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Yes, at full load a 12th gen NUC will be more efficient. But if you're just using the old system as a home server, most the time the CPU is idling and not cons

Yes, at full load a 12th gen NUC will be more efficient. But if you're just using the old system as a home server, most the time the CPU is idling and not consuming much more power than a new NUC. Also an old system is likely in a case that accepts multiple drives. That NUC is not going to have space for my 3.5" storage drives. Yes I could invest in NVME SSD's, but the point of this is low cost and using parts I already have. I have 10+ old 3.5" HDD's laying around, if one dies I can easily swap it out at zero cost to me and keep my home server going.

FirmwareBurner 3y ago
>That NUC is not going to have space for my 3.5" storage drives. We were just comparing CPU power usage. We're going off-road here and splitting hairs trying to cater to the needs of every enthusiast who builds his custom home lab. Nobody's telling you how you should build your NAS or home lab, but the point about big differences in CPU power consumption across >10 years of progress still stands.