On Tue, Oct 21, 2008 at 1:27 PM, Slim Joe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I know that "over"-clocking is the rage among some hardware geeks. However, > I'm more interested in conserving electricity when all my computer is doing is > downloading a 4GB iso. [snipped]
Since you just need something for you to run your download program, why not get an old machine, preferably and old laptop. Something like a Pentium-III system at 550-700 MHz. I have a box here at home that I use for MythTV and serving media (just Samba and NFS shares). It's an old desktop PC, Pentium 700 MHz, 256 MB of RAM (I could have used 128), a 5400 RPM hard disk, a Hauppauge PVR-350 TV tuner, and a NIC. No video card, no CD-ROM drive (it only had one when I installed the OS, then removed it), no floppy drive. The system only draws around 150 mA (according to my ammeter) or 35 watts. And, yes, when I need to download 4GB Linux DVD ISOs that I need to run for a day or two, I use that machine. _________________________________________________ Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List http://lists.linux.org.ph/mailman/listinfo/plug Searchable Archives: http://archives.free.net.ph
