> I don't know which PSU you're talking about, but make sure it has good > efficiency and is reliable. > IMHO it doesn't matter much if it's rated 120W or 450W, as long as it's > efficient, ie 80 PLUS Gold Certified, or even better like Platinum (92+). > > But here's 2 major cons: 1. high power PSUs are less effective at low power usage. 2. more expensive, after all. I would not recommend PSU rated at significantly higher wattage.
For motherboard: I've got Tyan S3115GM2N-B with 2x gigabit NIC and atom onboard, which serves as home file server & internet gateway (1 port WAN, 1 for LAN & gigabit switch after it). It has low power consumption and managed through IPMI - I can power on/off remotely and have remote console, even can reinstall/recover OS remotely. Why don't you look for something similar? Of course, if you don't have some sophisticated routing rules which requires >=4 NICs. -- Leonid.
