CPU for nas and under 37watts idle

[GraySenshi]

Basically I run 2 desktops and a laptop I was wondering if getting a pentium for a server will be lower tdp then the 6600k that system is using a liquid cooler and a 950 getting 35-120 watts depends on the load

 

[das_stig]

AMD x4, higher model number means better GPU performance ...

3850 1.3Ghz 25w £28.49
5150 1.6Ghz 25w £28.45
5130 2.2Ghz 25w £34.10
5370 2.2Ghz 25w £41.49

 

[Ecky]

My i5 3570K system in my signature idles at 35w at the wall, and comes to around 80w under Prime95.

A 14nm Skylake CPU should draw even less. Be aware that discrete video cards are relatively power hungry at idle.

EDIT: More cores shouldn't affect idle consumption very much. It's mostly the platform, and 1151 is the best choice.

 

[GraySenshi]

Basically I was wondering for the server if it matters if I get a pentium or i3 with the watts consumed and no gpu intagraded graphics being its a server I wanted it to idle as low as possable

 

[Ecky]

A Celeron, Pentium, or even an i7 will have similar idle consumption; it will only be significantly different under load.

 

[GraySenshi]

So basically they will have the same just once each one hits it's max the higher just keeps going and uses more power

 

[Ecky]

Pretty much. Consider that a faster CPU can often get a task done more quickly though, returning the system to idle more quickly.

 

[GraySenshi]

Yea but what if your idle is about 230watts

 

[Ecky]

I have never heard of a system idling at 230w. My old heavily overclocked Q6600 system, with all power saving features disabled, Crossfire HD4870's and a large custom watercooling loop didn't idle that high.

 

[GraySenshi]

My battery backup says that the 6600k is at 37-100 some the 4000m is 47+ and the 5930k is doing 230-760 range but it's running sli 980ti so I'm hoping there will be a better power savings fetures

 

[GraySenshi]

Just looked at PC part picker it was saying without my ssd raid and hdd raid it was 190-755 range

 

[Ecky]

Considering most SSDs idle in milliwatts, and hard drives are less than 5 watts even while seeking, I find that unlikely. Just how many drives do you have? 100?

 

[GraySenshi]

3x 850, wd black and 2x wd blue raid using a h115 cooler

 

[Ecky]

Samsung 850 EVO - 0.05w idle, 3.7w max
WD Blue - ~6w idle, 6.8w max, <1w when they spin down
MCP355 pump (a good approximation) - 18w at full speed
120mm fan - ~1.5w at full speed

So, from your drives, you'll have about 12w at idle but spinning, and in the range of 20w from your cooler.

 

[GraySenshi]

This is my build http://pcpartpicker.com/user/GraySenahi/saved/rnHV3C

 

[GraySenshi]

Sli kills the idle watts 62 per card that's about 125 watts is there a way on the desktop it's using a 8x gpu then when it needs more it goes to the sli and disables the 8x gpu

 

[Ecky]

I have some criticisms with your build:

1) The 5930K is a waste of money. It's $200 / 50% more expensive than the 5820K, which is the same CPU minus a few PCIe lines. There is no performance penalty for running your video cards in PCIe 3.0 8x rather than 16x.

2) That motherboard is astoundingly expensive. What does it do that a board half as expensive does not?

3) You don't want to raid SSDs, and the 850Pro is an awkwardly priced one at that. It's only very slightly faster than the much cheaper 850 EVO, and very significantly slower than the 950 Pro. Why not go with a single large, much faster M.2 drive? Ditch the old SATA interface for SSDs if you can.

4) The 980 Ti is arguably an old and outdated card now, having been replaced by the GTX 1070 and 1080. The 1070 is faster, $100 cheaper, draws less power, and has a better feature set.

5) 1050w is unnecessarily large for your PC. You have a 140w CPU, and a pair of GTX 1070's are 150w each. You could run your PC safely at stock on a 550w-600w unit, and even a 750w would give plenty of headroom for overclocking.

6) I strongly recommend people away from AIO watercoolers. The Noctua D15 performs just as well, is cheaper, quieter, and it won't leak and destroy your expensive components. It also doesn't have a pump to fail (and all of them DO eventually fail, ask me how I know), and on top of that pumps are noisy and dump more heat into your loop.

 

[GraySenshi]

I meant install a 3rd gpu that is for idle and low watts and that is only being used during desktop usage then once rendering plus it goes to the sli

 

[GraySenshi]

The 1080 wasn't out yet when I built my system and same with skylake

 

[GraySenshi]

I use the sli in 16x thought the 3rd different gpu would work for desktop usage only also I thought the 5930k had more lanes then the 20k o btw I did the build when the 980ti came out

The ssd raid is for extra space rather then speed you know as well as I do the difference between ssd and hdd the hdd is for archiving also when I got the 512 there wasn't a 1tb or 2tb but yea I probably should have gotten a lower class ssd could have gotten more space for the same price