currently have the Antec NSk2480 case which is a bit bulky.
Inside is the 380W antec ATX PSU that comes with the case, a 780G microATX motherboard, X2 4850e processer, 2GB ram and 2 x 3.5" hard drives and a DVD drive.
It uses 60W of power just in windows, going upto 70-80 whilst playing HD videos.
Would obviously like something that uses less so i can leave it on nearly all the time.
Option 1 is to find a smaller case which fits all the above. So any suggestions would be welcome. obviously it would be using same power consumption.
Option 2 is get something like a Acer Revo with Atom 330 and Ion. And bung in the hard drives in an external esata or USB enclosure. I can use the old HTPC as my work PC. so it wouldn't go to waste. I'd lose the dvd drive. although an external usb one would do the job
Option 3 is build my own Ion Atom 330 system. in which case i have no idea where to start. espeacially which cases should i be looking for. how much watts should the PSU be.
Would something like the Antec ISK 300 Mini-ITX Case With 65W be enough?
If anyone can spec me the cheapest atom 330 ion htpc with 2gb of ram and a small but fastish HDD just for the OS I'd be grateful.
Inside is the 380W antec ATX PSU that comes with the case, a 780G microATX motherboard, X2 4850e processer, 2GB ram and 2 x 3.5" hard drives and a DVD drive.
It uses 60W of power just in windows, going upto 70-80 whilst playing HD videos.
Would obviously like something that uses less so i can leave it on nearly all the time.
Option 1 is to find a smaller case which fits all the above. So any suggestions would be welcome. obviously it would be using same power consumption.
Option 2 is get something like a Acer Revo with Atom 330 and Ion. And bung in the hard drives in an external esata or USB enclosure. I can use the old HTPC as my work PC. so it wouldn't go to waste. I'd lose the dvd drive. although an external usb one would do the job
Option 3 is build my own Ion Atom 330 system. in which case i have no idea where to start. espeacially which cases should i be looking for. how much watts should the PSU be.
Would something like the Antec ISK 300 Mini-ITX Case With 65W be enough?
If anyone can spec me the cheapest atom 330 ion htpc with 2gb of ram and a small but fastish HDD just for the OS I'd be grateful.
