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Power Usage.

  • 18-02-2006 11:26am
    #1
    patch
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,530 ✭✭✭


    My current PC is an opteron 144 (not overclocked...yet :) )x800, Fortron/Source Powersupply ATX 400W, and a couple of hard drives.
    Monitor is a 17 dell tft.

    I tend to run it 24/7 these days with torrents etc.

    I'm wondering about power usage on this thing.
    The last couple of esb bills have seemed a bit excessive.

    How would a p2 or p3 compare?
    I'm tempted to pick one up to exclusively use for surfing and torrents?
    Any ideas or advice
    What about buying a newer psu with better power ratings for an old p3 for this purpose?

    Thanks in advance...


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  • #2
    DemonOfTheFall
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,279 ✭✭✭DemonOfTheFall


    I'd say if you got a P2 or something it'd definitely use a lot less power.

    Try enabling Cool n Quiet for your processor, maybe use a program like ATItool to downclock your graphics card when you're not playing games. Also maybe find some way of spinning down whichever hard drives arent in use ?


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