[Beowulf] power usage, Intel 5160 vs. AMD 2216

Chris Samuel csamuel at vpac.org
Fri Jul 13 16:14:27 PDT 2007


On Sat, 14 Jul 2007, Lombard, David N wrote:

> Amen, brother.  Don's comments on PS efficiency are highly relevant,
> and the kill-a-watt takes that all into account.  There's also a spiffier
> (and more expensive) model that logs the reading for later analysis.

I wish I could find an alternative as cheap here in Australia - talking to a 
lecturer I know who looks into these things it appears the cheapest he's 
found is an order of magnitude more expensive here.. :-(

cheers,
Chris
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