I'm in the process of deciding which hardware to use for an unraid server, while I know exactly what I want from the server, I don't entirely know what hardware I want/can use. My priority for my server is extreme low power consumption. I am planning on using it as a NAS unit wi...
So while C8 would be a luxury, hitting C6 was a must. C3 uses too much power. If SATA controllers were going to prevent the CPU from hitting the best power saving states, I started to wonder whether I should have been looking for a motherboard with 6-8 SATA ports so that I...
Unraid box providing network routing, home automation services, and media services ( I love unraid!) USB Key: SanDisk 16GB Ultra Fit Mobo: Intel DX79SR Extreme+ CPU: i7-3820 Memory: 16Gb Kingston HyperX Predator Storage: (cache)480gb Micron SSD (1)8TB HDD (1) 4TB HDD GPU: ...
(cli-only) edition was used. Some GNOME stuff in the background would cause the CPU to bounce out of certain idle states, but if you’re trying to decide between Desktop and Server it’s really not going to make much difference in terms of power consumption. If you have a monitor ...