From owner-freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Jan 18 17:58:03 2005 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1DB1B16A4CE for ; Tue, 18 Jan 2005 17:58:03 +0000 (GMT) Received: from msgbas9x.lvld.agilent.com (msgbas9x.lvld.agilent.com [192.25.144.41]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D88C543D48 for ; Tue, 18 Jan 2005 17:58:02 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from darrylo@soco.agilent.com) Received: from relcos2.cos.agilent.com (relcos2.cos.agilent.com [130.29.152.237]) by msgbas9x.lvld.agilent.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 730163C54 for ; Tue, 18 Jan 2005 10:58:00 -0700 (MST) Received: from wcosvs02.cos.agilent.com (wcosvs02.cos.agilent.com [130.29.152.188]) by relcos2.cos.agilent.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 615E887B for ; Tue, 18 Jan 2005 10:58:02 -0700 (MST) Received: from mina.soco.agilent.com ([141.121.54.157]) by wcosvs02.cos.agilent.com with InterScan Messaging Security Suite; Tue, 18 Jan 2005 10:58:01 -0700 Received: from mina.soco.agilent.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) SMKit7.1.1_Agilent) with ESMTP id JAA28085 for ; Tue, 18 Jan 2005 09:58:01 -0800 (PST) Message-Id: <200501181758.JAA28085@mina.soco.agilent.com> To: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org In-Reply-To: Your message of "Mon, 17 Jan 2005 16:34:02 +0100." <20050117153402.GA875@kyuzo.dunkelkammer.void> Mime-Version: 1.0 (generated by tm-edit 1.8) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Date: Tue, 18 Jan 2005 09:58:01 -0800 From: Darryl Okahata Subject: Re: Athlon XP-M/PowerNow for desktop system? X-BeenThere: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list Reply-To: Darryl Okahata List-Id: General discussion of FreeBSD hardware List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 18 Jan 2005 17:58:03 -0000 Stefan Walter wrote: > > It may still be worthwhile, if you live in an area with expensive > > electricity. I've forgotten the exact numbers, but the XP-M CPUs tend > > to use significantly less power than the regular desktop CPUs (something > > like 30-40+W less). A few months back, I built a 2200+ XP-M-based > > system which only uses up around 80-90W, and this could have been even > > lower, had I not also installed a power-hungry TV capture card > > (Hauppauge PVR-250). > > Thanks for the info. I might give it a try, then. Note that the power usage I gave (80-90W) does not include the power used by the monitor. It only lists the power used by the base system (CPU, motherboard, RAM, video card, TV capture card, hard disk, power supply, keyboard, etc. -- NO monitor). A monitor will increase the power usage significantly (70-120W++ for a CRT monitor, or 40-80W+ for an LCD monitor). [ Also, note that I'm not using a power-sucking 3D video graphics card (e.g., one that also needs one or more separate power connectors from the power supply), which can easily use up more power than the CPU. ] -- Darryl Okahata darrylo@soco.agilent.com DISCLAIMER: this message is the author's personal opinion and does not constitute the support, opinion, or policy of Agilent Technologies, or of the little green men that have been following him all day.