My crappy 'green' setup

My crappy 'green' setup
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vd853 @ 25th Jun 10:42PM:
My crappy 'green' setup

I recently decided to setup a table for my laptop; to get away from my big, power-sucking desktop..., yes, it's a quad-core, SLI, 1000w psu, #s of HDs too....

Desktop = 350-650 watts (not including monitors and peripherals..)
Laptop = 40-60 watts!

Runs, but doesn't run great...
External speakers in the back

WALL_E @ 26th Jun 07:14PM:
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Be careful not to bruise your nose hugging a tree, you damn hippy.
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vd853 @ 28th Jun 11:31PM:
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Revised setup, I need a bigger screen...

JoeG4 @ 29th Jun 07:32AM:
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That looks really cramped and awkward.

Your desktop probably wasn't using anywhere near 1000w, I'd bet more like 300-400 (and that's generous!)

Hrm.. ierno I guess that's a bit of a blanket statement, but I'd plug in a kill-a-watt type device and see what you get, I have a stinking suspicion it's in the neighborhood of 500 or less, unless you're playing crysis and overclocking every last bit of juice!
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vd853 @ 29th Jun 10:43PM:
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yah it is a bit cramp. I mention 350-650w, obviously not 1000w all the time.
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luma @ 29th Jun 11:57PM:
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get yourself a Kill-A-Watt before making drastic measures.

you would be surprised how little a computer plus all monitors can use.

my Bunn Coffee maker costs me more per month then my computer.

and my desktop has 4 disk drives, big monitor, dual core, 4 gigs ram, all that jazz.

computers generally only use above 250 watts power when things kick in like playing a big game. other than that like surfing in windows they don't use much.

look into it.

Luma
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vd853 @ 4th Jul 12:55AM:
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Actually I have kill-a-watt that's why I can estimate the watts being used.
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bilbusb @ 6th Aug 02:41PM:
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oh god, i fing hate this green crap.

If you are using more power then you should, reduce because it is costing you to much money .. not because you think some polar bear is going to have to take a longer swim.
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Cody @ 7th Sep 05:26PM:
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said by bilbusb :

oh god, i fing hate this green crap.

If you are using more power then you should, reduce because it is costing you to much money .. not because you think some polar bear is going to have to take a longer swim.

The reason shouldn't concern you, as it's his setup.
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bilbusb @ 7th Sep 07:54PM:
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why does that matter, he posted it here.
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Cody @ 8th Sep 02:14AM:
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Did you even read what you just wrote?
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bilbusb @ 8th Sep 02:52AM:
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I sure did, and that matters not to me.
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NetAdmin @ 15th Sep 10:25AM:
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said by bilbusb :

oh god, i fing hate this green crap.

"oh god, i fing hate" people who dump on people who practice conservation instead of wasting power, water and resources. Yay for inefficiency!!!

On a more serious note, did it occur to you that maybe the OP did this "green setup" to save money on his electric bill?
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bilbusb @ 17th Sep 10:41AM:
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Well, if he said, "low power setup" i would have said nothing.

But he said "green" green implies more then just low power.
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NetAdmin @ 17th Sep 10:51AM:
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Well, the term green has been abuse to death so that it means just about anything that could have a net positive environmental effect, even common sense stuff like turning off lights.
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PhoenixAZ @ 27th Sep 12:40AM:
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