Low Power Consumption PC-Based NVR?

[SrDr_TF_00]

Hello!


I like the benefits/pros/flexibility of a PC-based NVR, however, what I don't like is the cost to run a PC 24x7 (e.g., https://www.google.com/#q=how+much+does+it+cost+to+run+my+computer+24x7).


Do you have any thoughts or experience in PC hardware set ups, with a focus on low power consumption, resulting in lower operating costs? Keep in mind, this would be for a 4 POE camera set up (so I don't want to spend 000's). My motivation in posting the question is that I don't want to pay $30/mth for power to run a 500W box under my stairs closet.



Any help with this would be appreciated...Google seems to have failed me lol.



Much appreciated, cheers.

 

[fenderman]

Hello!


I like the benefits/pros/flexibility of a PC-based NVR, however, what I don't like is the cost to run a PC 24x7 (e.g., https://www.google.com/#q=how+much+does+it+cost+to+run+my+computer+24x7).


Do you have any thoughts or experience in PC hardware set ups, with a focus on low power consumption, resulting in lower operating costs? Keep in mind, this would be for a 4 POE camera set up (so I don't want to spend 000's). My motivation in posting the question is that I don't want to pay $30/mth for power to run a 500W box under my stairs closet.



Any help with this would be appreciated...Google seems to have failed me lol.



Much appreciated, cheers.

Welcome to the forum..
Understand that its almost impossible for a modern pc to consumer anywhere close to 500w...the power supply may be rated 500w but that is not the consumption..(obviously some crazy overclocked gaming rig will draw a few hundred watts)..
A modern haswell pc like an i5-4570 or similar idles at 30w, and at 30 percent load is around 50-60w..
if you get an S processor you can idle at around 12-15 something like this http://www.ebay.com/itm/NEW-HP-EliteDesk-800-G1-USDT-Quad-i5-4590s-3-0Ghz-4GB-500G-DVD-Win-8-Pro-G5R51UT-/131455336005?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item1e9b593e45

 

[paarlberg]

My PC with the dual monitors turned on runs about 200w (2A). It runs around 50% CPU utilization 24x7. I have a 256GB SSD for OS and a 1TB for storage locally. With the monitors off, it runs about 100w (1A). It is an i7 3770k, no overclocking.

My media server (plex) in the basement is a Xeon E3 1220v2 with 2x 1TB mirrored for OS and 4x 2TB RAID5 for storage on a dedicated Adaptec RAID card, it pulls about 200-400w (2-4A) depending on the load. The drives and all the fans for cooling add to the load. I need to make some adjustments to this setup to allow for more savings. It is only used a couple hours a day max, so a lot of waste here.

I have a couple other servers running Atom D525 CPU and with dual green drives, they only pull about 30-45w each (.3-.45A).

Where I live, 1A equals about $10-12 per month.

A lot will depend on the equipment (drives, CPU, etc).

 

[fenderman]

My PC with the dual monitors turned on runs about 200w (2A). It runs around 50% CPU utilization 24x7. I have a 256GB SSD for OS and a 1TB for storage locally. With the monitors off, it runs about 100w (1A). It is an i7 3770k, no overclocking.

My media server (plex) in the basement is a Xeon E3 1220v2 with 2x 1TB mirrored for OS and 4x 2TB RAID5 for storage on a dedicated Adaptec RAID card, it pulls about 200-400w (2-4A) depending on the load. The drives and all the fans for cooling add to the load. I need to make some adjustments to this setup to allow for more savings. It is only used a couple hours a day max, so a lot of waste here.

I have a couple other servers running Atom D525 CPU and with dual green drives, they only pull about 30-45w each (.3-.45A).

Where I live, 1A equals about $10-12 per month.

A lot will depend on the equipment (drives, CPU, etc).

Those are very high numbers even with all the drives...are you using graphics cards? how are you measuring?

 

[paarlberg]

The i7 3770k I measure on my UPS. The media box is measured on an APC rack mount power bar. The media box has onboard, just running plex server. My BI machine has a GTX 550 ti.