by Anura Guruge
on November 4, 2021
My TRUSTY, OLD PC from October 2009.
The HUGE difference between Old & New
— power consumption & heat dissipation.
I can’t believe my old PC is now 12 years old. It is still going strong. I am writing this on my old PC. I plan to continue using it …
I got the new PC from Avadirect. That worked out. I will do a separate post on that experience. It was not bad. Quite positive actually.
I had my old PC hand-built at home. I did over-configure it, on purpose, & it proved to be the right thing. 12 years & going strong — & as fast/powerful as a new, mid-range. We got it up & running on the day ‘Windows 7‘ became available for general use. I had pre-ordered it from Microsoft & the DVD arrived by FedEx on the morning we were ready to go. I have stayed on Windows 7 since — on this PC.
I have written & published 30 books on this PC. That must be a record.
With the new PC the emphasis was on power usage & heat dissipation.
The new one has a 65W CPU vs 125W in the old. It also runs significantly cooler. I like that. It is also amazingly quiet. That was another feature.
Having 32GB helps. SMILE. Yes, it flies … as it should.
Well, I will keep you posted. Wish me luck.
If the new PC lasts me 12 years it will, of course, be my last!
