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by Ketan
Mon Feb 23, 2009 3:34 pm
Forum: SPCR Article Discussion
Topic: Asus P5N7A-VM: Geforce 9300 IGP
Replies: 42
Views: 33380

Could anyone with this motherboard post their power draw figures - especially if you're using pico psu.

I'm trying to work out the benefit of switching to this motherboard from the Asus G35 board power wise.

Many thanks in advance
by Ketan
Thu Apr 24, 2008 3:10 am
Forum: CPUs and Motherboards
Topic: Giga G33M-DS2R + undervolted E8200 figures + PICO results!
Replies: 8
Views: 5541

I've managed to determing the following from various tests on the system: 3.5" HDD - 2W when spun down Nova-T card - 5W 1 RAM stick - 2W 2.5" HDD - 1-2W (seems to be very low even when seeking) Note that I'm running on 240VAC so the Pico is working at very high efficiency. The CPU is undervolted to ...
by Ketan
Wed Apr 23, 2008 3:00 pm
Forum: CPUs and Motherboards
Topic: Giga G33M-DS2R + undervolted E8200 figures + PICO results!
Replies: 8
Views: 5541

Interesting results. Here's what I get with my G35 E8200 combination: Asus P5e-VM HDMI E8200@stock speed 2x3.5" 300GB HDDs 1x2.5" 80GB HDD for system Nova-T DVB card 2x1GB DDR2 sticks of RAM Ubuntu Gutsy with EIST enabled DVD RW drive (5.25") pico-120 with 102W brick I have undervolted everything I ...
by Ketan
Fri Mar 07, 2008 7:39 am
Forum: CPUs and Motherboards
Topic: Power draw with E8200 and P5E-VM HDMI?
Replies: 7
Views: 5756

Speedstep is definitely working as procinfo reports the clocked down speed when idle. I used cpuburnP6 to load the cpu and I see that it goes back to 2.66GHz. Undevolting to 1.1V makes very little difference at idle as the E8200 seems have very low power draw anyway. I did some checking to guage the...
by Ketan
Fri Mar 07, 2008 5:31 am
Forum: CPUs and Motherboards
Topic: Power draw with E8200 and P5E-VM HDMI?
Replies: 7
Views: 5756

Power draw with E8200 and P5E-VM HDMI?

I recently built a file server/Myth/virtualised windows box using the components I’ve listed below. One of my criteria was to get a reasonable low power consumption. With this setup, I get 60W idle at the AC socket with both 3.5â€
by Ketan
Thu Jan 17, 2008 2:54 am
Forum: CPUs and Motherboards
Topic: Intel C2 E8200, below 30 W!
Replies: 31
Views: 24943

Thanks for that Fenix. I'm looking to build a Mythtv backend and combined file server. This box will also run Vista as a virtualised guest on a Linux host so I'm looking for the lowest power, fastest setup possible (!) as the machine will alway be on. I'm aiming for idle power consumption of less th...
by Ketan
Wed Jan 16, 2008 1:34 am
Forum: CPUs and Motherboards
Topic: Intel C2 E8200, below 30 W!
Replies: 31
Views: 24943

Fenix, would you by any chance have any power draw figures for your HTPC system? Thanks very much.
by Ketan
Thu Dec 20, 2007 3:06 am
Forum: CPUs and Motherboards
Topic: Virtualisation support in Nvidia chipsets
Replies: 9
Views: 5528

Thanks very much for the replies. It sounds like it is pretty much supported.

Would anyone be able to confirm the option in the Asus M2N-VM HDMI and the Abit AN-M2HD

I've emailed the manufacturers about this more than a week ago but have had no replies from any.

Thanks again
by Ketan
Wed Dec 19, 2007 1:38 pm
Forum: CPUs and Motherboards
Topic: Virtualisation support in Nvidia chipsets
Replies: 9
Views: 5528

Virtualisation support in Nvidia chipsets

I'm looking to replace 2 machines with just one which runs Linux as host OS and Windows as a guest using virtualisation. For low power and good support in Linux, I'm looking at motherboards based on the Nividia 7050 chipset such as the TF7050-M2 from Biostar. Could anyone with a motherboard with thi...
by Ketan
Mon Dec 10, 2007 7:29 am
Forum: CPUs and Motherboards
Topic: My Biostar TF7025-M2 Review: Biostar Raises the Bar
Replies: 110
Views: 112462

Could anyone by any chance confirm that the TF7050 supports AMD virtualisation (there should be an option in the BIOS)?

Many thanks
by Ketan
Sun Dec 09, 2007 2:23 am
Forum: CPUs and Motherboards
Topic: Low power MythTV backend and File Server advice
Replies: 17
Views: 10164

butters, I did consider this too as my current setup is Intel based and works amazingly well given how old it is. I've been trying to find some reviews of G35 boards with some assessment of power consumption but have failed to find any info. Many reviews still don't measurepower draw. Also, I though...
by Ketan
Sat Dec 08, 2007 5:33 pm
Forum: CPUs and Motherboards
Topic: Low power MythTV backend and File Server advice
Replies: 17
Views: 10164

Thanks for the great info. Linux support on the 690G boards does worry me a great deal. I searched extensively on the Phorinix forums about Linux drivers and pretty much most people were frustrated with the state of them. I need the Linux setup to be stable since this will be the host OS. This got m...
by Ketan
Thu Dec 06, 2007 1:32 am
Forum: CPUs and Motherboards
Topic: Low power MythTV backend and File Server advice
Replies: 17
Views: 10164

Will do dress. Many thanks for your advice and all those that posted.

It's likely I'll go for the Biostar given is low power draw - just as long as I can verify it supports virtualisation.

Thanks again
by Ketan
Wed Dec 05, 2007 4:19 pm
Forum: CPUs and Motherboards
Topic: Low power MythTV backend and File Server advice
Replies: 17
Views: 10164

Many thanks for the resposes. Cerb, Yes - my mistake - I meant PCI-e. I'd like to continue using the Nova T card for now and as Hezu mentions, it is a low spec card with no decoding capability. My remote frontends seem to deal with that fine. Frank2003, I too thought that eSata was just a mechanical...
by Ketan
Wed Dec 05, 2007 10:56 am
Forum: CPUs and Motherboards
Topic: Low power MythTV backend and File Server advice
Replies: 17
Views: 10164

Many thanks for your reply. The Biostar looks pretty good - does it support AMD virtualisation? Also, do you have any experience with the linux drivers on this board?

thanks again
by Ketan
Wed Dec 05, 2007 4:13 am
Forum: CPUs and Motherboards
Topic: Low power MythTV backend and File Server advice
Replies: 17
Views: 10164

Low power MythTV backend and File Server advice

I’m looking to replace my current MythTV/File server machine with a modern low power box that hopefully will serve a number of purposes and was hoping for sme advice. Here are my requirements: 1) Low power requirements, especially at idle (<40W) as the system will be permanently on. 2) Must have a...