Originally posted by: fretman
The E6850 is 65w. The Q6600 is 105w.
On average use about 3 hours per day what is the difference is electricy costs? Thanks.
Originally posted by: rod
Go the Q6600 - at idle, the difference in power consumption will be negligible. If you get the G0 (95W), the power difference will be 30W (at full load). That's half of one standard light globe. Replace a 60W incandescent globe with a 15W fluoro, and enjoy the power of a quad-core with feeling guilty.
Just for interest:
30W x 3hrs x 365days = 32.85kWh per year. Power costs somewhere around $0.10/kWh, depending on where you live. So it'll cost you about $3.28/year.
Originally posted by: fretman
Originally posted by: rod
Go the Q6600 - at idle, the difference in power consumption will be negligible. If you get the G0 (95W), the power difference will be 30W (at full load). That's half of one standard light globe. Replace a 60W incandescent globe with a 15W fluoro, and enjoy the power of a quad-core with feeling guilty.
Just for interest:
30W x 3hrs x 365days = 32.85kWh per year. Power costs somewhere around $0.10/kWh, depending on where you live. So it'll cost you about $3.28/year.
Good analysis. I'll go for the Q6600. However, the store will be getting a shipment in next week. I'm not sure if they'll be the G0 or the B3?
WHAT?? I like newegg but they were overpricing their cpus so I got mine from xtreme gear. There are a LOT of reputable online retailers, and clubit is one of them. there is absolutely no reason to settle for a chance at the b3 when the g0 has such tangible benefits. One you have the cpu then you won't remember where you got it, anyway.Originally posted by: fretman
I like the store I'm ordering from so I'll stick with them. I just hope it's the G0 batch.
Originally posted by: TheOtherRizzo
Worst case: you live in Europe and you always use you PC at full power during those three hours. Feeding the CPU will cost per year:
3h x 0.065 kW x 365 days x 0.30 ? = 21.35 ?
3h x 0.105 kW x 365 days x 0.30 ? = 34.49 ?
So not much to worry about with so little use.
In any semiconductor, most of the energy put into it will be converted into heat, while a very small amount goes back into the mobo. Since the same amount of power will go back into the mobo for both of these CPU's, then the difference in power draw will be the same as the difference in heat, which is 30W.Originally posted by: GFORCE100Why is it that everyone is taking the TDP values and using them as an indicator of how much power these CPU's consume?
That's the amount of heat they produce on average, not the amount of power consumed, both measures in Watts.
and the only disadvantage is waiting a week or two...
Originally posted by: GFORCE100
Why is it that everyone is taking the TDP values and using them as an indicator of how much power these CPU's consume?