On Fri, Jun 27, 2008 at 3:37 PM, Andrew Burnette <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I had similar thoughts a while back. doesn't always work out the way you > think. (e.g. toyota prius, while a politically and technologically needed > car, actually saves no energy over it's lifespan due to the enormous amount > of front end manufacturing cost and material used). > > Here's what I did. > > took single board athlon desktop. Underclocked it as low as the FSB would go > on motherboard, and lowered the CPU and ram voltages to near minimum. Stuck > in a laptop hard drive (3.5-2.5 adapter about $5) and an 80% efficient small > as heck power supply with 3 intel nic cards in the PCI slots. > > cut power consumption by 1/2 over same setup with original PS running full > speed. Still doesn't break a sweat at 20Mbps symmetrical and 6k > connections.. > > Might try the same. pull CPU number 2, lower the FSB and so on. Big diff is > the power supplies. Most are *lousy* (under 50% efficient) at light loads. > You can find the energy star designated ones (80%+ efficient across broad > operating range) for $40 and up at places like newegg.com (seasonic is one > of the efficient brands I'm told, and they are quiet, as less heat loss, > therefore less fan needed) > > Hope that helps. best of luck. > andy
Great ideas, thanks for sharing!! Scott
