On Monday 17 January 2005 1:49 am, Greg Cope <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Sun, 16 Jan 2005 21:48:55 -0800, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > So I'm looking to build a backend only machine that consumes the least > > amount of power. �My first thought is to go with something like a > > Pentium-M, so if I need a little extra cpu for transcoding or > > something, I can get it, but can throttle it down when I don't need > > it. > > > > Right now, my backend/frontend is: > > P3 900 MHz > > 512 MB ram > > 2 x Avermedia M179 (just like a PVR250) > > 1 x 200 gig ide hd > > 1 x 250 gig ide hd > > > > and I have a third 200 gig ide hd sitting around while I build this > > machine. > > > > My main requirements: > > > > 1. Low low power. �I don't want to be keeping the electric company in > > business :-) > > 2. quiet. �I don't want the room this machine is in to sound like an > > airport. �I don't mind hacking in a bigger slower fan. > > 3. ample PCI slots for my M179's and at least one IDE controller (and > > maybe an hdtv card in the near future). > > > > I hardly ever transcode anything, and I have the mpeg2 encoder cards, > > so I don't really need much raw processing power. �This machine will > > also share out my music, videos, etc. > > > > Like I said above, my first thought is to go with a Pentium-M 1.6 GHz. > > I would just as easily go with AMD, as they are much cheaper, I just > > don't know as much about their mobile processors. �My laptop has a > > Pentium-M, so I know that the cpu throttling "just works" with > > cpuspeed. �I've found various related threads in the archives, but > > nothing that ended up verifying my thoughts. > > > > Thanks for any help/suggestions! > > > > Kristo > > What's wrong with what you have? Nothing in particular. It's an old compaq deskpro, and the case doesn't have enough space for all my drives. The fans are pretty loud (which I could replace I suppose). I also feel like building a new machine, and giving this old one to my brother-in-law :-)
> The Mprocessors and motherboards are very expensive - to the point > that I thought the cost/benefit would be an issue.very Yes, they are quite expensive. I was hoping someone on the list has had experience with the mobile AMD processors. I tried googling around to figure out how much power certain cpu's use when use. I kind of found stuff, but nothing that really answers my questions. I don't mind paying extra if it uses less power in the end. I know the actual dollar savings won't amount to much, but there's also the heat and noise issue. > Thought about the VIA stuff? I assume you're talking about the mini-itx boards? They would be just fine, but as far as I know, those only have one pci slot. I need 2 at the very least for my M179's. > > Greg > _______________________________________________ mythtv-users mailing list [email protected] http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
