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Old 25th February 2008   #10 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Cyberprog View Post
Yes, but the chips aren't run at 230V, they're running at 5V or 12V I believe...
Huh?! Your PSU does all the AC-DC and voltage stepping. You need at least another 20 watts going into the server, which as Rob has worked out correctly.

Factors to add in:
- PF
- PSU efficiency at delivering 3.3v or whatever is needed
- CPU won't always be running at 100%
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