nightmorph wrote:Indeed. I also have an original Ninja, and it fits on my AM2+ motherboard just fine. No clearance issues. So far it's been through an AM2 motherboard and an AM2+, maybe it'll go through an AM3.

But is it a Ninja (not supposed to be AM2 compatible) or Ninja RevB (sold as AM2 compatible)?

mark19891989 wrote:Where can a buy a 150w power block cheap for the pico psu?

Why didn't you buy the 150w FSP brick from LinITX at the same time as the picoPSU?

Cov, what does that all that Euros business add up to in GBP? I make it ~GBP89 + postage
LinITX are doing a similar set-up with an FSA 150w brick for around GBP63 +postage

I've built a few systems using Pico and have never gotten around to getting a bracket. It's not a bad idea as just having the cables going out of the standard PSU hole can otherwise cause a spark against the metal case. Thanks for the feedback Eunos. Yes, for the sake of an extra couple of quid I'l...

I bought mine from linitx.com. Very good service actually - I ordered on the Wednesday and received the kit on the Friday. It was my own fault that it took me 8 days to find the time to install it! :) Thanks for that Mariner, they seem to be reasonably priced (so worth the gamble) and have a fair f...

The only issue may be the start-up load of the 4HDDs I'd be careful about this with a pico-psu. All the wattage figures we're bandying about for idle or load do not consider motor starting load. Add in the fan and that's five. Thanks, I will do. I was hoping someone would have a similar set-up to m...

I've now installed the PicoPSU 150 in my system and all seems to be working fine thus far. Previous idle power draw was 40W and this is now down to 35W. Full load was 58W and is now 51W. All in all, two thumbs up so far! :D Thanks for the update Mariner. Looks like the 150-XT and FSP brick are the ...

There is something in the manual about a required load to make the PSU operate but if it works with another brick it shouldn't be that.. I'd be contacting the supplier/distributor in the first instance to advise them of the problem and likely warranty claim. I'll be watching the result of this as I ...

Thanks for all of your responses guys! I've just ordered a new PicoPSU-150-XT together with an FSP AC adapter which is reportedly capable of supplying 150W. Hopefully I'll receive them before the weekend then be able to install them into my system without any problems. My system draws less than 80W ...

I'm looking to purchase a PicoPSU and power brick while in the UK on holiday but require advice on which ones to get to suit the following system: Gigabyte GA-MA74GM-S2H AMD LE-1250 (std HSF so far) 2x2Gb DDR2 2 x 5400rpm drives (WD10EACS & WD10EADS) 2 x 7200rpm Samsung drives (until replaced with m...

Does this look like a decent enclosure for a 3.5 hard drive? Looks like a basic thin sheet metal box you can get from most electronics retailers. May be susceptible to vibration. Worth trying to get a die-cast alloy box instead. I'm sure there are guides on SPCR for creating this type of HDD enclos...

well i built my whs with the following <snip> Samsung eco-green 1tb x9 It idles at about 87watts according to kilowatt Nice. :) I'm very interested to know what your power meter says max start-up load is with that build. I'm looking to build something extremely similar but with only 4 drives and am...

- The seasonic is the lowest rated PSU I can find at the moment Corsair CX400? A few extra questions: - Would I need the Zalman's if I purchase the Nexus' fans? probably not. - Are there better HDD's out there in terms of noise ? The 5400rpm Samsungs maybe - So far, would the components, Case, PSU,...

HueyCobra wrote:Anyhow, after a quick glance it appears Nexus PSUs do not make it to Australia

PCCG are your only hope I suspect and even then...

The HD103UI is an F1 EcoGreen 5400rpm drive.

The F2 should be designated as HD103SI it seems.

No hits on staticICE for them though.

You really ought to do something about these spammers. Given that the availability of pico psu parts in Australia is minimal compared with other areas of the world, I'm happy to be given any leads I can get. I thought my only option was from the US and that was going to cost more than the rest of m...

MSY used to stock them - that's where I got mine from in Melbourne. They still have a listing for them ($103) and I believe they have a couple of stores in Sydney. Thanks. It's a shame that they don't have a online stock control - I'd hate to wait in an hour long queue and them have none. All the u...

Impressive power consumption, just wish I could find a vendor with the board in stock locally!

Does this article help any?

psiu wrote:I also have to get approval from the purchasing department on these things.

I'm married.

I can relate to that one...

Yeah? Crap. I don't have time to re-install my system and go through the possible teething problems. Was just hoping to find the fastest CPU available. I suppose I could get something used. I will keep checking out a new system, but the cost and time to start over is kinda much at the moment. Serio...

NeilBlanchard wrote:Hi,
Here's a unit that would meet your criteria:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6817104051

Thanks Neil but it would appear it's not imported here to Australia.
It took me all my time to source the PSU in my sig a few years ago!

efficiency is good, so all you really need is a fan swap- i've never heard a quiet zalman fan before :D spcr did a zalman psu review a little while back, it was very positive so it's pretty safe to assume that zalman make quality psus. I saw both reviews and both seemed fairly positive. It helped t...

Any thoughts on the Zalman ZM360B-APS which seems to be the cheapest (~AU$60), 'quality', 120mm fanned, 'efficient' PSU I can source locally.
It's just for a low cost, low power WHS box.
I considered Pico PSU but I'd have to source that from the US and it would cost a fortune.

Thanks tehfire.
The Gigabyte GA-MA74GM-S2H and Sempron LE-1620 have just become available at my local supplier so these look likely to become the basis of my upgraded WHS server.
I look forward to more updates as you get more usage from your new set-up.

Thanks for the heads up on the article QuietOC!

The project has been delayed due to overload on the editorial team. Appreciated - same with everyones workload nowadays... In reality, the quest for "the overall lowest power consuming set-up" is really not what the article meant to be about. Yeah, we'll certainly cover that to some degree, but.......

I appreciate the article take time to produce but any hints on which components you are comparing?
Will it be AMD v Intel & Dual v Single Core CPU?
I presume you will be working on the basis of finding the overall lowest power consuming set-up that is still capable of running WHS standard features?

Any progress with the article Mike? I suspect I'll need it soon! We have all the components needed, and we'll start real work on it during the coming week, but I doubt we will be able to cover WHS as comprehensively as sites devoted exclusively to the OS have already done. Thanks Mike. I'm not too ...

here's something to get you started:
http://www.madshrimps.be/?action=getart ... rticID=889