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<blockquote data-quote="datfreak" data-source="post: 971100" data-attributes="member: 19079"><p>Sorry for the long time before reporting back. Just found my power meter.</p><p>So prev my oldish 550 (x2) AMD system was using 130w while watching TV.</p><p> </p><p>This new i3 uses 52w doing the same! This is using the same 2 X 2 tuners/ 2tb green drive.</p><p>The only difference is the the new system has a extra drive - the ssd.</p><p>I think it may be even less then 52w after the hdd "idles down".</p><p> </p><p>The new gear will pay for itself in about 1.5yrs and is more stable - very pleased.</p><p>There may be more power savings with a more efficent PSU but at the moment I think i have gotten the best bang for buck. If I get a PICO PSU I will report back with the new measurments.</p><p> </p><p>At the moment, I have the CPU offset at -.05 volt with "Asus moderate power savings, I'm not sure what the last does.</p><p>I did try -0.8 and asus "high power savings" but this caused rare crashes, so i will leave it on the above settings.</p><p> </p><p>Tips for HTPC with win 8 pro I've found:</p><p> </p><p>If using a older usb tuner, use the usb2 plugs on the motherboard -using the usb3 ones caused crashes</p><p>Do all windows updates early(before installing mediaportal) - i had lots of crashes until I did this.</p><p>Use Classic shell to make win 8 behave like win 7. skips metro screen and makes win 8 more MP friendly.</p><p>Turn off windows defender( only in safe network!)</p><p>Lower the uac settings. ( only in safe network!)</p><p>Turn off sleep button to make pc sleep under power settings -this stops the MCE remote from putting the pc to sleep too quickly, as I was getting crashes when doing this. Let MP power scheduler handle this.</p><p>If using a SSD do use a ramdisk for timeshifting- they are free and easy to setup.</p><p>***************</p><p> </p><p>EDIT: 4/4/13</p><p>Still happy with this system. With a bios update and resetting the cpu to -.05 undervolt system uses ~48W watching(and recordering) hd tv.</p><p>interesting, when the pc is at desktop it uses only 40w BUT going into MP home screen -then it goes upto 48W -weird?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="datfreak, post: 971100, member: 19079"] Sorry for the long time before reporting back. Just found my power meter. So prev my oldish 550 (x2) AMD system was using 130w while watching TV. This new i3 uses 52w doing the same! This is using the same 2 X 2 tuners/ 2tb green drive. The only difference is the the new system has a extra drive - the ssd. I think it may be even less then 52w after the hdd "idles down". The new gear will pay for itself in about 1.5yrs and is more stable - very pleased. There may be more power savings with a more efficent PSU but at the moment I think i have gotten the best bang for buck. If I get a PICO PSU I will report back with the new measurments. At the moment, I have the CPU offset at -.05 volt with "Asus moderate power savings, I'm not sure what the last does. I did try -0.8 and asus "high power savings" but this caused rare crashes, so i will leave it on the above settings. Tips for HTPC with win 8 pro I've found: If using a older usb tuner, use the usb2 plugs on the motherboard -using the usb3 ones caused crashes Do all windows updates early(before installing mediaportal) - i had lots of crashes until I did this. Use Classic shell to make win 8 behave like win 7. skips metro screen and makes win 8 more MP friendly. Turn off windows defender( only in safe network!) Lower the uac settings. ( only in safe network!) Turn off sleep button to make pc sleep under power settings -this stops the MCE remote from putting the pc to sleep too quickly, as I was getting crashes when doing this. Let MP power scheduler handle this. If using a SSD do use a ramdisk for timeshifting- they are free and easy to setup. *************** EDIT: 4/4/13 Still happy with this system. With a bios update and resetting the cpu to -.05 undervolt system uses ~48W watching(and recordering) hd tv. interesting, when the pc is at desktop it uses only 40w BUT going into MP home screen -then it goes upto 48W -weird? [/QUOTE]
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