Low Power Intel CPUs for HTPC NAS
Table of Content CPU Cache Report project as inappropriate High Performance Workstations Ultra-Reliable, Power-Efficient Workstations Power Consumption – Pre-Tuning Idle AND Heavy Network/Disk Activity (4 HDD) (13-14 watts / 22 watts) Power Consumption – Post Tuning Idle Ultra Low Power Servers Are you looking for a central place to store all your pictures and movies? A home server can be used in many different scenarios and can be a great addition to your home network. I have a Raspberry pi I’m going to play with, apparently they work quite well, with one tuner. I don’t think it will handle more that two as the network runs off of the USB and is limited to USB 2.0 speeds. The use of the thin client gave me ideas, but I still think the RasPi suggestion will work better for me. Word is they consume 3W idle power - that'd be perfect. Have you read my writeup on using an HP t730 thin client to upgrade the processing power on my N40L ? You might be able to do the same slapping