Chips Are Getting Hotter-So Sayeth Intel
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IBM and Apple need to start hammering this point. How much do companies spend on electricity every year running their server farms? Millions I imagine. The VA Tech Super Computer would be a great example for them to use. How come no one else thinks it's unacceptable for a chip to use close to 100 W of power?
IBM and Apple need to start hammering this point. How much do companies spend on electricity every year running their server farms? Millions I imagine. The VA Tech Super Computer would be a great example for them to use. How come no one else thinks it's unacceptable for a chip to use close to 100 W of power?
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granted the new g5s run cooler, once they start going at 3.0ghz I doubt it'll last.
I remember an article I read a couple years ago, some guy removed the heatsink in his PC and fried an egg in the case, he said it was the most delicious egg he'd ever made
My brother's iBook g4 gets obscenely hot, it can be uncomfortable to have it on your lap for even a couple minutes.
until superconducitve technology or we change the laws of physics, copper wires=resistive heat, cap'n
if PowerTune on 90nm can indeed scale 1/2 1/4 and 1/100 across the mobo, not just CPU,
while peak loads are still rumoured to generate >60W out of the 97x FX,
the downclocking or selective sleep of low power mode stand to keep heat down significantly
...at least enough for IBM to suggest PowerTune might now make G5s practical for laptops
Originally posted by Wrong Robot
My brother's iBook g4 gets obscenely hot, it can be uncomfortable to have it on your lap for even a couple minutes.
You aren't supposed to actually use them on your lap, or any warm, soft or cloth surface.
Apple specifically avoids ever actually saying "laptop". Ever notice? Portable, Powerbook, iBook, notebook, but never "laptop".
You might find one or two references to laptop if you dig deep enough but they are goofs. I'm positive the word is officially forbidden for use in Apple copy.
My powerbook gets pretty hot sometimes, but not THAT hot, most of the time it's a nice pleasant warming of my loins in the middle of the frigid boston weather
Originally posted by ThunderPoit
some companies actually design their buildings so that the server farm is on the lowest level and is used to heat the rest of the building. How nuts is that??'
So it seems that Intel does have a backup plan for the Itaniums. If they can't be sold as servers, they can always be marketed as state-of-the-art house-heaters.
Originally posted by Wrong Robot
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My brother's iBook g4 gets obscenely hot, it can be uncomfortable to have it on your lap for even a couple minutes.
Weird. My G4 iBook never gets that hot, even after watching a DVD...warm, but not obscene!
Originally posted by ThunderPoit
some companies actually design their buildings so that the server farm is on the lowest level and is used to heat the rest of the building. How nuts is that??'
That's not nuts at all, that's very awesome.
Originally posted by low-fi
Weird. My G4 iBook never gets that hot, even after watching a DVD...warm, but not obscene!
yeah, you'd think with the 640 RAM he has in there it would have more breathing room, but then again, he's usually always multitasking(downloading, browsing and gaming at once)
Originally posted by VanDeWaals
... How come no one else thinks it's unacceptable for a chip to use close to 100 W of power? ... IBM and Apple need to start hammering this point...
I believe that the new, not yet released, G5 (2nd version) chip is or will answer this question...
As for the Intel or AMD camp, this is a good question!
Originally posted by Wrong Robot
That's not nuts at all, that's very awesome.
i was referring how crazy it was that the farms can put off that much heat
Originally posted by low-fi
Weird. My G4 iBook never gets that hot, even after watching a DVD...warm, but not obscene!
Mine only gets hot when it's plugged in. And, if it's plugged in, it's usually on the desk.