Dedicated MJ PC

[Sisko690]

I am trying to figure out what is going to give me the best performance for my MJ. There are two options I am condisering for a dedicated MJ box. Either a thin client or an old pc mobo that I have laying around. The old mobo has a pentium d 820 and 2GB of ram. All I need to make it a functional MJ box is a hdd, cd/dvd-rom, and a case. If I decide to build the MJ box I would appreciate any tips/tricks for a screaming MJ box. Thanks in advance for all your help.

[finder216]

I bought a cheap Pentium4 on craigslist, for $60. Installed fresh OS hard wired it to the router and installed MagicJack. After I got it set up, I turned of the monitor and it just sits in the spare room. Works great.

[dezmond]

I got a barebone msi with intel atom cpu.It uses about 20 watts total with 1 drive. Its been up and running for over 2 months 24/7 hosting vid files to,using vista 32 .


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[VaHam]

It is hard to beat a thin client! They use little power and are cheap you can find them on eBay cheap already configured for MJ. I don't sell any but there are other members here who do and have great reputations. Se the Buy/Sell area.

[tony]

I am trying to figure out what is going to give me the best performance for my MJ. There are two options I am condisering for a dedicated MJ box. Either a thin client or an old pc mobo that I have laying around. The old mobo has a pentium d 820 and 2GB of ram. All I need to make it a functional MJ box is a hdd, cd/dvd-rom, and a case. If I decide to build the MJ box I would appreciate any tips/tricks for a screaming MJ box. Thanks in advance for all your help.

If you get a case with the lowest wattage power supply for the mobo, you should do fine. If you already have most of the parts or can get them cheap, I think you'd be ahead compared to buying a dedicated thin client. It would take you years, if ever, to recoup the cost of the thin client from the savings in electricity. I estimated it would take me 17 years to recoup the cost of the TC from the electricity savings (I have a TC just for the aesthetics and fanless operation). A TC draws about 13-19 watts (measured with a power meter). My laptop is in the same range, I don't know about a desktop.

Let us know what you decide.