Re: To build or not to build... that is the question.
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Originally Posted by
DrPop
I'll give it a shot ;)
AMD 4000+ = 65W
Intel Q6600 = 105W
Intel Q9540 = 95W
Mobo NB + SB = 30W x3 = 90W
ATI HD3870 = 106W x2 = 212W (@496GFLOPs ea. = 4.68Gflops/W)
HDD = 20W x3 = 60W
Optical Drive = 5W x3 = 15W
1 stick RAM = 10W x 6? = 60W
80mm fan = 2W x3 = 6W
120mm fan = 2W x3 = 6W
TOTAL for 3 rigs: 714W x 1.2 (for Min. inefficiency of PSU) = 857W pulled from wall.
Total processing power (CPU + GPU) = 66.5 + 992 = 1058.5 GFLOPs
Your current combined Efficiency: 1.24GFLOPs /Watt
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Sandy Bridge i7-2600K Sandy Bridge = 95W
mobo NB + SB = 30W
HDD = 20W
Optical Drive = 5W
2 sticks RAM = 20W
80mm fan = 2W
120mm fan = 2W
ATI HD5870 = 188W (@2720GFLOPs = 14.5GFLOPs/W!!!)
TOTAL for new rig: 362W x 1.2 = 434W pulled from wall.
Total processing power (CPU + GPU) = 83.3 + 2720 = 2803.3 GFLOPs
Your NEW combined Efficiency: 6.46GFLOPs /Watt
I think that might be enough to convince her - new rig is 5.2 x MORE efficient than running the 3 old rigs put together. In other words, it has 2.6x the processing power, and uses exactly half of the electricity to do it.
Hope that helps! %%-**==
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Originally Posted by
Fire$torm
Ahhh hey guys....
I think you are confusing CPU TDP (Thermal Design Power) with electrical power consumption. TDP refers to the max. amount of heat in Watts a CPU is designed to generate. All current CPUs use a lot more electrical power then their TDP rating.
Take a look at this --->
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/...5,2278-11.html
TDPs, GFLOPs per Watt, efficiency ratings. ROFLMAO =)) How long have you guys been married???
Slicker... I'd go for the Rose Oil. Sure, it's $200 a half once but I think it will go further with your wife than GFLOPS per watt. Just my opinion. ;)
Re: To build or not to build... that is the question.
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Originally Posted by
STMahlberg
TDPs, GFLOPs per Watt, efficiency ratings. ROFLMAO =)) How long have you guys been married???
Slicker... I'd go for the Rose Oil. Sure, it's $200 a half once but I think it will go further with your wife than GFLOPS per watt. Just my opinion. ;)
LOL! :)) heh...seriously, though...a lot of women would look at it like: "it'll cut the hobby electric bill in half, AND give my man 2 1/2 times the pleasure & status in his group? I'm up for that." They really do want their man to be happy and having a good, successful life, etc...and if they can DOUBLE that feeling for HALF the money, a woman will do that in a heartbeat! :D
Re: To build or not to build... that is the question.
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Originally Posted by
DrPop
LOL! :)) heh...seriously, though...a lot of women would look at it like: "it'll cut the hobby electric bill in half, AND give my man 2 1/2 times the pleasure & status in his group? I'm up for that." They really do want their man to be happy and having a good, successful life, etc...and if they can DOUBLE that feeling for HALF the money, a woman will do that in a heartbeat! :D
I guess I've been shopping at the wrong store. :)
Re: To build or not to build... that is the question.
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Originally Posted by
STMahlberg
I guess I've been shopping at the wrong store. :)
:P well...fair enough. ;) But...I won't exactly say the good lady's designs aren't selfish either. I mean, for example, what do you think she's going to do with that extra $$$ per month off the utility bill? :D Let's just say it aint gonna end up in Slicker's wallet as spendin' cash! :)) hehe
Re: To build or not to build... that is the question.
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Originally Posted by
DrPop
In that case, the equation will be even MORE lopsided in favor of the new rig! :D
However, most of those times, like for example in the link you posted, that is the total watts of the rig tested, not watts of the CPU. ;)
True true. To get a true idea of what the system consumes look at the idle graph. That does include the CPU at idle but most of the other hardware is running pretty much full. The difference between max and idle is almost entirely CPU draw. And that is of most concern when figuring which PSU to get.