Need your suggestion: Power Effecient Setup

[giver_bert]

Guys, i would like to solicit your opinion on a decent build aimed mostly for Downloading and HTPC. (CPU only)

Paramount considerations:

- something that would yeild the lowest power consumption as i intend to run it almost 24/7
- can't afford to house another big build, so i prefer an itx build
- the budget constraint. i am hoping i could limit my spending to max of 12k. (i don't mind buying secondhand parts)

or would a laptop be a better option?


salamat daan

[Rainerius]

Get lang Pentium boss Haswell or Ivy Bridge, el-cheapo ITX motherboard and 2GB RAM. Ang brand new sa ako kay processor ra murag 2k+ man guro ako palit.

Mao ni ako setup:
1. Case old school IBM case na pahigda dili tower type = 150 pesos
2. PSU 200 watts = 100 pesos
3. 80GB OS Hard Disk = 500 pesos
4. 10% Life 250GB Data disk (bahala na mo kirig ni I don't care, diri ra save tanan downloads then copy to my storage server ig finish) = 500 pesos
5. 1156 Jetway motherboard = 1,300
6. G2020 = 2,500 pesos (not sure)
7. A couple of fans = 200 pesos
8. Deepcool Gamma Blade CPU Cooler = 350 pesos
Total paksit = 5,600 pesos more or less

Kusog ni nga setup boss, if Torrent + Media Center + iTunes server you will not load the CPU more than 10%.

BUT, if you plan on organizing a media library with thousands of Movies/TV series/Music. Patay ka sa HDD, pero rich bitaw ka kaya ra na kaayo.

[Iamalbertrebs]

^^ tarong lang nga hdd ibutang oi.. kay basig ma corrupt sayang kaayo ang mga prawns

[Rainerius]

^^ tarong lang nga hdd ibutang oi.. kay basig ma corrupt sayang kaayo ang mga prawns

Ako nalang tiwason hangtod asa kutob ni ang disk, murag 3TB naman cguro na download nako ani na disk andar pa gihapon ang lol. Pero just in case mo abot ang oras ma corrupt, no problemo kay 15 megabit diri office + 8 megabit sa house for turbo download.

[BrianBCBF]

Processor: intel 4th gen celeron g1820 = 1950
Ram: 2gb ddr3 = 900
Mobo: ECS h81 = 2200
HDD: 1tb = 2200 - RMA or used
Case: SG05 = 1950
PSU: 500watts branded = 1500 used

[gaspar_73]

choose a reliable mobo and psu if you intend on running it 24/7...

[butitoy]

HDD : ur 2TB Green Edition from the states. hehehe

Procie : Go lowest Richland FM2 for best Video Decode | Recode ; for best video ply-out on ur 32" LED : A4 4000

FM2 Mobo that's gud enuf for the purpose that cheap yet reliable : Asrock A55

Any small case ; even 2nd hand desktop casing na pinahigda < para ibutang sud sa tv rack stand > will do

small form factor PSU

4GB DDR3 1866 RAM

[keropi]

Intel NUC is the best option. Naa baligya si @kiboy sa una 12k lang. Sayang nahalin na.

Consider also if you really need another rig in the house because in my case, we have more pcs/laptops/tablets than we are able to use at the same time so i got an Android system as a torrent rig instead. Pwede na chinaphone. Or router with a built-in torrent client. Gamay pa kaon kurente. My 2 cents..

If you have a laptop which you rarely use or has already been dumped in the closet, why not use that instead?
Mao na gigamit nako before pero mas dako na ug kaon compared to an ARM system.

