From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Apr 15 21:53:47 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6E9F8106566B for ; Wed, 15 Apr 2009 21:53:47 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from kline@thought.org) Received: from aristotle.thought.org (ns1.thought.org [209.180.213.210]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E7AFA8FC18 for ; Wed, 15 Apr 2009 21:53:46 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from kline@thought.org) Received: from aristotle.thought.org (aristotle.thought.org [10.47.0.240]) by aristotle.thought.org (8.14.2/8.14.2) with ESMTP id n3FLslkO028174; Wed, 15 Apr 2009 14:54:47 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from kline@aristotle.thought.org) Received: (from kline@localhost) by aristotle.thought.org (8.14.2/8.14.2/Submit) id n3FLslLm028173; Wed, 15 Apr 2009 14:54:47 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from kline) Date: Wed, 15 Apr 2009 14:54:47 -0700 From: Gary Kline To: Adam Vande More Message-ID: <20090415215447.GA28106@thought.org> References: <20090414224141.GA16354@thought.org> <49E51AD7.4060600@ibctech.ca> <1239774457.5886.15.camel@ethos.thought.org> <49E582EF.8040606@gmail.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <49E582EF.8040606@gmail.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.3i X-Organization: Thought Unlimited. Public service Unix since 1986. X-Of_Interest: With 21 of service to the Unix community. X-Spam-Status: No, score=-3.8 required=3.6 tests=ALL_TRUSTED,AWL,BAYES_00 autolearn=ham version=3.2.3 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.2.3 (2007-08-08) on aristotle.thought.org Cc: FreeBSD Mailing List Subject: Re: from very early this morning... X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 15 Apr 2009 21:53:47 -0000 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