A low power fanless x86 machine???

Samer99

I am planing to set up a Linux router (using IPCop or pfSense).

What I need is an x86 based machine with the following specification:

-Low power consumption (less than 20 watts).

-Totally fanless, even with no case fans.

-With at least two Ethernet ports (whether embedded or network cards, no problem)

-Cheap (less than 200 $)

Here are some solution I found after a quick internet search:

-ALIX boards (http://www.pcengines.ch/alix.htm) (some of them are exactly what I want).

-fit-PC2i (http://www.fit-pc.com/web/fit-pc2/fit-pc2i-specifications/) (exactly what I need, but it costs at least 300$, and I do not think that I will find it in Lebanon because it is made in Israel).

-Via embedded boards (http://www.via.com.tw/en/products/embedded/boards/) (so many types, some of them are what I need).

Now you got the idea... I can continue searching on the Internet... but before, I would like to ask if there any such products in Lebanon???

rolf

Hmmm... some older Pentium II (and maybe P3?) machines could work without a fan on the CPU, given the proper radiator and case cooling... would that help? I think you could get your hands on some of these old machines.

Joe

You could check out Linutop.

Samer99

rolf wroteHmmm... some older Pentium II (and maybe P3?) machines could work without a fan on the CPU, given the proper radiator and case cooling... would that help? I think you could get your hands on some of these old machines.

Thanks for your reply!

Those Pentium CPUs consumes about 20-30 watts alone (without the motherboard), and they need case cooling... I would like to have an x86 machine that consumes as low as 5 watts! (20 watt is the maximum, which I consider too high). I also want it to be completely noiseless, so fans are not welcomed!

Samer99

rahmu wroteYou could check out Linutop.

Linutop is similar to fit-PC2i (http://www.fit-pc.com/web/fit-pc2/fit-pc2i-specifications/), but unlike fit-PC2i, it have only one Ethernet port.

Samer99

In this thread (http://www.lebgeeks.com/forums/viewtopic.php?id=6616), member AymanFarhat posted about some low power x86 boards.

Similar boards with dual Ethernet ports (such as ALIX boards: http://www.pcengines.ch/alix.htm), are very suitable to work as a Linux router.

I guess that none of these will be found in Lebanon :(