Date: Thu, 30 Jun 2011 05:19:39 +0200 From: Polytropon <freebsd@edvax.de> To: "Edwin L. Culp W." <edwinlculp@gmail.com> Cc: freebsd-questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Opinion on using AMD Phenom II x6 1090t with Gigabyte 890BPA-UD3H and 8GB DDR-3 as a WebServer. Message-ID: <20110630051939.d58a6532.freebsd@edvax.de> In-Reply-To: <BANLkTinfxqs5UnVQJUW3qQjKWYKwb5npLw@mail.gmail.com> References: <20110629073105.17922wqmo8yonl6o@econet.encontacto.net> <841_1309361265_4E0B4471_841_3565_1_D9B37353831173459FDAA836D3B43499C2309C85@WADPMBXV0.waddell.com> <BANLkTinfxqs5UnVQJUW3qQjKWYKwb5npLw@mail.gmail.com>
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On Wed, 29 Jun 2011 10:47:09 -0500, Edwin L. Culp W. wrote: > The price difference between a minimal design and something like this > usually not significant. So this is sounding more and more like a go. Allow me a short addition: Gaming machines usually put no emphasize on energy efficiency. This means power consumption of several hundred Watts, up to more than 1000, is quite possible. Keep in mind that _running_ a machine also adds up to the price - see TCO. Especially CPUs and GPU are cost-intensive, but hard disks also seem to be. For use as a server, it's typical to assume that the machine will run 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, as long as it fails. You can easily calculate those costs and put them into relation with older systems that "only" consume 150 Watts. :-) But aside, I agree with the suggestion of utilizing the "95% unused system capacity" for virtual hosts or other means. Make the system more efficient than a light bulb. :-) -- Polytropon Magdeburg, Germany Happy FreeBSD user since 4.0 Andra moi ennepe, Mousa, ...
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