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Green Pc
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A 650 watt PSU for mATX board with integrated video.... what a bunch of fools.
If you are going to write an article about PSU efficiency you should know that PSU's operate at their peak in the 20-80% range, and suffers when you go outside that range even 80 Plus units.
If you want good advice try this.
http://www.silentpcreview.com/article28-page1.html
If you are going to write an article about PSU efficiency you should know that PSU's operate at their peak in the 20-80% range, and suffers when you go outside that range even 80 Plus units.
If you want good advice try this.
http://www.silentpcreview.com/article28-page1.html
Cogman
Lifer
LoL, If you are REALLY concerned about energy efficiency, then you are going to get a 200 W PSU, a mobile processor, and undervolt/clock the sucker as much as possible (with some onboard video card). If there is anyone that does not care about power usage, its the person that can dump $3000 into a computer.
And yes, the guy is a moron for choosing a 600 W PSU when there are much cheaper/lower watt "Green" psu's that will get the job done. Energy savings does not start with the PSU, it starts with the Processor and GPU.
And yes, the guy is a moron for choosing a 600 W PSU when there are much cheaper/lower watt "Green" psu's that will get the job done. Energy savings does not start with the PSU, it starts with the Processor and GPU.
Yeah, thats a good one too.
It certainly isn't hard to find power consumption numbers for 8800 series and it's nowhere near 250 watts.
It really makes you wonder what if any research they did before they wrote that article, clearly they didn't do any real testing of their own.
Zap
Elite Member
*SIGH*
Well, some of what they point out (though not at the beginning) is that "green" is both power savings, plus ROHS ("cleaner" manufacturing).
Okay, so the PSU is 80+. Still, even thinking that you will need 650W for an energy efficient computer is just being retarded. Alright, that's already been beat to death by all the above posters.
Okay, using IGP?
Their power usage conclusion makes the choice of a 650W PSU even more dumb.
Their "online extra" said to use a desktop board that takes a mobile CPU.
My take is that for the super energy conservationist with modest PC needs, get a VIA solution using one of their newer C7 chips, combine with an efficient PicoPSU and a notebook HDD. Voila, a computer that will draw less than 50W from the wall, and probably closer to 25W.
For a more mainstream setup, probably a lower end C2D or A64 on an overclockable motherboard so that it can be undervolted (or use software controls). A 7600GT video card will probably be a good balance between performance and low power draw. Fortron makes a 300W "Green" PSU that is supposedly 80+, and costs only $32 at Newegg.
Well, some of what they point out (though not at the beginning) is that "green" is both power savings, plus ROHS ("cleaner" manufacturing).
Okay, so the PSU is 80+. Still, even thinking that you will need 650W for an energy efficient computer is just being retarded. Alright, that's already been beat to death by all the above posters.
W... T... F... I have that case, and while it isn't as heavy as the Antec 1080AMG that I had a few years ago, it is far from being "light-as-a-pillow." Has this author even hefted the case and compared it to others?
What? Sure, the Big Typhoon can be quiet with an undervolted 120mm fan, but I've never thought Zalman fans were noisy - I've always used the included Fan Mate (and now just "Smart Fan" in BIOS).
Not that they are easily available, but there are AMD x2 chips that are 35W rated.
Okay, using IGP?
Okay, so they added up the "rated" peak wattage for that number. What? They didn't actually measure REAL power draw from the wall?
Their power usage conclusion makes the choice of a 650W PSU even more dumb.
Their "online extra" said to use a desktop board that takes a mobile CPU.
My take is that for the super energy conservationist with modest PC needs, get a VIA solution using one of their newer C7 chips, combine with an efficient PicoPSU and a notebook HDD. Voila, a computer that will draw less than 50W from the wall, and probably closer to 25W.
For a more mainstream setup, probably a lower end C2D or A64 on an overclockable motherboard so that it can be undervolted (or use software controls). A 7600GT video card will probably be a good balance between performance and low power draw. Fortron makes a 300W "Green" PSU that is supposedly 80+, and costs only $32 at Newegg.
RallyMaster
Diamond Member
Green PCs? Please! Stop driving them SUVs and we'll see green...
Corsair power FTW.
Corsair power FTW.
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