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Read more.Eco-friendly computers aren't just confined to Atom, the LoCO2 consumes around 55W whilst running an Intel Core 2 Duo at 3GHz.
How can a machine with a 65w CPU use only 55w?
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a mix of speedstep and optimism?
VodkaOriginally Posted by Ephesians
"and consumes an average of just 55 watts"
Thread title is misleading though
Crosshair VIII Hero (WIFI), 3900x, 32GB DDR4, Many SSDs, EVGA FTW3 3090, Ethoo 719
Actually doesn't look too bad for an all in one PC, they normally look like crap (Fujitsu, I'm looking at you).
It's an average of 55w so they muct be using some pretty agressive speedstep settings.
or £633.32 and £750.82 respectively in real money. all while looking like the "SUPER DEAL CHEAPEST 19" LCD IN UK!!!" etailers own brand because even if they told you who made it it would mean nothing.It isn't a bad little system for the green-minded user, but at £539 for the basic 2GHz Celeron-based system, it's a touch pricey. The 3GHz Core 2 Duo model starts at £639.
Vodka
If you're worried about power usage why wouldn't you just buy a laptop and use that?
it is awful. just get a laptop. went for a job there about 10 years ago. it was a pretty crappy looking company. cant imagine many of these selling. it is indeed misleading.
Well i think id buy this over the imac just because apple=fail. It is ok but as people mentioned, 55W is going to be VERY hard to achieve and is that with the celeron version? doubt it would be the 3ghz dual core
OK, so this is actually the MSI Quartz G31. I'm in two minds - I've built a couple of systems around MSI Crystal barebones and they've been fine, nice to work with and very reliable. The Quartz isn't the most glamorous they've done, but it'd be smart enough for an office, and useful in areas where space is limited. That said, the PSU's a 180-watter, so 55w? Seems a little unlikely.
Even if this does manage 55W that's poor compared to a laptop (about 20W if you don't stress it too much I think?). A laptop could have similar specs, be portable, use less power and quite possibly be a fair bit cheaper in the meantime. Since low power usage is pretty much the only thing this has going for it who would buy this over a laptop?
For comparison, my 002 system (below) uses 80W typically.
Crosshair VIII Hero (WIFI), 3900x, 32GB DDR4, Many SSDs, EVGA FTW3 3090, Ethoo 719
Might work OK, then. Lanky? The ergonomics on your average laptop suck. Hard. You can't adjust the display height/tilt or the position of the keyboard, and those are no-nos for office workers. Yes, you can get monitors and docking stations, but by the time you've done that it costs about as much as this and you're STILL taking up about the same space as a conventional PC.
Fair points. Personally I don't think working with a laptop is that bad, just plug a mouse and keyboard in and tilt the hinge to an appropriate angle. While I realise if you are working in an office the ergonomics have to be perfect, I still think it would be workable and use much less power. I've only ever worked in an office for 3 weeks though so it's not for me to say.
My main gripe with this is that the low power aspects are kind of half hearted yet it still costs a lot. If you're making a low power machine why not use laptop technology that has been developed over years to save battery life instead of using desktop parts.
That's a very good point, Lanky; the Crystals that I built used desktop CPUs (Pentium Ds) and laptop memory and hard disks (along with, if one wanted, mini-pci WLAN cards). These appear to stick with the desktop CPUs, but use desktop HDDs instead (according to MSI). OK, the memory is still SODIMMs, but I agree, it's a half-hearted effort. I'd still use them in some circumstances, but not for "green" reasons.
Lanky123 (28-08-2008)
Almost a year ago now Hexus had a story on the VeryPC treeton, running in at 26W. Even allowing 20W for an efficient 19" LCD only brings it to 46W.
55W also I wonder if that is for the 3.0GHz or the celeron?
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