I want to make a secondary PC with only 1 aim (Least Power Usage)

I want to build a PC
which uses the least amount of electricty
i want to run it 24X7

It will primarily be a Download & Browsing Machine

Please suggest the Specs.
Lesser the Price the Better!

Keep in Mind : Least Electricity :razz:

Ironman said:
I want to build a PC
which uses the least amount of electricty
i want to run it 24X7

It will primarily be a Download & Browsing Machine

Please suggest the Specs.
Lesser the Price the Better!

Keep in Mind : Least Electricity

Get a laptop instead, it will be more power-efficient.

seamon said:
Get a laptop instead, it will be more power-efficient.

But wont Running it 24X7 will ruin it within 2 to 3 years ?
and
laptops dont have expandable internal storage
i use now 3 tb
it costs more than its desktop counterparts

even if i want to buy a laptop , do you have a laptop in mind
which is also low priced ?

Get a cheap Lenovo Thinkad, those thingies are durable as hell. I have a Lenovo R61 which is nearly 6-7 years old. It's my downloading rig. I download games and stuff on it 24/7 with free BSNL 3G FUP modem stick. It's true, max you can get is 1 TB HDD in a laptop but WD ext HDDs work pretty well.

Lenovo B490 or something.....I think that's cheap.

seamon said:
Get a cheap Lenovo Thinkad, those thingies are durable as hell. I have a Lenovo R61 which is nearly 6-7 years old. It's my downloading rig. I download games and stuff on it 24/7 with free BSNL 3G FUP modem stick. It's true, max you can get is 1 TB HDD in a laptop but WD ext HDDs work pretty well.

Lenovo B490 or something.....I think that's cheap.

Ok i will look into that ,
how much electricity it takes up ?

how about Raspberry Pi kinda setup?

An atom based system is best for these kinds of tasks

snap said:
how about Raspberry Pi kinda setup?

Nerevarine said:
An atom based system is best for these kinds of tasks

Will You guys Please elaborately Tell me some Specs Based on your Advice

Raspberry Pie & Atom is good i think
What else do i need with Raspberry (i have no Practical experience with R Pie)? to make it work like a desktop (but low powered).

And How much electricity does an atom processor uses Relatively
in comparison to my i7?

W

i always prefer a full windows system(not possible with pi) as it allows flexibility in installing different torrent clients & download managers.as for electricity savings using an intel atom pc 24*7(excluding monitor usage) for entire month will cost less than a medium size dominos pizza.

+1 to above and you can always buy a bulk Hard Disk Dock for attaching it externally or create a NAS station .

Just remove the monitor once you set it up. :lol:

whitestar_999 said:
i always prefer a full windows system(not possible with pi) as it allows flexibility in installing different torrent clients & download managers.as for electricity savings using an intel atom pc 24*7(excluding monitor usage) for entire month will cost less than a medium size dominos pizza.

I agree with windows system !
User friendly

Can you give me a full Specs List
Like
Motherboard
Processor- Atom
Ram
etc

I generally turn off the monitor after i start a download.
so

How much a Monitor Consumes electricity ?

nikhilsharma007nikx said:
+1 to above and you can always buy a bulk Hard Disk Dock for attaching it externally or create a NAS station .

NAS - I know what it is , but i have no idea how to set it up .
any advice where should i start ?

seamon said:
Just remove the monitor once you set it up.

Yup Will Do

Is there any thing else on which i can run windows but will consume less power than atom ? or atom is the least

An Atom is what you need .. lower than that i impossible till you are willing to buy a P2 or P3 (second hand obviously) .. for NAS you can go through some guides on internet for FREE NAS but its a large scale sort of solution and doing now would be IMO waste of money .. till then get some hard disk and a BULK docking station .. it would suffice .

W

intel atom comes in mobo+processor combo(processor is soldered to mobo) commonly called as intel atom kit.deltapage site lists dual core intel atom D2500 kit for 4700.add 2 gb laptop ddr3 ram(not regular ram) for ~1500,a hdd & any cheap psu.old crt monitor consumes lots of energy(17" monitor uses ~75-85w) but lcd monitor consumes much less(cheap 19" uses ~25-30w).