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<blockquote data-quote="JoeSmith" data-source="post: 861285" data-attributes="member: 60415">just to give you small comparison number:&nbsp;[CODE]Intel Core i5-2500&nbsp;MSI H67 Mainboard&nbsp;8GB-DRR3 Ram&nbsp;320GB System Drive&nbsp;5x2TB Samsung F2&nbsp;TV-Card with 2xDvb-t &amp; 2xDvb-s (that ugly thing alone takes ~10W)&nbsp;Windows Server 2008 R2 [/CODE]&nbsp;The system consumes ~ 45W when all harddrives are idle. Without the harddrives and tv-card i was able to drop the system below 20W (i think that is really an amazing number for a quad core system).The hds are only used for 1-3h a day so they are set to spin down after 30minutes. i know that it is probably not the best for the drives as start/stop cycles are more dangerous than running all the time but i guess 1-2 stop cycles a day won't break them that fast. Usually i tend to keep them until the bigger drives get cheaper but since the flood that plan hasn't worked out.&nbsp;If you plan to get a good cpu with low power consumption you might take a look at the new ivy bridge cpus from intel as they are pin compatible to sandy bridge and even use less power.&nbsp;&nbsp;By spinning down the drives and using a smaller energy hungry cpu you could save some power. In my area 270W running 24/7 would be nearly 500€ / year just on energy costs.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="JoeSmith, post: 861285, member: 60415"] just to give you small comparison number: [CODE]Intel Core i5-2500 MSI H67 Mainboard 8GB-DRR3 Ram 320GB System Drive 5x2TB Samsung F2 TV-Card with 2xDvb-t & 2xDvb-s (that ugly thing alone takes ~10W) Windows Server 2008 R2 [/CODE] The system consumes ~ 45W when all harddrives are idle. Without the harddrives and tv-card i was able to drop the system below 20W (i think that is really an amazing number for a quad core system). The hds are only used for 1-3h a day so they are set to spin down after 30minutes. i know that it is probably not the best for the drives as start/stop cycles are more dangerous than running all the time but i guess 1-2 stop cycles a day won't break them that fast. Usually i tend to keep them until the bigger drives get cheaper but since the flood that plan hasn't worked out. If you plan to get a good cpu with low power consumption you might take a look at the new ivy bridge cpus from intel as they are pin compatible to sandy bridge and even use less power. By spinning down the drives and using a smaller energy hungry cpu you could save some power. In my area 270W running 24/7 would be nearly 500€ / year just on energy costs. [/QUOTE]

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