Building a game server, need help with choosing a PSU.

[vide0bug13]

Hi guys, I'm building a game server for Left 4 Dead and need help picking out a PSU.
I bought this stuff off newegg:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813135075

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103628

Also 4GB ram(2 sticks) and a 320GB HDD.
(newegg stopped the bundle I bought these as and I can't find them right now).

I need to be a cheap as possible and was thinking one of these three:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817170012

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817255010

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817339019

What would you recommend?

 

[astrodudepsu]

I don't want this to come off the wrong way, but Cheap and PSU don't belong in the same breath.

Why cheap out on the ONE component that can quite literally kill your entire system.

For the sake of your server please look at something like, Seasonic, Corsair, PC Power and Cooling, (most) Antec's, (some) OCZ's.

Your system won't need much power, a decent 400W unit will do from any of the above mentioned sources.

 

[masterjaw]

What the F?! Those are generic PSUs. Of course they would be cheap.

Buy a decent one from a certified manufacturer.

 

[vide0bug13]

>_> yea, but they haven't gotten any exceedingly horrible reviews.
(other than breaking but you can RMA or whatever it's called)

 

[astrodudepsu]

Where are the reviews? It's not easy to properly review a PSU.

check out this site for good reviews:
http://www.jonnyguru.com/

 

[vide0bug13]

Ok, I found this:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817371005

Would that be enough to power my server? or is 380 to little?

 

[astrodudepsu]

well there is no actually video card in this thing right?

if not, that will be a plenty.

 

[vide0bug13]

Nope, just a motherboard with a sata HDD attached.
(and a DVD drive while installing the OS)

If I can find a lower wattage psu that is cheaper(and reliable ) how low could I go?
BTW thanks for being soo quick.

 

[astrodudepsu]

off the top of my head, i don't know that you will find a lower wattage psu of a similar quality, even though your system could go a bit lower. I would just snag that Earthwatts and call it a day.

 

[vide0bug13]

How about Thermaltake? Are they a decent company?

 

[masterjaw]

I guess, but not at the same level as Antec, Corsair, Seasonic, PCP&P, etc.

I would also stick with the earthwatts.

 

[amnotanoobie]

You could go with Corsair CX400:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139008&Tpk=corsair%20psu

But it costs a bit more, the Earthwatts I guess would do fine.

 

[Onus]

Get the Antec Earthwatts. It is a solid PSU. I've got one running my Green Gamer, a low-power box with a 4850e on a 790GX board, and a HD4670 GPU. It is primarily a Teamspeak server. Other than brief interruptions for testing things (its other purpose), it has run 24/7 since February. I'm about to put a 720BE on it to do more things, and have no plans to replace the PSU.

For your amusement: http://www.corsair.com/cinema/movie.aspx?id=622747

 

[vide0bug13]

Hehe, that video is kinda funny.
My first gaming computer (I got ripped off at some computer thing because I was a noob) kinda did that.
except I heard sparks like that, then fire shot out the back :/.

I guess I will get the earthwatts then, thanks all!