Energy Efficient PC Build, Laptop, NUC?...

jake000

jake000

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Hello everyone :)

My current specs are:

AMD 3600
MSI B450 Carbon AC
32Gb 3600MHz Ram
Zotac 3060
An M.2 boot drive, SSD for games and random storage drives.

I don't game much anymore but tend to stream things to the TV (PC used to be in the living room but moved it upstairs). I play a bit of Fortnite and then Roblox with my son.

I leave my computer on for about 12 hours a day but with electricity costing so much now, I want to move to something more energy efficient.

I don't know if I should keep my PC for when I need a bit more power and then get an older laptop, NUC or something else and leave that on instead. It would need to stream 4K and run roblox at the most. I'm open to suggestions because energy efficient computing isn't something I've ever tried.

What are your suggestions please? Budget is the cheaper the better but if a new build is a good option that is energy efficient, I would look into that cost as well.

Thank you :)
 
Thank you for your suggestions. The Asrock desk mini looks nice. I would think around 100-150 watts. I've only ever overclocked and added more voltage, I've never undervolted or tuned one. Sounds like a good idea though :)
 
Thank you for the help and replies. It's been a very busy day!

I am probably way off with what I thought it idled at, ooops! I've picked up a plug in meter to check it properly :)

That's all really helpful and gives me some options and stuff to think about. As mentioned though, it might be better to stuck with what I have.
Thank you :)
 
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