Looking to upgrade / sidegrade my Home Server build. Currently as follows:
PSU: Antec Earthwatts 380W
CPU: i3 540 1156 (TDP 74W)
Ram: 2GB DDR3 (single stick)
Mobo H55M-UD2H with onboard graphics and only 6 SATA ports (one is esata routed back inside the case)
Rack mount case
Hard drives 5x 1Tb and 1x2TB
HD103UJ 1TB F1 x2 7.2W
HD103SI 1TB F2 x2 4.3W
HD204UI 2TB F1 7.2W
WD10EACS 1TB Green Power 5.3W
From hard drives alone is 35.5W.
Currently drawing 88W from the mains. (772kWh / year) I do some light video encoding, but nothing time critical, sometimes I have a list of jobs running for a week or 2 hence the I3. I.E., just got all the ST:TNG on dvd to rip down to mp4. I will eventually start on my Blu-Rays, but that will require a lot more storage space. I currently only have 2Tb in use, but it is duplicated (WHS v1 which I may be upgrading to V2) and PC backups are roughly 350Gb.
I would like to get energy useage down, and upgrade the motherboard to more sata if possible (onboard graphics is a must). Case will take a full atx.
Do you think it would be possible to half the power consumption for the full system? This would give me savings of about £51 for the year . . . . I have supplied approx google values for the drives. I am not adverse to eventually upgrading them, but trying to keep costs down! Looks like the first to bite the bullet would be the F1's.
Currently looking at Intel Pentium G630T 1155 (£50)
And would be happy with B grade.
Think I am being unrealistic?
PSU: Antec Earthwatts 380W
CPU: i3 540 1156 (TDP 74W)
Ram: 2GB DDR3 (single stick)
Mobo H55M-UD2H with onboard graphics and only 6 SATA ports (one is esata routed back inside the case)
Rack mount case
Hard drives 5x 1Tb and 1x2TB
HD103UJ 1TB F1 x2 7.2W
HD103SI 1TB F2 x2 4.3W
HD204UI 2TB F1 7.2W
WD10EACS 1TB Green Power 5.3W
From hard drives alone is 35.5W.
Currently drawing 88W from the mains. (772kWh / year) I do some light video encoding, but nothing time critical, sometimes I have a list of jobs running for a week or 2 hence the I3. I.E., just got all the ST:TNG on dvd to rip down to mp4. I will eventually start on my Blu-Rays, but that will require a lot more storage space. I currently only have 2Tb in use, but it is duplicated (WHS v1 which I may be upgrading to V2) and PC backups are roughly 350Gb.
I would like to get energy useage down, and upgrade the motherboard to more sata if possible (onboard graphics is a must). Case will take a full atx.
Do you think it would be possible to half the power consumption for the full system? This would give me savings of about £51 for the year . . . . I have supplied approx google values for the drives. I am not adverse to eventually upgrading them, but trying to keep costs down! Looks like the first to bite the bullet would be the F1's.
Currently looking at Intel Pentium G630T 1155 (£50)
And would be happy with B grade.
Think I am being unrealistic?