In article <mk3gu4d9j544b1vrdvlov7lu853gu850m9@4ax.com>, DaveT
<svirtftcyt@yahoo.com> writes

I was figuring on upgrading to a phenom at some point. Then they came 
out with the Phenom II, putting an end to that plan. Once again, I will 
have to replace the motherboard if I want to upgrade. I have to be careful
with electricity comsumption. It is very expensive here, over 30 cents/kwh.

The use of a CUDA capable or double precision maths capable GPU card
draws a lot more power than the usual CPU (quad core?) system.  It adds
a demand for another 120+W to the PSU.

-- 
John Clark