low power build

[oali24]

hey, if anyone could help me I would like to know what the lowest power parts could cost and how low a power supply it would use.

 

thanks,

[Electronics Wizardy]

How low power do you want?

 

How much do you want to spend?

 

A nuc would work well for this, also a laptop is normally much lower power than a desktop.

 

For a desktop, get intel/nvidia. Don't bother with the low power sku's, just downclock the high power sku's if they pull too much power.

 

You could run a i5/i7(low power) with a 1070 on 200w.

[oali24]

1 minute ago, Electronics Wizardy said:

How low power do you want?

 

How much do you want to spend?

 

A nuc would work well for this, also a laptop is normally much lower power than a desktop.

 

For a desktop, get intel/nvidia. Don't bother with the low power sku's, just downclock the high power sku's if they pull too much power.

 

You could run a i5/i7(low power) with a 1070 on 200w.

the parts I want need to be very affordable and the psu around 180- 250 watts max.

[Electronics Wizardy]

8 hours ago, oali24 said:

the parts I want need to be very affordable and the psu around 180- 250 watts max.

what is afforadble?

 

How much performance?

 

How about a i5 and a 1060?

[oali24]

1 minute ago, Electronics Wizardy said:

what is afforadble?

 

How much performance?

 

How about a i5 and a 1060?

nothing powerfull just a word, internet browsing and very basic gaming pc with very low power consumption

[Aereldor]

9 minutes ago, oali24 said:

nothing powerfull just a word, internet browsing and very basic gaming pc with very low power consumption

You don't understand how power supplies work. If you plug in low-power components into a 1500-watt power supply, that doesn't mean it'll pull 1500 watts from the wall. It'll pull approximately the amount the components need it to deliver- which is also why efficiency ratings matter. Essentially, 80+ efficiency means that 80% or more of the power pulled from the wall at either 20%, 50%, or 100% load is used by the components. For an 80% efficient power supply, it drawn 20% extra. The higher the efficiency rating, the smaller the gap.

 

 

Hence, you don't need to be concerned about power supply wattage, but rather about power draw, and primarily about the money you're willing to spend.

 

Also, why do you want the build to be low-power? Even the beefiest of gaming computers don't really pull much off the wall at idle, and only do so under load. A GTX 1080 and a Core i7 6700k aren't really pulling much when they're both at 5% usage or less.

[oali24]

2 minutes ago, Aereldor said:

You don't understand how power supplies work. If you plug in low-power components into a 1500-watt power supply, that doesn't mean it'll pull 1500 watts from the wall. It'll pull approximately the amount the components need it to deliver- which is also why efficiency ratings matter. Essentially, 80+ efficiency means that 80% or more of the power pulled from the wall at either 20%, 50%, or 100% load is used by the components. For an 80% efficient power supply, it drawn 20% extra. The higher the efficiency rating, the smaller the gap.

 

 

Hence, you don't need to be concerned about power supply wattage, but rather about power draw, and primarily about the money you're willing to spend.

 

Also, why do you want the build to be low-power? Even the beefiest of gaming computers don't really pull much off the wall at idle, and only do so under load. A GTX 1080 and a Core i7 6700k aren't really pulling much when they're both at 5% usage or less.

I have a 200 watt power supply that is just lying around and I would like to use it in something but I do not want to spend very much on it so what are the best affordable components I could use?

[Aereldor]

6 minutes ago, oali24 said:

I have a 200 watt power supply that is just lying around and I would like to use it in something but I do not want to spend very much on it so what are the best affordable components I could use?

I would recommend buying a new power supply. You need to be more concerned about power supply reliability. A power supply failure has the potential to take the rest of your PC with it and even burn down your house. It could be a reliable power supply, but those don't generally come in 200-watt variants. I configured a build for you here-

 

This $650 build pulls less than 200 watts off the power supply at full load (185 watts), which means with an 85% efficient power supply like the one I've included, it'll pull 217.6 watts off the wall. Now, that's at full load. At idle, or with any light usage, you're looking at just 40 watts of power being pulled from the power supply, which means it'll pull at about 47 watts off the wall at idle.

 

It's also packed into a tiny little form factor, which I believe makes for a more handsome setup, and it has a 480 GB SSD, and its stellar CPU and GPU provide for proportionately solid 1080p gaming performance. 

