Alan Pope wrote: > 2009/4/9 javadayaz <javada...@gmail.com>: >> i raised this topic of torrents and low powered green machines a while ago >> if anyone remembers! >> > > Indeed, and I'm also using another Viglen for doing exactly that. A > viglen running torrentflux is perfect for this task. > > Cheers, > Al. >
I would also like to recommend many of the the Mini-itx type boards based around either VIA or Atom CPUs. My home server is based in a Jetway Mobo (with dual 100MB LAN i/f) and it has a VIA C7 processor and 1G of RAM. I stuck a 320MB HDD in the box when I built it. The whole thing draws about 15W from the plug. It runs Ubuntu Server, Our business telephone system on Asterisk, acts a development platform (Apache MySQL, PHP, SVN blah blah blah) and is left on 24/7. FYI I got the mobo from here: http://linitx.com/viewproduct.php?prodid=11212 I bought a case and PSU from eBay IIRC (It's an InWIN box for uATX or smaller mobos) that cost about £15. It has been very reliable. And, oh yes, I down-clocked it from 1.2Ghz to 1Ghz. I could probably go lower but it makes little difference to power consumption. HTH Al (Another one!) -- Founder of http://www.thealans.com Social networking just for people called Alan -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
