Scramblejams
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- Apr 20, 2021
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Hi all,
I've lurked on these forums for many years and been impressed with the knowledge here. Now I have a question that my Googling hasn't answered, and I'm hoping you can.
I'm looking at putting together a Supermicro SC510T-203B with an X10SLM+-LN4F. So far so good. I have a few X10SLMs in service and I love 'em. But the PSU in that Supermicro chassies does not seem to support PMBus, which means I won't have power consumption data through IPMI. I'd like to have that data. So I'm looking for a recommendation for a power supply that:
1) Is high quality. I learned my lesson on this long ago, and I'm willing to pay more to get good power.
2) Supports PMBus.
3) Is sized efficiently. This system will probably idle at ~30w, I expect it to spike no higher than 100w (probably lower, the internal config is 2 SSDs, no PCIe cards, and an E3-1220v3), and based on some test results I saw, larger power supplies can easily waste 10-20 watts at this idle load. Where I live power is pricey (~$3/watt-year) and since the system will be mounted in a living space, I'd also like to not generate unnecessary waste heat. ~150w would probably be a good target.
4) Is reasonably quiet, since it's going to be in a walk-in closet. Doesn't need to be silent, just shouldn't be a nuisance.
5) Hopefully fits in a 1U, but this isn't a deal breaker. I could upsize the chassis if I really have to.
I've looked around but been unable to find a PSU with these attributes. Any thoughts or suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks!
I've lurked on these forums for many years and been impressed with the knowledge here. Now I have a question that my Googling hasn't answered, and I'm hoping you can.
I'm looking at putting together a Supermicro SC510T-203B with an X10SLM+-LN4F. So far so good. I have a few X10SLMs in service and I love 'em. But the PSU in that Supermicro chassies does not seem to support PMBus, which means I won't have power consumption data through IPMI. I'd like to have that data. So I'm looking for a recommendation for a power supply that:
1) Is high quality. I learned my lesson on this long ago, and I'm willing to pay more to get good power.
2) Supports PMBus.
3) Is sized efficiently. This system will probably idle at ~30w, I expect it to spike no higher than 100w (probably lower, the internal config is 2 SSDs, no PCIe cards, and an E3-1220v3), and based on some test results I saw, larger power supplies can easily waste 10-20 watts at this idle load. Where I live power is pricey (~$3/watt-year) and since the system will be mounted in a living space, I'd also like to not generate unnecessary waste heat. ~150w would probably be a good target.
4) Is reasonably quiet, since it's going to be in a walk-in closet. Doesn't need to be silent, just shouldn't be a nuisance.
5) Hopefully fits in a 1U, but this isn't a deal breaker. I could upsize the chassis if I really have to.
I've looked around but been unable to find a PSU with these attributes. Any thoughts or suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks!