Just as an update ,went from: 1090T, 6GB Ram, Antec NeoPower 650 W, ASUS GF 8200 mb AM2, Geforce 5670 fanless -> 200W at 80-90% load while performing task to i7 3770T (w/ HD 4000), 16GB Ram, Seasonic X-400 Fanless, asus intel motherboard -> 55W at 30% load while performing the same task Suffice to s...

Thanks for the advice -> I'm going to get a 35W i5 quadcore. Be careful, there is no 35W quad core desktop i5. If you are looking at the 3470T (or older 2390T), that is a dual-core part. Basically an i3 with turbo. The i5-3570T is the lowest power quad core desktop i5 at 45W TDP. However, Intel's T...

You think I can get the same power as a 1090T for 90W total? There may be the rare task where the 6 cores of the 1090T make it faster than the 4 cores in an i5. In almost all cases the Intel cores are so much faster that even with 2 fewer it still performs better. Even in video encoding which usual...

If a 1090T is good enough then an i5 will be fine as a lower power replacement. No need for an expensive i7. You can also go low-end on the motherboard, an H61 would be fine. You could probably cut you power cost in half or more, 90W or less at full tilt is not out of the question. However, if your...

It's streaming and encoding video 24/7 -> it's approximately 85% load 24/7. A bit more info about the setups (via kill-a-watt): the fileserver is pulling about 75w with all drivers spun up. (4w at S3 sleep) the streamer is pulling 180w 24/7 at full workload. I just reduced this from 200w today by un...

I'm after some component 'arrangement advice'. I'm after the lowest power usage/best cooling situation. I currently have two servers: Fileserver- (usually in S3 sleep mode) Case: P180 Mini CPU: Athlon X3 400e Heatsink: Scythe Ninja CPU PSU: Seasonic X-400 Fanless Disks: 6 * 2TB drives. Fans: 2 * Sil...

Decided to get with a CP-850 instead!

Hi guys, I run the following system: 1090T AMD 6 Core (cooled with a Scythe Yasya) 6GB DDR2 (4 dimms) AMD 4870 512mb video card + accelero S1 rev 2 HD is a 100gb Ocz Vertex 2 SSD (no other drives) motherboard has no onboard vid, just ethernet etc Case: Antec P183 extra pci cards are X-Fi gamer and a...

Ok, got the Yasya and installed it. It's very easy to install compared with the old Ninjas. The clips are significantly better, there's no denying it. Some simple comparisons: Single yate loon case fan with the cpu heatsink, cpu idling. Scythe Ninja Mini: 60+ degrees C Scythe Yasya: 32 degrees C Ful...

Lodestar:

Ordered the Yasya. It comes tomorrow, i'll take a few snaps once it's installed and post back here with my results. /fingerscrossed

Cheers guys.

Happy to pull the trigger, but the Mega doesn't fit AMD 2+/3?

Any idea?

Not a total newbie for silencing. I have silenced a E8400 and a 4850e using Scythe Ninjas. My current machine is a: 1090T X6 AMD (6 Core 145w) 1 x Yate Loon Fan, with the voltage downgraded. 1 x Scythe Ninja Mini (have a non-mini, but the fitting is way too tight to get on. Don't wanna risk destroyi...