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Dual Xeon PSU Recommendation

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adamsir2

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I have a dual 1366 xeon motherboard from supermicro. It will mostly be a vm server with dual l5640 cpu, 120gb ssd, and at least 2 desktop drives. I have looked online and newegg and either i am blind or there just aren't many options out there. emailed supermicro sales about a psu and never heard from them. My questions is what PSU would be recommended?
 
Since this is a server I'd just use a Supermicro server case that comes with two redundant PSUs. If case is 3U or bigger any ATX PSU will fit, I think. I find Supermicro systems don't use as much power as regular desktop so you can probably get away with 500w, maybe go higher to play it safe. My Xeon file server sits at around 75w without any drives. (never tested after) Meanwhile my i7 system with desktop board sits at like 300w. though it also has an add on video card, those tend to use lot of power on their own.
 
I was going to reuse my cx600 but since it is a dual cpu board it has 24 main and then 2 8 pin cpu connectors on the board. The problem i am having is finding an atx psu that has two cpu plugs and isn't 1000+ watts. I looked at the supermicro cases and psu but i can't justify paying $200+ on a case for home use. redundant supplies would be nice but aren't needed. this build wont have anything important on it.
 
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