I'm looking to build a new system. I might use older hardware as it's cheaper, but I recently got myself a kill-a-watt meter and noticed that my system currently draws 450 watt on idle.
This is an X8 system with one xeon L5630, 48gb of ddr3 ram and 16x 7200 rpm drives.
I was wondering what the power consumption would be like on a new x10 system for example. Would there be much difference with a new system that has similar performance?
My current setup at 450 watt costs me about €22 per month in electricity, given the fact I turn it off at night. Always on would be in the neighborhood of €50/month.
Many Thanks!
K.
This is an X8 system with one xeon L5630, 48gb of ddr3 ram and 16x 7200 rpm drives.
I was wondering what the power consumption would be like on a new x10 system for example. Would there be much difference with a new system that has similar performance?
My current setup at 450 watt costs me about €22 per month in electricity, given the fact I turn it off at night. Always on would be in the neighborhood of €50/month.
Many Thanks!
K.