How low can I go?

[imported_Shivetya]

the requirements hardware

300g of disk
dvd burner
printer connection (usb)

the requirements software
iTunes always on (to serve other iTunes clients in house)



How low of a power supply can I go before I get into troubles?

I have the following system I can rip apart.
3800x2
2gb ram (ddr)
6150 nvidia board
350watt power

can I reduce the power supply? I want to leave it on all the time without becoming a space heater. Should I just get a whole new processor/mb combo that eats a ton less wattage?

 

[thespeakerbox]

power supplies only use the amount of power necessary. They dont run at 100% all the time.

If all its going to do is work with music, might at as well pick up some crap computer off ebay , slap on a linux distro with a jukebox and enjoy the tunes.

 

[MercenaryForHire]

I'd say 75W or so.

Get an old P3 and that'll do the job just fine.

- M4H