Via releases C7-D processor

[gshv]

Press release:
http://www.via.com.tw/en/resources/pressroom/2006_archive/pr060913VIAC7D.jsp

C7-D information:

http://www.via.com.tw/en/products/processors/c7-d/

Gennadiy

[CPUShack]

Interesting marketing

Tis a rather normal C7 (Esther) 1.5GHz at 20Watts is impressive still.

There are coorporations that this will appeal to, and the marketing may work (hopefully more then just to hippies).

20 Watts for a business class CPU may bot seem like a huge savings, but think of the reduction in other power needs because up it.

First a standard switching power supply is less then 50% efficient, so 20 watts becomes over 40W, and for a Intel/AMD part there 60-70W becomes 120-140, certainly a 80-100W savings will add uo.

Couple this with the less heat generation (and thus less fans, and associated power, and I think you'd see a difference.

[gshv]

It'd be cool to build a silent media PC using one of those processors, or at least one of VIA Eden processors.

BTW, here is a site that sells mini-ITX and nano-ITX boards and cases:

http://www.logicsupply.com/index.php

Gennadiy

[CPUShack]

hehe I have built computers with the VIA C3 (866MHz underclocked) for use in marine applications (running on solar and/or battery power.) worked well. and the low heat of these chips ment I could make a sealed case (no salt water penetration)

[CPUShack]

yah I have several relatives with 35-55ft sailboats (money pits lol)that needs on board computing. VIA was my first and only pick.

[hugo929]

[CPUShack]

yah I have gotten a few puters pulled from marine work, LOTS of rust, oxidised traces etc.

When i build a marine computer, I give ALL parts a conformal coating of silicon

[soeren]

cool