Great video need to look at a low power version of my server but I don't really know what to do, I still want the server to be good at transcoding and I don't think there is gonna be a low power way of doing that. It would be cool to test out combinations of cpu low Ghz high core count vs high Ghz low core count and how a GPU would affect power costs.
Will add this to the list of things to test. My guess is something like quicksync is the best for power efficiency if you can use it but depends how how many streams you need
Older vid but by now some newer gen stuff is getting cheaper. I have a server itx board with an i3-7350k and 16gb ecc ram, idles at 16w. Their idle power saving features seemed to have gotten a lot better with newer gens. This is with no power optimisation done to the system, 2 sticks of ram. Underclocking/disabling hyperthreading etc wouldnt change anything with idle power use as the cpu automatically clocks down now anyway. I have an RPI4 running as my 24/7 machine though as even 16w for me costs too much, RPI4 idles at like 5w.
@@virtualtools_3021 If this is a joke, it's quite elaborate to post the punchline half a year after the setup :D I really should set up my offsite backup soon, too...
You can't undervolt atom chips. I know because I have several models of them. You can increase their power efficiency by over clocking at stock voltage, though.
This is really helpful. I can't wait to see more videos about power efficient NAS solutions.
Hi, what about hard drive power settings in freenas? i.e. drives spin down or turn off after low use that could save a bit of power
The extra wear on the disks probably is not worth the power saving, starting up a HDD is quite intensive in terms of wear
Great video need to look at a low power version of my server but I don't really know what to do, I still want the server to be good at transcoding and I don't think there is gonna be a low power way of doing that. It would be cool to test out combinations of cpu low Ghz high core count vs high Ghz low core count and how a GPU would affect power costs.
Will add this to the list of things to test. My guess is something like quicksync is the best for power efficiency if you can use it but depends how how many streams you need
Older vid but by now some newer gen stuff is getting cheaper. I have a server itx board with an i3-7350k and 16gb ecc ram, idles at 16w. Their idle power saving features seemed to have gotten a lot better with newer gens. This is with no power optimisation done to the system, 2 sticks of ram. Underclocking/disabling hyperthreading etc wouldnt change anything with idle power use as the cpu automatically clocks down now anyway. I have an RPI4 running as my 24/7 machine though as even 16w for me costs too much, RPI4 idles at like 5w.
Atom for sure.
Will taking off a fan help wattage
Yes but it may reduce how long the server will live and reduce how much processing power it has.
Atom power efficiency murders all those chips. Performance per watt is off the chart, in comparison.
#1. : use an undervolted intel atom netbook.
#2 dont forget to replace the 8 year old battery before it explodes and you need to load from an offsite backup
@@virtualtools_3021 If this is a joke, it's quite elaborate to post the punchline half a year after the setup :D
I really should set up my offsite backup soon, too...
You can't undervolt atom chips. I know because I have several models of them.
You can increase their power efficiency by over clocking at stock voltage, though.
NAS not NAZ.