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Do you know roughly how much power your server draws? Like you said, the cost/performance may be linear but I wonder what happens when you add in power to that
by bloopernova 8y ago
Do you know roughly how much power your server draws? Like you said, the cost/performance may be linear but I wonder what happens when you add in power to that equation. Idle speculation, to be sure, but it would be fascinating to see what amount of solar panels plus wind power plus batteries would be needed to power each system.
- dsr_ 8y agoOh, loads of power. The CPU is spec'd for 125W and would be completely outclassed by a 65W Ryzen 5 1600 (150% cores, 300% threads, each thread probably 2x performance) and the rest of the system likely draws another 100W or so. It's irritatingly reliable and my house server needs really don't encompass a lot of CPU power, so replacing it hasn't been a priority.
- bloopernova 8y ago> irritatingly reliable This made me laugh. I have an AMD Sempron 3850 cpu+gpu sitting in a small case under the TV that has been chugging along for 5 years now. The somewhat recent addition of a cheap SSD has increased its usability even more. As much as I'd like to replace it with something more up to date, I can't justify it while it's still working fine. It's funny to think of what is "good enough" for a lot of needs.
- asdf21 8y ago>irritatingly reliable I feel the exact same way about my old Camry.