[ringzero] Re: general hardware question

On Thu, 18 Jan 2007 00:04:11 +0100
Godwin Stewart <gstewart@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> On Wed, 17 Jan 2007 22:50:12 +0000, ed <ed@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> > Since /. are probably not going to run this (it's been pending a
> > while now), can someone suggest an alternative to this noisy
> > beast?  
> 
> How about a VIA C3?
> 
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VIA_C3

the c3 looks like it's reasonable, but i need to compile some relative
watts, the c7 looks more performing, so i'd more likely get that.

these look ideal. i just need one with agp, for my current graphics
card, although i see pcie is taking over... soon pcie2.0, and something
that can take two strips of ram, i currently have an overkill 1.5gig,
but dont want to loose this investment. i guess i can live on 1gig of
ram, but i do need my dual screens...

http://froogle.google.co.uk/froogle?q=via%20c7

one of the results [http://www.redstore.com/VIAMOT003] that i looked at
must be wrong, unless my maths is up the creek, but i am half asleep
now anyways, quoting 13w idle and 18w loaded:

watts = volts x amps,

18 / 240 = amps, 0.05... is that right? most computers use about
2.2amps, generally, around the office. seems like a huge improvement,
or maybe i just underestimate the power consumption of a hard disk and
video card.

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