On Thu, May 28, 2009 at 11:38 AM, Paul Mansfield <[email protected]> wrote: > David Burgess wrote: >> With the AMD Geode going EOL, and the Atom being targeted more for ITX >> and desktop formats, it's getting harder to ignore devices like these. > > I think Intel are only just getting started with Atom - they've still > got a lot to in reducing the power of the support chipset! > > In fact, I was looking at a new Atom mobo a little earlier which is much > more power efficient: > http://www.intel.com/support/motherboards/desktop/D945GSEJT/sb/CS-030300.htm
Interesting. My biggest beef with the atom right now is the hot chipset. 30W idle might be good for a desktop, but not great for a network appliance. The board you linked indicates idle power draw of 12W (no hdd), which is significant improvement on their current offerings. I was just now researching some VIA boards. Anybody have ballpark power estimates for something like this? http://www.ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=28039 http://www.jetway.com.tw/jw/ipcboard_view.asp?productid=387&proname=J7F5M1G2E-VDE-LF db --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] Commercial support available - https://portal.pfsense.org
