2012-06-13, 17:27
Very cool. In today's economy,..I think this information is extremely helpful, since no one likes surprises on any bills they receive.
(2012-06-11, 17:37)wsume99 Wrote: My server idles at ~40w. If you assume $.11/kWHr (which is about the US average) that equates to ~$40/year. If I were you I'd invest in a kill-a-watt meter before you make any changes. I would certainly think that you would see much less power use from a newer system. One of the best chips for a cheap, low power unraid server is the intel celeron G530.
(2012-06-11, 18:50)Tycho91 Wrote: Why not switch to WHS v1? Can run on 1gb, no graphics card and can use LightsOut for powermanagement?
(2012-06-15, 10:03)crashnburn Wrote:I just want to clear up any confusion - I have an E5500 CPU in my server today NOT a G530. If I were going to build another server today I'd use a G530 and I'm certain that it would draw less power than my current setup.(2012-06-11, 17:37)wsume99 Wrote: My server idles at ~40w. If you assume $.11/kWHr (which is about the US average) that equates to ~$40/year. If I were you I'd invest in a kill-a-watt meter before you make any changes. I would certainly think that you would see much less power use from a newer system. One of the best chips for a cheap, low power unraid server is the intel celeron G530.
Interesting set of numbers. I'll make a note of this Low power CPU