• We’re currently investigating an issue related to the forum theme and styling that is impacting page layout and visual formatting. The problem has been identified, and we are actively working on a resolution. There is no impact to user data or functionality, this is strictly a front-end display issue. We’ll post an update once the fix has been deployed. Thanks for your patience while we get this sorted.

Low Power Computer

J

JHallas

Member
Hi,

I'm currently looking for the lowest power possible computer as cheap as possible. All it needs to do is be able to run Windows XP. I'm guessing AMD as I remember them having good energy saving under-clocking features. I could post this in MOBO/CPU, but I'd prefer a package if any of you seen one. I purchased a relatively low power system from Fry's electronics a couple years back that used some odd AMD processor that was designed for embedded applications. Any help would be appreciated.

Jhallas
 
Well,

My dad wants a computer that's going to run a lot and be used occasionally for surfing but almost entirely for VOIP. He wants it to use the least power possible because he doesn't need anything fancy.

Thanks,
Jhallas
 
budget? you can look into the via nano setups, intel atom (if you can get them? theyre selling out fast, i understand) AMD geode stuff or maybe something intel thats a ULV mode but the first 3 are specifically made with low-power in mind, i believe...keep in mind none of those are made to be performance parts as much as low-power.

shuttle has a ~$230 SFF box with linux on it that has a celeron if you want cheapish, may be lower power than some other options. theres also a barebones version of the box, maybe you can put a ULV cpu in it?

im not sure how the prices may compare to other places, but newegg will have almost all of that.

you can search on slashdot, they have a few articles a year on low-power/sff units and you may find some useful info there.
 
Apparently you can take an A64 2000+, which runs at 1GHz and it will not only use less power than the Atom, but also can be run fanless.

You drop that into a modern AM2/AM2+ board and you have a pretty sweet rig whose processor uses 8W or less at load. The whole system can be run fanless and will use a very miniscule amount of power. The best part is that you can use COTS parts that are all modular (CPU is socketed, not soldered for example) with a great onboard graphics chip.
 
MSI Atom barebones. $150+$37(2GB Kingston memory)+$25(burner of choice)+$70(WD GP 500GB)=less than $300 shipped for a very green system. Much better deal than an EEEPC.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.

TRENDING THREADS

Back
Top