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On Wed, Jun 25, 2014 at 08:15:57AM -0500, Dale wrote: |
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> > 33 power cycles seem very low but further down we see the power on time |
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> > is just under two years which is also erring towards the lighter side of |
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> > the mtbf |
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> About the only time I shutdown is when the power fails. My puter only |
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> pulls about 150 watts so I just leave it running 24/7. |
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Gosh, power must be really cheap in your corner of the world (or is it just |
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stupidly expensive over here?) I wouldn’t call 150 W “only”, especially for |
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a 24/7 device. Or is that the maximum under load? |
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Right now I have a Pentium 4 3 GHz heater sitting under the desk -- I got it |
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last year for free from a company that had written it off. It idles at 95 W |
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and reaches around 130 (or was it 150) under load. When I sit at the desk, I |
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notice the warm air rising from underneath because over time it dries up my |
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eyes. ^^ |
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Add to that an old 17″ CCFL monitor (25 W) and consider my use scheme, |
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that’s almost 1 kWh per day (don’t know exact prices, but 1 kWh costs around |
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25-30¢ right now). |
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I am so looking forward to the new machine I’m going to build in very few |
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months. Haswell idles at under 20 W. 8-) |
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(I know: today’s power requirement to manufacture chips is also ridonculous, |
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too, but considering all other benefits and my usual consumption behavior |
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over the years, I have a clean concience *g*) |
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Gruß | Greetings | Qapla’ |
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