Making a Green Energy Efficient Desktop Pc.
by Mjtrinihobby in Circuits > Computers
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Making a Green Energy Efficient Desktop Pc.
My home automation pc is the manager for my home. Lights, dog food/water, renewable energy supervision/control, home access, comfort controls, entertainment plus more are all handle by my windows desktop pc. This PC is solar powered.
Undervolting a cpu saves power and increases it's life due to less heat being generated. I used the k10stat software to undervolt my 6 core amd 1090t.
Modern processors have several frequencies that are used to save power depending on how much work the cpu is doing. Each frequency is assigned a voltage to allow maximum energy efficiency.
Adjusting the Voltage Profiles.
The voltages I used per frequency step has proven stable and my idle power consumption changed from 121watts to 60watts. Peak power from 267watts to 115watts. The room I have the pc in is much cooler since this machine is always on.
Please note that the above power values are for the pc, WiFi, cable modem, pc surround speakers.
Please note that the above power values are for the pc, WiFi, cable modem, pc surround speakers.