does C4 the bomb stand for carbon 4?well this would be pretty cool for a media center PC so you dont have to pay alot of money for electricity considering its running at all times. Also those uniterruptible power supplies could last longer if your PC doesn't require as much electricity.
I have to agree with "cruelpupet" that all of the people living in California who pay a premium in electricity costs for their PC's to run all the time certainly care about the amount of power they consume. Another good reason to keep processors power usage down is so that they generate less heat (Watts are actually a unit of heat), which in turn allows processors to last longer. Heat beyond a certain point can become quite detrimental to the electrical insulation in electronics. Got to make sure all of those 90nm traces on the processors don't short out!!
The special thing about it is that it gives that much processing power for so little electrical power. Most lightblubs, even fluorescent, run on higher than 20 watts.Less heat also means better performance, lower AC costs, and longer battery life (for laptops)Speedwise, it goes at 2 ghz. FSB, we'll just assume as standard 533. Even not being spectacular in power like that, for the amount of power used it is a feat.I hope they are able to continue tweaking it up to get more power, but this is a good start
bigredMay 28, 2005
Laptop users care how much power it uses. Speed wise, I'm sure it will suck.
funkyguyMay 28, 2005
does C4 the bomb stand for carbon 4?well this would be pretty cool for a media center PC so you dont have to pay alot of money for electricity considering its running at all times. Also those uniterruptible power supplies could last longer if your PC doesn't require as much electricity.
nxtwMay 29, 2005
FunkyGuy, nope. carbon 4 is impossibleinfo on Csub4: <a class="user" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C4_carbon_fixation">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C4_carbon_fixation</a>C4 the explosive: <a class="user" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C4_explosive">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C4_explosive</a>is made of cyclotrimethylene-trinitramine. (RDX/research development explosive)
jibberishMay 29, 2005
I have to agree with "cruelpupet" that all of the people living in California who pay a premium in electricity costs for their PC's to run all the time certainly care about the amount of power they consume. Another good reason to keep processors power usage down is so that they generate less heat (Watts are actually a unit of heat), which in turn allows processors to last longer. Heat beyond a certain point can become quite detrimental to the electrical insulation in electronics. Got to make sure all of those 90nm traces on the processors don't short out!!
novion76May 29, 2005
The special thing about it is that it gives that much processing power for so little electrical power. Most lightblubs, even fluorescent, run on higher than 20 watts.Less heat also means better performance, lower AC costs, and longer battery life (for laptops)Speedwise, it goes at 2 ghz. FSB, we'll just assume as standard 533. Even not being spectacular in power like that, for the amount of power used it is a feat.I hope they are able to continue tweaking it up to get more power, but this is a good start
bleek_iiMay 31, 2005Submitter
I have 10 fans in my box.