[giver_bert]

Processor: intel 4th gen celeron g1820 = 1950
Ram: 2gb ddr3 = 900
Mobo: ECS h81 = 2200
HDD: 1tb = 2200 - RMA or used
Case: SG05 = 1950
PSU: 500watts branded = 1500 used

any idea sir mga around how much ang consumo ani sa kuryente? thanks kaayo sa imong suggestion

HDD : ur 2TB Green Edition from the states. hehehe

Procie : Go lowest Richland FM2 for best Video Decode | Recode ; for best video ply-out on ur 32" LED : A4 4000

FM2 Mobo that's gud enuf for the purpose that cheap yet reliable : Asrock A55

Any small case ; even 2nd hand desktop casing na pinahigda < para ibutang sud sa tv rack stand > will do

small form factor PSU

4GB DDR3 1866 RAM

given this setup bai bert, mga around how much kaha ang wattage ani? would this be even more power effecient that the usual power consumption of a laptop? puno na akong 2TB uy! hahaha.. palit na pud ko ani lain HDDs lol. and i might need your assistance again soon..mura'g na igo nako sa upgraditis~

Get lang Pentium boss Haswell or Ivy Bridge, el-cheapo ITX motherboard and 2GB RAM. Ang brand new sa ako kay processor ra murag 2k+ man guro ako palit.

Mao ni ako setup:
1. Case old school IBM case na pahigda dili tower type = 150 pesos
2. PSU 200 watts = 100 pesos
3. 80GB OS Hard Disk = 500 pesos
4. 10% Life 250GB Data disk (bahala na mo kirig ni I don't care, diri ra save tanan downloads then copy to my storage server ig finish) = 500 pesos
5. 1156 Jetway motherboard = 1,300
6. G2020 = 2,500 pesos (not sure)
7. A couple of fans = 200 pesos
8. Deepcool Gamma Blade CPU Cooler = 350 pesos
Total paksit = 5,600 pesos more or less

Kusog ni nga setup boss, if Torrent + Media Center + iTunes server you will not load the CPU more than 10%.

BUT, if you plan on organizing a media library with thousands of Movies/TV series/Music. Patay ka sa HDD, pero rich bitaw ka kaya ra na kaayo.

hahaha buguya gyd nimo bai uy.. i still have that 2,500 cpu na imo gi pasa nako recently. di ba to siya kalas ug kuryente? kay i was thinking pud kato nalang ako gamiton, maybe add nalang ug HDDs.

Intel NUC is the best option. Naa baligya si @kiboy sa una 12k lang. Sayang nahalin na.

Consider also if you really need another rig in the house because in my case, we have more pcs/laptops/tablets than we are able to use at the same time so i got an Android system as a torrent rig instead. Pwede na chinaphone. Or router with a built-in torrent client. Gamay pa kaon kurente. My 2 cents..

If you have a laptop which you rarely use or has already been dumped in the closet, why not use that instead?
Mao na gigamit nako before pero mas dako na ug kaon compared to an ARM system.

Never heard about routers with torrent client built in.. sorry, haven't been updated with computers since last time i build one last 2002 (i switched to laptops until i finally felt the itch to build another desktop rig three months ago) lol. that's exactly what i am thinking as well. as of this posting, i have 2 laptops.. but i am not sure if they're up to the task/stress.

@Iamalbertrebs and @gaspar_73: thank mga you boss sa inyong tips

[butitoy]

Procie : Go lowest Richland FM2 for best Video Decode | Recode ; for best video ply-out on ur 32" LED : A4 4000

AMD RICHLAND A4-4000 3.2GHz @1850
or it's sibling AMD TRINITY A4 5300 3.6GHZ @2385

https://www.istorya.net/forums/comput...63-enigma.html

<add PhP800 for the bundle for 2 years warranty , kindly ask for it.>

FM2 Mobo that's gud enuf for the purpose that cheap yet reliable : ASROCK FM2A55M-VG3+ :PhP2350

ASROCK FM2A55M-VG3+

4GB DDR3 1866 RAM : PhP2450
KINGSTON HYPERX GENESIS 4GB 1866MHZ (KHX1866C9D3/4G)


Any small case ; even 2nd hand desktop casing na pinahigda < para ibutang sud sa tv rack stand > will do

+ small form factor PSU

or kani na bundle ni @vhien-tech
https://www.istorya.net/forums/comput...-hsf-3-7k.html

pwede ra kaayo nimo butangan ug i3