Re: gEDA-user: PCB GTK version...

[Xtian Xultz <xultz@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Em Ter 26 Jul 2005 13:30, Samuel A. Falvo II escreveu:
> On 7/26/05, Robert Thorpe <Robert.Thorpe@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > > The future is now, and an opengl card is cheap (even in my
>
> That may be, but remember that the more transistors that transition in
> a circuit, the more power they draw.  That means more heat.  That
> means cooling fans,  That means still more power draw to run the
> cooling fans.  Are you aware that my computer has no less than five
> fans in it?  That's five fans, sucking up at least 1.2 to 3W of power,
> each.  15W is a significant amount of power -- just touch any 15W
> incadescent lightbulb if you don't believe me.

Wow. I have a 1,66GHz AMD Sempron. And a GeForce 2 GPU. My computer have two 
fans, one in the processor, another on the power supply. I hate fans because 
of the noise. Five fans... 
>
> If you have a fleet of electrical engineers, in a corporate situation,
> that excess power draw can really add up to significant sums.  The
> heat load alone has repurcussions(sp?) in that now you need to run the
> air conditioning longer to maintain a comfortable temperature for the
> engineers (I work in a data center; trust me on this, this IS an
> issue).  This will become increasingly important as oil reserves dry
> up even beyond their current levels.
>
You are 100% correct. The problem is, what kind of computer can I buy 
actually. Far away are the days that a computer became fanless...