Date: Wed, 15 Apr 2009 14:54:47 -0700 From: Gary Kline <kline@thought.org> To: Adam Vande More <amvandemore@gmail.com> Cc: FreeBSD Mailing List <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: from very early this morning... Message-ID: <20090415215447.GA28106@thought.org> In-Reply-To: <49E582EF.8040606@gmail.com> References: <20090414224141.GA16354@thought.org> <49E51AD7.4060600@ibctech.ca> <eaba3b490904141910v2e8cfd1as5cb20328edab39a0@mail.gmail.com> <1239774457.5886.15.camel@ethos.thought.org> <49E582EF.8040606@gmail.com>
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On Wed, Apr 15, 2009 at 01:47:11AM -0500, Adam Vande More wrote: > > >(But if a dual or a quad sucks up too > >many watts, that blows much of the original purpose of cutting my > >footprint. > > > Newer cpu's(multicore vs single) are pretty efficient, here's an article > so you don't have to take my word for it. > http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/intel-cpu-power-consumption,1750-11.html > > also in general if you want lower power consumption look for cpu's w/ > smaller fab eg in term of power consumption and size 90 > 65 > 45 OUTSTANDING. thanks very much... i have been wondering whether it was worth upgrading my very old hardware (until there are really new low-power cpu's) -- or Not. :-) > >gary > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" -- Gary Kline kline@thought.org www.thought.org Public Service Unix http://jottings.thought.org http://transfinite.thought.org
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