On Monday, August 15, 2016 16:34:40 Dominikus Dittes Scherkl via Digitalmars-d wrote: > On Sunday, 14 August 2016 at 23:51:44 UTC, Jonathan M Davis wrote: > > On Friday, August 12, 2016 15:13:12 Andrei Alexandrescu via > > > > Digitalmars-d wrote: > >> Thought this might help others looking for a fanless dekstop. > > > > You don't have to go fanless to have a quiet computer, but > > there are other pros and cons involved. I've had a full tower > > case for my computer for years now, because I was sick of > > trying to mess with what was inside when it barely fit, and I > > wanted room for more hard drives. The result was that I ended > > up with a well-insulated case with very large case fans that > > don't spin quickly. > > Big, slow fans and big heat sink etc. may be nice in the winter, > but with 30°C already in the room, I don't need a radiator, no > thanks. > So, a computer should be quiet because it use few watts, not > because it manages to generate the heat silent. > > Of course this is somewhat contrary to the goal to have big > power, but to some extent it is possible to have good power > management and less power-consuming components which still have > good efficiency. But for the rest a big slow fan doesn't hurt, I > agree.
Well, keeping power consumption down is definitely valuable, but I'm generally far more worried about how much the CPU can do. It matters for a lot less than it used to, but it does affect some stuff. In particular, it matters for compilation time, and it has a huge impact on stuff like transcoding video, which I do. So, I'm pretty much always going for CPU performance over low wattage when it comes to a desktop, whereas for a something like a phone, power consumption is a lot more important. It is at the point though that for most folks, getting a high powered computer is pretty pointless. I doubt that I'll ever be at that point though. - Jonathan M Davis