Power Consumption

[Joseph Kubik]

The math I just did, correct me if I'm wrong, is 2 Amp * 120 Volt *24
Hour * 30 Day / 1000 = 172 KW/H * 4.3 C = $7.43.
2 Amps is what an IBM / Dell / HP 1U dual cpu dual ultra scsi server
pulls. (I measured last month for UPS sizing)

If you are cooling it in a server room double the cost, 'cause almost
all of that electricity is producing heat.

-Joseph-
On 8/14/05, Ansar Mohammed <ansarm-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w at public.gmane.org> wrote:
> I have a via EPIA board with a travla aluminum case and 2 external 160GB
> drives.. They have served me well but really wanted to get faster (SCSI)
> drives.
> 
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-tlug-lxSQFCZeNF4 at public.gmane.org [mailto:owner-tlug-lxSQFCZeNF4 at public.gmane.org] On Behalf Of Mike
> > Newman
> > Sent: August 14, 2005 8:21 PM
> > To: tlug-lxSQFCZeNF4 at public.gmane.org
> > Subject: Re: [TLUG]: Power Consumption
> >
> > On 8/14/05, Ansar Mohammed <ansarm-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w at public.gmane.org> wrote:
> > > Many of us here have more than one computer at home. Some of us I
> > believe
> > > have as maybe a small network. I was wondering how does everyone deal
> > with
> > > the impact on your hydro bill?
> >
> > I like playing video games, and if I want to play any recent ones that
> > means firing up the power-hungry monster that I'm using right now.
> > Unfortunately 3D card manufacturers would rather sell you an air
> > conditioner to attach to your case than produce something efficient
> > and cool. CPUs used to be the same way but I hear that some
> > motherboard manufacturers are making desktop boards that take mobile
> > processors!
> >
> > On the other hand, when I walk through my neighbourhood and realise
> > that 75% of the houses on my block run their central AC all the time,
> > I don't feel so bad about running a 300W power supply and a CRT.
> >
> > My network only has two machines at the moment and unless I can
> > replace this one with something more efficient I think it's going to
> > stay that way. You might want to think about the kinds of services
> > that you need and pick your hardware from there.
> >
> > For example, the Linksys NSLU2 is a cheap, efficient, Linux-based file
> > and print server. Simply hook up an external hard drive and attach it
> > to your network. There's also an active hacking community at
> > http://www.nslu2-linux.org/
> >
> > If you need something more capable, consider building an EPIA box. If
> > you really wanted to be serious about it you could put the OS on a CF
> > card, then host files off of external hard drives. When you don't need
> > them, you just turn them off!
> >
> > Finally, I don't mean to blaspheme, but if you're looking for a family
> > computer, you could do a lot worse than a Mac Mini, power-wise.
> >
> > Just some suggestions!
> >
> > Mike
> >
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