Subj : RE: The BOINC Project
To   : Nightfox
From : pokeswithastick
Date : Sun Jul 17 2022 18:30:58


On 16/07/2022 10:52 am Nightfox said...
 Ni> I don't run it all the time (plus, of course, it can push up your 
 Ni> electric bill).

As energy prices go up these wasted CPU cycles become quite expensive. My bbs is running on an old Xeon X5690 and I notice the energy draw if the CPU gets maxed out.  I measured my server closet at about about 160 watts in total idling which is about 1 GBP per day in UK.  









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