Low power PC

["Jonathan Shaw" <semi.jon@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

There were some discussions a couple of months ago about how much=20
power a PC can use when running 24x7 and why a dedicated NAS was far=20
more economical for a file server.

I am about to buy a PC to run Idratek Cortex and as this will run=20
24x7 are so can I assume that:

* This PC could (when I need it) also run as a file server (more=20
disks needed)
* more disks in the PC that is running anyway would be more efficient=20
than an additional NAS

I've had a browse on the latest processors and it seems that they can=20
be ranked for Power (Watts and "grunt") roughly as:
VIA mini-ITX based
AMD Sempron=20
Intel Core Duo

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Ultimately I plan to put this into a small wall mount rack.  Many=20
desk tops are too deep to fit into a 400 or 450mm deep rack (like=20
this one http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?
ViewItem&item=3D250054727796) once their connectors are on the back,=20

I had planned to buy off the shelf rather than build so of pre-built=20
boxes  Mini ITX systems and Intel boxes come in about =A3500 sometimes=20
with a screen (which I need), whereas this AMD box from misco=20
http://tinyurl.com/y3s7hs is =A3235
(No screen)

Have I missed something important in selecting a machine?=20=20

Any other recommendations out there?

Thanks
Jon

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