File Server PSU suggestions

[Child of Wonder]

I'm in need of a reliable power supply to power my file server.

This will (eventually) be the hardware in the system:

AMD Athlon XP 2100+
MSI KM4M-L motherboard
2x Promise IDE cards
5x500GB Seagate IDE drives in RAID 5
2x20GB OS drives in RAID 1
1x512MB DDR266
at least 4 80mm fans

This will be installed in a full tower ATX case.

According to a PSU calculator I'll need at least a 330W PSU though I'd like 400+.

What would be a good power supply for this unit? Ideally, I'd like a power supply with a fan on the bottom to help move heat from the CPU out the back since the CPU cooler blows air up.

Doesn't need to be really quiet, just reliable and capable of running the afore mentioned components.

 

[davidhammock200]

MSI KM4M-L motherboard

Does this have a P4 connector?

 

[Child of Wonder]

Yes it does. Here's a photo.

 

[davidhammock200]

Sparkle 550W (EPS) FSP550-60PLG (+12V@36A) [24-pin]
From $78: http://froogle.google.com/froogle?tiled=1&q=Sparkle+FSP550-60PLG&btnG=Search+Froogle

Specs: http://www.sparklepower.com/pdf/FSP550-60PLG.pdf

 

[Child of Wonder]

How reliable is Sparkle?

Would prefer a PSU with a fan on the bottom, too.

I'll ask a different question:

What brands are considered the most reliable today?

Names that come to my mind are Antec and Seasonic. Any others?

 

[Oklahoma Wolf]

How reliable is Sparkle?

Very.

Would prefer a PSU with a fan on the bottom, too.

http://www.ewiz.com/detail.php?name=PS-E5150GH

What brands are considered the most reliable today?

Off the top of my head going by OEM - Zippy, Etasis (Silverstone Gemini, Nightjar, ST56ZF, ST75ZF, ST85ZF), Enhance (other Silverstone, Akasa), Win-Tact (PC P&C Turbocool), Seasonic (Corsair, PC P&C Silencer, Antec Neo HE and Truepower Trio), FSP (OCZ GXS, Zalman, Sparkle, Powertech).

There are other very reliable brands out there, but I'm half asleep

Channel Well made Antec units are not reliable - they run too warm and bake the capacitors. These include the Truepowers before the Trio line and all Smartpowers.

 

[Bbq]

Can't forget enermax, Seventeam (masscool nextherm 460, coolermaster xtreme 600[really 500w], seventeam as themselves), Andyson (hiper, aerocool), ACBel (Asus Atlas, Coolermaster Real 450, Coolmax 850 and 1000 only), and Wintech (ultra).

 

[Oklahoma Wolf]

Can't forget enermax

Didn't forget them... they still don't strike me as being one of the most reliable, though the Galaxy line looks to be much better engineered than past units.

 

[davidhammock200]

Can't forget enermax, Seventeam (masscool nextherm 460, coolermaster xtreme 600[really 500w], seventeam as themselves), Andyson (hiper, aerocool), ACBel (Asus Atlas, Coolermaster Real 450, Coolmax 850 and 1000 only), and Wintech (ultra).

I could easily forget most of those.

 

[davidhammock200]

How reliable is Sparkle?

Would prefer a PSU with a fan on the bottom, too.

I'll ask a different question:

What brands are considered the most reliable today?

Names that come to my mind are Antec and Seasonic. Any others?

Sparkle is made by Fortron, who also make the OCZ GXS's & many others.

Very reliable.

 

[Child of Wonder]

Thanks for the advice guys. I appreciate your input.

I think I'm going to go with this one:

Fortron AX450-PN

Looks like it has nice long cables to reach the drives in a full ATX case, plenty of power, and, best of all, reliable so I have one less component in my case I have to worry about.