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Hello everyone, I have a computer that I converted as a server that will be running 24/7. It's mainly media (PLEX) and files server. What would be your recommended Windows settings / applications for maximizing energy consumption ***efficiency***? I have a chromecast connected to it by WiFi, would wake on lan be possible? Thanks! ecoplan fucked around with this message at 02:49 on Aug 10, 2014 |
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Aug 9, 2014 21:40
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Put prime95 small FFt's and furmark in startup.
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Aug 9, 2014 21:46
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Yes what Don said, also I hope you have an AMD CPU, a ton of WD Black hard drives, and a big-rear end CRT.
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Aug 9, 2014 22:18
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Finally a problem to which the solution is bitcoin mining.
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Aug 10, 2014 00:05
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beejay posted:a ton of WD Black hard drives No no no, you want these.
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Aug 10, 2014 01:03
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Add a bunch of Peltier coolers to things, as well as space heater coils to automatically thaw the motherboard when it freezes. Cool the Peltier hot side with water loops hooked up to an air conditioner compressor.
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Aug 10, 2014 01:09
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Don Lapre posted:Put prime95 small FFt's and furmark in startup. Also run Crystal Disk Mark over and over to keep your hard drives going.
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Aug 10, 2014 01:14
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Yeah.. I just read my title.. I was meaning maximizing energy efficiency
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Aug 10, 2014 02:47
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Oh! Well then. Does the motherboard support overclocking? If so, you might want to underclock the CPU. Often you can lower the operating voltage quite a bit for only a relatively small reduction in clock speed, greatly improving the performance/power ratio for tasks like encoding. If it's Sandy Bridge or later, you can play with the Turbo Boost settings to keep a momentary Turbo available while still running at lower clocks long-term, and this will improve power consumption slightly over a flat long-term low clock. If you can't underclock, you might go to the Windows power options and set a lower-than-100% maximum CPU state. It should work well, but it won't be as good an improvement as manual underclocking. Set any hard drives you use only infrequently to spin down after a while. Usually a length like 30 minutes or an hour is good. If you're going to use Wake on LAN, might as well set the sleep timer for the same length of time. In terms of programs, the fewer the merrier. Don't install everything you would use on a desktop. Don't leave a web browser open. Heck, if you don't need to print from the machine, disable the Print Spooler service. Think minimalism. But, you know, balance the marginal milliwatt with the effort you have to put into turning shutting off unneeded Windows bits. If the server will be run without a monitor (or even if it has a monitor, but won't typically be used as a desktop), then set Windows to prioritize background tasks: quote:
You can use the command powercfg -ENERGY from an elevated command prompt to get a power consumption report and use that to diagnose what may be preventing the system from sitting around quietly. Windows 8.1 is a bit more energy efficient than Windows 7, if you have the choice (and are using Windows). Re: Wake on LAN, a Chromecast is a really dumb device and cannot manage that at all. WoL requires a special network packet to be sent. You would need to use a media software that supported WoL. PLEX does this, I believe - you would set up WoL on the system, install a PLEX app on your phone or tablet, and then use the device to initiate playback to the Chromecast. That *should* send a magic packet and turn on the server when you start the PLEX app.
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Aug 10, 2014 03:32
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ecoplan posted:Yeah.. I just read my title.. I was meaning maximizing energy efficiency If you are running a small htpc with onboard graphics you probably arnt using more than 60w anyway under TV watching load. I wouldn't waste too much time on it.
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Aug 10, 2014 03:53
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Very informative! Thanks Factory Factory! Don, 60w? ah! I thought it would be much higher. Electric energy prices are really low here, so I guess you're right! thanks everyone!
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Aug 10, 2014 04:01
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ecoplan posted:Very informative! Thanks Factory Factory! My i3 nas with 8gb ram and 4 hard drives spinning uses only 56-65w. Modern parts are really efficient.
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Aug 10, 2014 06:39
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