Low Power Pc Recommendations

[Ravnos]

I've got a few old Pentium 3 boxen in my apartment running various duties and I'm looking to replace them with machines that are smaller and have lower power consumption. I'm wondering if anyone here has any recommendations. My main requirements beyond size and power use are:
-preferably x86
-two ethernet ports, or one plus room to stuff in a PCI NIC
-USB 2.0, preferably with a usb chipset that is compatible with FreeBSD

I was looking at the FitPC, but apparently its USB controller only works as USB 1.1 with FreeBSD. I might settle for one anyway, but I'm wondering if anyone has any other suggestions. Thanks.

 

[b._.o._.b]

Wild Idea, an eeepc?

I don't know how much power it consumes but I think it will be a lot less than a desktop PC. It has got only 1 ethernet port though, Maybe a USB Ethernet Adapters could work. You can connect it to an external monitor.

 

[trooper]

Anything like these any good ?.

Trooper

 

[Ravnos]

I suppose I should have specified, these are servers. They aren't under a terribly demanding load most of the time, but they are typically headless so the laptop's screen is pretty unnecessary. If I'm paying eeepc money, I'd rather it go into CPU. Thanks though.

@trooper: I'll have to take a closer look later, but maybe.

 

[Samba Pa Ti]

maybe a mini/nano itx box ? they run on 12volts (mostly) and seem to have all the features you're after.

 

[Ravnos]

What are the prices like on those these days? I was under the impression they were not much cheaper than a full-size PC.

 

[mdinire]

Could this page be of any help?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CPU_power_dissipation

 

[evol]

maybe start out with this ?
http://www.clubit.com/product_detail.cfm?itemno=A4842001#

 

[Samba Pa Ti]

What are the prices like on those these days? I was under the impression they were not much cheaper than a full-size PC.

can get one for about £100 with the psu added onto the price. that would be decent for a webserver or similar, some of them are fanless as well.

 

[Ravnos]

Could this page be of any help?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CPU_power_dissipation


That's a good link, I'll have to keep it handy.

maybe start out with this ?
http://www.clubit.com/product_detail.cfm?itemno=A4842001#


Is that the Everex gOS PC mobo? I was considering just getting one of those but the case is kind of big and I'm also trying to cut down on the space used. Do you know of a small case it will fit in too? Cause then it will be perfect.

What are the prices like on those these days? I was under the impression they were not much cheaper than a full-size PC.

can get one for about £100 with the psu added onto the price. that would be decent for a webserver or similar, some of them are fanless as well.


So roughly $250-$275 then? That's in the ballpark of what I'm looking for price-wise. Any specific recommendations or hardware you've had a good experience with?

Thanks for the leads everyone.

 

[evol]

antec minuet seems like a pretty neat chassis +psu included (i know that you could get them cheaper but im lazy)

http://www.amazon.com/Antec-Minuet-300-Sli...o/dp/B000F7UV02
http://www.jr.com/JRProductPage.process?Pr...d.ANT+MINUET300