Low power HTPC with Blu-ray possibilities? - Blu-ray Forum

DaDane · 05-30-2008, 06:56 PM

I would love to build a very low power HTPC with Blu-ray possibility.
The Blu-ray is not what it's going to do most, - so the power consumption of the blu-ray drive is not crucial. But the HTPC will be running 24/7 so low power consumption of the rest is important.

If possible a fan-less setup would be preffered.

I am thinking about the Atom processor.
Would that be powerfull enough to do 1080p?

WickyWoo · 05-30-2008, 07:12 PM

No

the new 45w athlons should do the trick, but I wouldn't run any modern system fanless. You can get low noise fans, run 120mm fan at low rpm

use microATX, and make sure you get a good video card (what are people recommending, the 2800 series?). Do not use a latptop drive, because they're not designed for 24/7 running. Get a server model HD if you can.

If all you're doing is stream writing you can probably get away with under 100w draw

05-30-2008, 06:56 PM	#1
DaDane Member Member since:May 2005	Low power HTPC with Blu-ray possibilities? I would love to build a very low power HTPC with Blu-ray possibility. The Blu-ray is not what it's going to do most, - so the power consumption of the blu-ray drive is not crucial. But the HTPC will be running 24/7 so low power consumption of the rest is important. If possible a fan-less setup would be preffered. I am thinking about the Atom processor. Would that be powerfull enough to do 1080p?

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05-30-2008, 07:12 PM	#2
WickyWoo Blu-ray Champion Member since:May 2007 Trading Score:2	No the new 45w athlons should do the trick, but I wouldn't run any modern system fanless. You can get low noise fans, run 120mm fan at low rpm use microATX, and make sure you get a good video card (what are people recommending, the 2800 series?). Do not use a latptop drive, because they're not designed for 24/7 running. Get a server model HD if you can. If all you're doing is stream writing you can probably get away with under 100w draw

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