On 28 June 2010 22:12, Tyler J. Wagner <[email protected]> wrote:

> As long as the card is on the bus, it is powered. The card itself may have
> a
> specific power-save mode, but I very much doubt it.
>
> The power consumed by the monitor is another story, but you know how to
> turn
> that off.
>
> If you want a way to save power and periodically run commands and fetch
> stuff,
> just buy a low-power PC. My Intel Atom-powered box consumes 26 W in normal
> operation, so I never turn it off.
>
> Regards,
> Tyler
>

If you like the idea of a low powered pc, the Acer Aspire revo are very
nice: http://www.ebuyer.com/product/200537

I have 4 all running Lucid and I didn't have to pay the window tax.

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