[mythtv-users] Lower power usage ideas? (for backend)

[David George]

On 3/14/2005 11:27 PM, johnny at fishcounts.com wrote:

>When the cpu is idle it's not eatting up power anyways.
>
Maybe some CPUs with power saving mode (or using cpuspeed).  But the 
above is dangerous as a general statement.  Just as an example: ok, your 
CPU is idling and not eating power.  Is it safe to remove the CPU fan 
and heatsink from it?  After all not "eatting" [sic] power should mean 
that it isn't generating heat. :-)

> So if that's the
>case then there's no problem with the way it is?
>
It isn't the case.  While CPUs may not draw as much power when idling 
the higher-end desktop processors from AMD and Intel definitely draw a 
lot of power and make a lot of heat.

-- 
David