Comments on: Wednesday thoughts http://www.sportsgamerblog.com/2007/04/25/wednesday-thoughts/ Two guys who love Sports Gaming on their PCs and consoles rant and rave about various stuff. Fri, 09 Jan 2009 05:06:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Glen http://www.sportsgamerblog.com/2007/04/25/wednesday-thoughts/#comment-4892 Glen Thu, 26 Apr 2007 02:27:00 +0000 http://www.sportsgamerblog.com/2007/04/25/wednesday-thoughts/#comment-4892 Yes, it does require the power to be turned on. <br/><br/>I don't have the equipment here to figure it out, but I'm guessing that I spend a good deal more every month powering my PC's than I do keeping my PS3 on all the time. Also, the PS3 is outworking my PC by about 400% in Folding as well. That amazes me.<br/><br/>If my PS3 was being used to compile the worlds largest ball of virtual twine I would think that the cost, both in the environmental and in the financial sense, would be a major consideration. But the simple fact of the matter is that, in the case of my home, the money and energy would have been spent on something and I'm more than glad to put them towards a cause like this. Yes, it does require the power to be turned on.

I don’t have the equipment here to figure it out, but I’m guessing that I spend a good deal more every month powering my PC’s than I do keeping my PS3 on all the time. Also, the PS3 is outworking my PC by about 400% in Folding as well. That amazes me.

If my PS3 was being used to compile the worlds largest ball of virtual twine I would think that the cost, both in the environmental and in the financial sense, would be a major consideration. But the simple fact of the matter is that, in the case of my home, the money and energy would have been spent on something and I’m more than glad to put them towards a cause like this.

]]> By: Craigsca http://www.sportsgamerblog.com/2007/04/25/wednesday-thoughts/#comment-4891 Craigsca Wed, 25 Apr 2007 22:53:00 +0000 http://www.sportsgamerblog.com/2007/04/25/wednesday-thoughts/#comment-4891 It's funny. I wonder what the rate of return is regarding "Folding". Is there a point where all the excess power used by the process and resulting greenhouse gases, etc., defeats the purpose of even doing this?<br/><br/>I admit I'm not familiar with the PS3 and it's "folding" - does it require the power to be turned on (I would assume so)?<br/><br/>Also, there are a great many screensavers that perform this exact same process on the PC - I think it was grid.com (address may be incorrect) that helped with DNA sequencing for a cure for cancer as well as helping out SETI. It’s funny. I wonder what the rate of return is regarding “Folding”. Is there a point where all the excess power used by the process and resulting greenhouse gases, etc., defeats the purpose of even doing this?

I admit I’m not familiar with the PS3 and it’s “folding” - does it require the power to be turned on (I would assume so)?

Also, there are a great many screensavers that perform this exact same process on the PC - I think it was grid.com (address may be incorrect) that helped with DNA sequencing for a cure for cancer as well as helping out SETI.

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