I did have 2 PCs - HTPC one and Desktop PC
HTPC specs 3.8 gig E8500, 2 gig RAM, 640gb HDD, 750gb HDD, ATI 3650 GFX
Desktop PC, 3.4 gig Q6600, 4 gig RAM, 1 x 150gb Raptor, 2x500gb HDD, 8800GTX
difference in power consumption at the plug is enormous !!
HTPC = 95W idle, and 145W load (CPU full load)
Desktop PC = 250W idle, and 370W load
I know the Q6600s use a lot of juice, but even down to 3.0 gig at under stock volts it was still about 200W load
is the GFX the culprit ? must be using like 100W idle ? eek
presumably none of the current range of equivalent cards are any better ?
HTPC specs 3.8 gig E8500, 2 gig RAM, 640gb HDD, 750gb HDD, ATI 3650 GFX
Desktop PC, 3.4 gig Q6600, 4 gig RAM, 1 x 150gb Raptor, 2x500gb HDD, 8800GTX
difference in power consumption at the plug is enormous !!
HTPC = 95W idle, and 145W load (CPU full load)
Desktop PC = 250W idle, and 370W load
I know the Q6600s use a lot of juice, but even down to 3.0 gig at under stock volts it was still about 200W load
is the GFX the culprit ? must be using like 100W idle ? eek
presumably none of the current range of equivalent cards are any better ?