How to make it run on low power and need help on choosing the os
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DeathTraveller · 2023-12-28 07:33

Hello
I had 500-750 gb of free space and i thought of using that freespace
as Google photos and drive alternative for my family.

for that i have thought of using a spare pc i have with specs:
4gb ram (the motherboard has 2 ram slots only one is filled with a 4gb
stick)

120gb ssd (on which the os will be installed

500gb hdd and 250gb hdd (for the server space)

amd a6-7480

biostar a68mhe

windows 10 currently (i am thinking of switching it to linux to save
power idk??)

I think this pc will take a lot of power itself!

Can someone help me with it so that the pc uses as low power as
possible? cause i can't waste much electricity to keep it running most
of the times

And can someone recommened a good OS as well?
i want to run:

either PhotoPrism or Immich for either of them they will require
Docker

and Syncthing (maybe not sure about it)

and might run some more server type of stuff on it with photo server
side by side

If anyone can help this newbie than Thanks!!

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NullVoidXNilMission · 2023-12-28 08:58

Don't know much about power but do know it depends on the hardware
you're running, the efficiency of your power supply, usage, TDP of
your CPU.

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DeathTraveller · 2023-12-28 19:54

i wanna choose one between them! i also want a bit of GUI