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Joe L, is it really that hard to setup ssh on an unraid box, then sftp into it? I have it configured on my ubuntu server and it works a treat.

Thanks guys, took all your advice and went with the corsair . BTW, great resource for the 80plus.org site.

Thanks for the input Joe. I have been running under the assumption that you want a power supply that will be running between 30-50% for true efficiency. Am I wrong or will this waste a lot of energy just idling with a load <70W (which this will do a lot being a simple nas for my htpc)? Also, 6 HDDs will be the max that this build will ever get to. Currently I only have 3 drives with the other 3 slots for future use. I guess I need to know if a larger watt PSU wastes more energy than it's worth. And if yes, are there really no quality sub-200w power supplies?

Actually the max load that I calculated was ~110W (unless I did the math terribly wrong ). I think that a 400W PSU for this build would be overkill as it's simply a low-power cpu and green HDDs.

Foxconn G45M microATX: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813186162 Intel Celeron 430 Conroe-L 1.8GHz 35W 2x DDR2 800 512mb (1GB) 6x WD 1TB Caviar Green drives From my calculations I think I should be able to get buy with a <200w PSU. Also, I am fabricating my own case so form factor is not an issue. Any PSU come highly recommended?

Is there an update on usability with unRaid? Newegg has is right now bundled with an extra wd 1TB green drive FREE... would love to pick it up and wipe whs! http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16859321013&nm_mc=OTC-Froogle&cm_mmc=OTC-Froogle-_-Server+-+Systems-_-Acer+America-_-59321013