[mythtv-users] MythTV backend running on NVIDIA Ka-el, 35W replaced by

[Jean-Yves Avenard]

Hi

On 9 March 2011 10:22, Raymond Wagner <raymond at wagnerrp.com> wrote:

> There's nothing wrong with striving or low power consumption.  There is
> something wrong with taking it to an excess.  As mentioned, with average
> utility rates in North America, you're looking at 1W of sustained
> consumption being roughly equivalent to $1/yr.  Once you understand
> that, figure out how much you're willing to pay in power costs, and then
> you can start looking at what hardware you can purchase to fit under
> that budget.

One of the interesting anandtech review not long ago compared the
low-power T2400S to the 2300T.

The 2400S has a TDP of only 45W; while the 2300T has a TDP of 65W.

It turned out that the 2300 was faster under all circumstances than
the 2400S; with the power usage only being 1 or 2W extra ; despite
having a TDP difference of over 20W.