On 24 June 2014 18:10, mick mbm@rlogin.net wrote:
"That depends" (TM). How low powered and what sort of performance?
Well obviously what I want is teraflops of performance across dozens of cores, for under £100 and a peak of about 10W...
But realistically I'm looking for the best compromise I can find for around £100-£150. Paying more for lower energy without compromising performance would make sense where it will pay for itself in lower energy costs if left on 24/7. And in fact if there is a compelling reason to spend £200+ just for performance I'll do that but I'm assuming its a case of diminishing returns and I might as well wait a couple of years and upgrade again.
At the moment I'm looking at an i5/3340 based on the comments here. I need to see if the existing mobo will accept it, and if so whether I'd get a performance boost by spending £40-ish on a new mobo anyway (I am expecting to need a new motherboard but if I don't then so much the better).
Assuming I do upgrade the mobo, what chipsets should I be looking for? Host O/S will be Ubuntu (14.04 64-bit).