Looking for the lowest power setup I can get with 2 4 lane PCIe slots. Requirements other than this are pretty minimal, I think the PCIe requirement will bring it up to something fairly suitable in most cases but lets say equivalent of G3258 pentium for processing power.
Spec me: Low power setup with PCIe x4 *2 at least
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YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte Z97P-D3 Intel Z97 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £62.99
1 x Intel Pentium K Anniversary G3258 Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £55.99
Total : £128.58 (includes shipping : £8.00).
That board has a 16X and 4X slot.
What other bits do you need?
1 x Gigabyte Z97P-D3 Intel Z97 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £62.99
1 x Intel Pentium K Anniversary G3258 Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £55.99
Total : £128.58 (includes shipping : £8.00).
That board has a 16X and 4X slot.
What other bits do you need?
Is it as simple as "whatever Z97 board + that chip" for 10-15w idle? Figured there would be a bit more to it. Also is there a reason to go Z97 if we're purely after low power? Are they specifically better on the power front (as I'd obviously prefer to save whatever I can on the wallet side of things too).
Rest of the kit I have, it's going to have a few bits of hardware that will no doubt bring it back over 20w idle (2 port server network card being one, a perc 5i being a possible second, hence the need for 2 PCIe) so trying to get this as low as possible for the base components.
Anyone have setup tips? I read a few bits about disabling turbo and turning on all the low power states but I might be a bit lost for specifics.
Rest of the kit I have, it's going to have a few bits of hardware that will no doubt bring it back over 20w idle (2 port server network card being one, a perc 5i being a possible second, hence the need for 2 PCIe) so trying to get this as low as possible for the base components.
Anyone have setup tips? I read a few bits about disabling turbo and turning on all the low power states but I might be a bit lost for specifics.
