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Intel plugs power supply guidelines

Posted on March 2nd, 2004 | by

Intel is pushing the market to follow its ATX 12V Power Supply Design Guide, which they claim will enable desktops to use as much as 25% less power. With four major manufacturer\’s already in agreement, it looks like their ideas will fast become a reality.

Ironically, this news is in the wake of a plethora of interest around just how much power Intel\’s new chips are using. Related? You decide.

Intel\’s new design guidelines require manufacturers to increase their power supply efficiency from less than 50 percent to 60 percent, when the supply units are dealing with a light, 20 percent load. When handling electricity demands of 50 percent or higher, the units should operate at 70 percent efficiency.

Cutting wastage by 25 percent could reduce some desktops\’ power consumption by as much as 50 watts, the equivalent of leaving a light on all day. Typically, desktop PC and CRT (cathode ray tube) monitor combinations consume between about 150 and 200 watts.

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>Intel is pushing the market to follow its ATX 12V Power Supply Design Guide, which they claim will enable desktops to use as much as 25% less power. With four major manufacturer\’s already in agreement, it looks like their ideas will fast become a reality.

Ironically, this news is in the wake of a plethora of interest around just how much power Intel\’s new chips are using. Related? You decide.

Intel\’s new design guidelines require manufacturers to increase their power supply efficiency from less than 50 percent to 60 percent, when the supply units are dealing with a light, 20 percent load. When handling electricity demands of 50 percent or higher, the units should operate at 70 percent efficiency.

Cutting wastage by 25 percent could reduce some desktops\’ power consumption by as much as 50 watts, the equivalent of leaving a light on all day. Typically, desktop PC and CRT (cathode ray tube) monitor combinations consume between about 150 and 200 watts.

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