Paul et al.,
On Tue, 20 May 2008 at 10:52:51AM +0100, Paul Tansom wrote:
> OK, this is a topic that pops up now and again in various guises, but
> I've been working on upgrading my ageing server and reinstating the two
> that have been taken off line due to hardware failure (one of which was
> identical the other even older!). As a result I did some testing of
> power usage between the old and potential new machines and got quite a
> big shock, so I was wondering whether anyone else either had some
> comparative figures or knew of a site that had some - or maybe could
> point out a noddy mistake I've made that indicates I'm not as badly off
> as I think I am!!
CPUs alone have massivly increased in power usage from the days of
the PII to the P4. Someboards at some points in time will take
normal desktop CPUs or notebook CPUs, which while more expensive
sip electricity.
On my AMD units I have the rate govenor turned on and various
notebook features to try and cut power demand. I do believe though
that they still eat power like it's going out of fashion though...
--
Adam Trickett
Overton, HANTS, UK
Glory is fleeting, but obscurity is forever.
-- Napoleon Bonaparte
