Drive Connectors and they are widely available.

I think I'm going to get this be quiet! BN617 550W that you recommended earlier, that should be a good one right? And I like how it is build to be quiet also.

[Stefan Payne]

4 hours ago, Miguel552 said:

I think I'm going to get this be quiet! BN617 550W that you recommended earlier, that should be a good one right? And I like how it is build to be quiet also.

yeah, that looks like a good option.