[kwlug-disc] Cost of ancient vs. current CPU ...

[Ronald Barnes]

William Park via kwlug-disc wrote on 2025-07-31 10:12:

> Regarding heating the room with computer... In summer, you have to run 
> AC to remove that heat

No, I don't have air conditioning and it isn't really needed in Vancouver.

> In winter, you are not using cheaper gas, so that's opportunity cost.

I prefer to heat without fossil fuels when possible so it's a minor 
sacrifice I'm willing to make.


Now, the Dell PowerEdge 2950 that I had been running a while back?  That 
was both expensive and uncomfortably warm, so 100% agree with you on 
that monster's electricity use.


> Finally, I consolidated multiple computers into one.  That's the biggest 
> saving.

There's an advantage to having them separate - I can fiddle with the 
desktop without interrupting access to my Nextcloud on the separate, old 
computer.