cybervision_;358991 Wrote: > I will be running WD 7200 RPM disc with AMD 64 5000+ AM2, 2 GB RAM and > MSI mainboard. > > Will this computer use a lot of power standing powered on 24/7 running > Ubuntu and SC?
"A lot of power" is relative. Compared to your average electric water heater, it's miniscule. But you could use a lot less power. Less power consumption eventually leads to a less powerful computer. Ideally you'd first figure out exactly how much computing power you need, then buy hardware that meets those needs while drawing minimal power. Less power also means less noise (my pet peeve), less heat (which, over time, will kill your computer), and frequently fewer moving parts (all of which have a limited lifetime). If all you want to do is run Linux and SqueezeCenter, you overshot that target by a long, long way. You can buy tiny fanless VIA computers that run SqueezeCenter quite nicely and absolutely sip power. But if you want to do something other than run SqueezeCenter, then maybe having such a powerful PC isn't such a bad idea. -- CatBus ------------------------------------------------------------------------ CatBus's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7461 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=54842 _______________________________________________ unix mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/unix
