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Processor | AMD Phenom II X2 550 @3600MHz (VCore -0.05V) |
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Motherboard | Gigabyte MA-780G-DS3H (AMD SB700), BIOS: 04/14/09 |
Cooling | Scythe Samurai cooled by 2x Enermax Warp 80mm ~700 RPM |
Memory | 2x 1GB GeIL Ultra DDR2-800 @1066 CL4-5-5-15 2T |
Video Card(s) | MSI R4830 OC (HD4830) |
Storage | Samsung 400 GB S-ATA, WD 400GB S-ATA |
Display(s) | Samsung 2433BW 1920 x 1200 Pixel (16:10) |
Case | timeless office tower ;) |
Audio Device(s) | Asus Xonar D1 |
Power Supply | be quiet! Straight Power BQT E7-400W |
Software | Windows XP Pro 32bit |
Since the world / Earth already faces some serious energy consumption/supply and pollution problems, the purpose of
The <100W idle System Power Club
is about to
Make a Difference in Energy Efficiency.
** Preamble **
Honestly, I´m tired of PC forum posts like "Turn off SpeedStep / Cool´n`Quiet to gain max performance" or "Why does my computer only show 1GHz CPU clock? Damn, I bought a 2.5 GHz one!!".
We live in what we use(d) to call a "free world" but we all know that this idea depends on the viewer´s perspective. Okay, enough with that. Let´s get back to the club itself.
Please do not submit any posts to this topic if you don´t agree in the reasonability of saving energy!
** Thank you! **
How to join the club:
1) Post a photo which shows a power consumption meter reading your PCs idle system power is less than 100W.
2) Please post every single powered component inside your PC case (that isn´t listed in your system specs).
3) Detailed descriptions about various settings effecting your PC´s power consumption are welcome!
If you like, submit a more specific image showing your system power consumption!
So we can create a rank list for each of the following modes:
Standby (PSU On)
BIOS Menu
OS idle
Everest System Stability Test (> stress everything)
FUR Benchmark
The <100W idle System Power Club
is about to
Make a Difference in Energy Efficiency.
** Preamble **
Honestly, I´m tired of PC forum posts like "Turn off SpeedStep / Cool´n`Quiet to gain max performance" or "Why does my computer only show 1GHz CPU clock? Damn, I bought a 2.5 GHz one!!".
We live in what we use(d) to call a "free world" but we all know that this idea depends on the viewer´s perspective. Okay, enough with that. Let´s get back to the club itself.
Please do not submit any posts to this topic if you don´t agree in the reasonability of saving energy!
** Thank you! **
How to join the club:
1) Post a photo which shows a power consumption meter reading your PCs idle system power is less than 100W.
2) Please post every single powered component inside your PC case (that isn´t listed in your system specs).
3) Detailed descriptions about various settings effecting your PC´s power consumption are welcome!
If you like, submit a more specific image showing your system power consumption!
So we can create a rank list for each of the following modes:
Standby (PSU On)
BIOS Menu
OS idle
Everest System Stability Test (> stress everything)
FUR Benchmark