Need to replace a 200W idle server...
Posted: Sun May 09, 2010 8:21 am
Hi all,
I have just done an investigation in the house to work out why my electricity bills are so high and one of the main offenders is my dual xeon server which idles at 200W..
This server runs VMware and in the past ran 6 virtual servers but now its only running 2 and these are idle nearly all the time..
I am looking to use some parts I have to build up another system that will hopefully draw far less power..
I have a C2D E4400 processor kicking around, some memory and and antec case with PSU.. I will also only be running two hard drives in the new system..
Now for the questions..
Is an E4400 worth using to make a low power server?
My thinking is that I have it already so might as well use it but if its power hungry I might look at something else..
How do you determine which motherboards have lowest power consumption?
Does memory speed affect power usage? In other words will 533Mhz memory use less power than 800mhz and is it a significant difference?
How do I find out which motherboards support VT? (in case I need it later and then I can just change the proc because the E4400 doesn't support it)
Is a target of 50w idle reasonable?
I have just done an investigation in the house to work out why my electricity bills are so high and one of the main offenders is my dual xeon server which idles at 200W..
This server runs VMware and in the past ran 6 virtual servers but now its only running 2 and these are idle nearly all the time..
I am looking to use some parts I have to build up another system that will hopefully draw far less power..
I have a C2D E4400 processor kicking around, some memory and and antec case with PSU.. I will also only be running two hard drives in the new system..
Now for the questions..
Is an E4400 worth using to make a low power server?
My thinking is that I have it already so might as well use it but if its power hungry I might look at something else..
How do you determine which motherboards have lowest power consumption?
Does memory speed affect power usage? In other words will 533Mhz memory use less power than 800mhz and is it a significant difference?
How do I find out which motherboards support VT? (in case I need it later and then I can just change the proc because the E4400 doesn't support it)
Is a target of 50w idle reasonable?