System building : will i3&hdds work w/ 60W supply

[mfeller2]

I have an old mini-ITX case with 60W external supply. The Atom-based MB that I originally had in it is gone.

I also now have a need for a NAS (plus maybe some other functions).

Rather than go the Atom route, I also wonder if I could do something like this:

Intel i3-6300T @ 35W TDP
2x 2.5" HDD's mirrored
1 m.2 SSD for boot
~4GB RAM

While I might sometimes run a desktop, 3D would not be used, so the i3's GPU would be only very lightly used. Most of the time, no desktop would be used.

Question: Would all of this fit in that 60W budget, or am I pushing it, and should consider going to a newer Atom-based system?

 

[JeffMD]

It should be fine. 35w cpu, the motherboard probably consumes no more then 12w, everything else is chicken feed. Also if you run windows in battery saver mode, it will require a higher threshold of cpu use before raising the cpu frequency which will reduce power use and heat.

 

[dave_the_nerd]

Yeah, should be fine.

With 3.5" HDDs I'd worry, but since you mentioned 2.5" drives in your OP, I don't even get to yell at you about that.

 

[LTC8K6]

6100T should be cheaper and you won't notice the difference.