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System Name | AMD | Intel | Chumpy |
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Processor | PHII 955BE Stock | i7 920 D0 4.01 GHz | i7 920 D0 4.01 GHz |
Motherboard | MSI 790FX-GD70 | EX58 - UD5 | E760 4 Way SLI |
Cooling | Zalman 9700 CNPS | Water Loop | Water Loop |
Memory | 4 GB XMS3 1600 MHz | 6 GB Dominators 1600 MHz | 6 GB Dominators 1866 MHz |
Video Card(s) | 3 x 9600GSO, GTX260 216 | 2 x GTX 260 216 | GTX 260 216, 9600 GSO |
Storage | WD 640GB | Couple o' 5400RPMs | WD 1TB |
Case | Cosmos S | Lancool K62 Dragonlord | Lian Li PC-P80 Armor |
Power Supply | TX850 | HX 1000 | HX 1000 |
Software | Win 7 Home Premium | Win 7 Ultimate | Vista Home Premium |
I'm sort of a "green nut" but I'm also practical. Some green nuts recycle every scrap of anything they can but don't realise it takes more enegry to process recyclables then it does to make new materials. If a company can produce the same product at a lower cost by using recycled material, well, they do. You mentioned, "I feel I'm using the power they'd normally use to a better end" Problem is they don't stop using it when you turn your rig on.
EDIT - My question was answered to some extent. I won't start a green war in this thread. lol Thanks.
Sorry, that wasn't meant as a shot at you. I'm thinking of the same sort you mention. One of my ex roomies beats the green drum but always used to double me in household waste production on a weekly basis. Also, she used to (and still might) drive a mid 80s Buick.