Headlines - Intel: Nehalem about 3x faster than our competition

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Intel's Rajesh Kumar provides an insight into Nehalem's high-bandwidth interconnect, its scalability and its power efficiency.

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[baius]

TBH, most of this went over my head. Power usage has become a major consideration, I feel. So, it's good to see Intel (continuing to) take it serioiusly.

[thegalaxyboy]

TBH, most of this went over my head. Power usage has become a major consideration, I feel. So, it's good to see Intel (continuing to) take it serioiusly.

Power issue with high energy prices and the impact on the environment are now a major consideration in deciding what pc/server to purchase or ought to be.

[amwhite2008]

Power issue with high energy prices and the impact on the environment are now a major consideration in deciding what pc/server to purchase or ought to be.

It is on servers, yet I still go for the most powerful PC I can afford, power usage doesnt come into consideration until the PSU, when I try to get the most efficient one I can. It's no use having an eco friendly computer that doesnt do everything you need and doesnt get used as much.

Alex

[baius]

Power issue with high energy prices and the impact on the environment are now a major consideration in deciding what pc/server to purchase or ought to be.

Just seen this (been in inbox for ages). What I meant (and should have said) is I didn't read this all deeply because I was quite tired. I remember the day well, but that's another subject.

It is on servers, yet I still go for the most powerful PC I can afford, power usage doesnt come into consideration until the PSU, when I try to get the most efficient one I can. It's no use having an eco friendly computer that doesnt do everything you need and doesnt get used as much.

Obviously, there's a case for not wanting to be "held back", but I want to try and save costs where possible - maybe that says something about me as a person.

However, if Intel are able to increase the "performance per watt", then you can have the same performance (or better) but with less impact on one's wallet (oh, and the environment, which I also care about...).