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($191.89 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: MSI B150I GAMING PRO AC Mini ITX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($84.99 @ Amazon) 
Memory: Crucial 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($39.99 @ NCIX US) 
Storage: A-Data Premier SP550 480GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($109.99 @ NCIX US) 
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4GB Mini Video Card  ($138.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Case: Cooler Master Elite 110 Mini ITX Tower Case  ($38.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Power Supply: Corsair CXM 450W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($53.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $658.83
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-11-12 03:17 EST-0500

[oali24]

1 minute ago, Aereldor said:

I would recommend buying a new power supply. You need to be more concerned about power supply reliability. A power supply failure has the potential to take the rest of your PC with it and even burn down your house. It could be a reliable power supply, but those don't generally come in 200-watt variants. I configured a build for you here-

 

This $650 build pulls less than 200 watts off the power supply at full load (185 watts), which means with an 85% efficient power supply like the one I've included, it'll pull 217.6 watts off the wall. Now, that's at full load. At idle, or with any light usage, you're looking at just 40 watts of power being pulled from the power supply, which means it'll pull at about 47 watts off the wall at idle.

 

It's also packed into a tiny little form factor, which I believe makes for a more handsome setup, and it has a 480 GB SSD, and its stellar CPU and GPU provide for proportionately solid 1080p gaming performance. 

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($191.89 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: MSI B150I GAMING PRO AC Mini ITX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($84.99 @ Amazon) 
Memory: Crucial 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($39.99 @ NCIX US) 
Storage: A-Data Premier SP550 480GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($109.99 @ NCIX US) 
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4GB Mini Video Card  ($138.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Case: Cooler Master Elite 110 Mini ITX Tower Case  ($38.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Power Supply: Corsair CXM 450W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($53.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $658.83
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-11-12 03:17 EST-0500

did you read what I said in the post you first replied to I do not want to sound mean but I want it to be very affordable and it is just for word, interenet browsing, very light gaming, etc.

[Aereldor]

2 minutes ago, oali24 said:

did you read what I said in the post you first replied to I do not want to sound mean but I want it to be very affordable and it is just for word, interenet browsing, very light gaming, etc.

You don't sound mean, but you are being incredibly frustrating. 'Affordable' is subjective. And you haven't even told us where you live, which changes both the meaning of 'affordable' and the prices at which components are available. My $500 PC was incredibly expensive for me, but there are people who consider that to be building on an extreme budget.

 

I don't know how much 'affordable' is to you. It could be anything between $200 and $5000 depending on whether you're the son of an oil prince or a blue-collar college student.

[oali24]

1 minute ago, Aereldor said:

You don't sound mean, but you are being incredibly frustrating. 'Affordable' is subjective. And you haven't even told us where you live, which changes both the meaning of 'affordable' and the prices at which components are available. My $500 PC was incredibly expensive for me, but there are people who consider that to be building on an extreme budget.

 

I don't know how much 'affordable' is to you. It could be anything between $200 and $5000 depending on whether you're the son of an oil prince or a blue-collar college student.

sorry, okay I live in the country Jordan and by affordable I mean around 150 to 230$ max. I am fine with buying used on ebay or amzon. I will be more clear nextime, sorry for your inconveneince.  

[Aereldor]

4 minutes ago, oali24 said:

sorry, okay I live in the country Jordan and by affordable I mean around 150 to 230$ max. I am fine with buying used on ebay or amzon. I will be more clear nextime, sorry for your inconveneince.  

Don't apologize for the inconvenience. I don't think you can use your old power supply, but I would look for a second-generation Core i5 with a motherboard and 8GB of DDR3 RAM, an old case, an HD 7850 or 7950, and an Antec Earthwatts power supply. These are always popular components for resale, and will collectively fit in your budget.

[oali24]

1 minute ago, Aereldor said:

Don't apologize for the inconvenience. I don't think you can use your old power supply, but I would look for a second-generation Core i5 with a motherboard and 8GB of DDR3 RAM, an old case, an HD 7850 or 7950, and an Antec Earthwatts power supply. These are always popular components for resale, and will collectively fit in your budget.

thanks,