On Wed, Apr 4, 2012 at 9:17 PM, gary <li...@lazygranch.com> wrote: > I built a small form factor PC using the Intel D525. >> >> >> http://ark.intel.com/products/49490/Intel-Atom-processor-D525-%281M-Cache-1_80-GHz%29
I did the same thing. They work well and even if you have a "free" quad core PC in a closet some place it is cost effective to toss the thing in the trash and by a new computer with an Atom CPU. The reason is the price of electric power. A large desktop PC, if you run it 24x7 can add quite a bit to your utility bill. After a year you have paid for two Atoms My Atom main board runs so cool there is no cooling fan and it is still only just warm to the touch. It is not super fast but a 1.8GHz Atom is total overkill for running NTP Get a flash drive, install the OS on that and run the little server with no hard drive and no monitor, keyboard or mouse. > > > If you look at the features (or lack thereof!), it lacks "turbo boost" and > "enhanced Intel Speed Step technology". So you may not have to resort to > using a uP if you don't want the PC clock to be a moving target. I was a bit > surprised that the Atoms (at least to that generation) didn't play clock and > core voltage games. > > > > > _______________________________________________ > time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com > To unsubscribe, go to > https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts > and follow the instructions there. -- Chris Albertson Redondo Beach, California _______________________________________________ time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions there.
