Last time I checked, you can't install windows to a usb drive.
You are right on that one... You can only install it from a usb drive, at least in my knowledge... 
Topic: Does windows really use more power than linux? - page 2. (Read 4356 times)
Last time I checked, you can't install windows to a usb drive.
My observations from power usage are similar. On the same rig, going between booting USB linux, or Booting w7 from a hard-drive, with BOTH connected simultaneously, yields an overall power advantage to linux of 3-8 watts at the wall.
Linux has been buggy and crashes often in my situation, where windows keeps on trucking along for months so far without issue...
My real power savings come from undervolting/underclocking, which is arbitrary to windows/linux usage...
Linux has been buggy and crashes often in my situation, where windows keeps on trucking along for months so far without issue...
My real power savings come from undervolting/underclocking, which is arbitrary to windows/linux usage...
Can you even boot Windoze from USB? Anyway it's not safe for the average Bitcoin user due to all the malware and viruses. Plus Linux has proved its stability while Windoze will restart nearly every 24Hrs if you have updates on?
gotta love the FUD.My WIN7 machine with 5x 5830's was up for 3 months before a power outage forced a reset. Also, I have an expired trial version on there and it still works fine.
i would assume this stems from the fact that genreally linux distros are leaner than a windows install and theoretically use less CPU power, maybe less disk access etc
i'm not sure if its true or not but thats my guess
i'm not sure if its true or not but thats my guess
Can you even boot Windoze from USB? Anyway it's not safe for the average Bitcoin user due to all the malware and viruses. Plus Linux has proved its stability while Windoze will restart nearly every 24Hrs if you have updates on?
gotta love the FUD. 
okay, but once running is the power consumption i'm talking about, who cares what it uses for the first 60 seconds. Our dedicated rigs run 24/7 for weeks/months.
I just have felt there is this bias towards linux for power reasons which is unjustified from my own tests. I understand people want linux because it's free, but due to my business, I have plenty of windows licenses to use.
Also, i have found windows to be 10x easier to use and WAY more stable so far. Just the ability to swap out video cards without issue is huge. Every time I did that with linux the system crashed and required me to reload the USB stick.
Also as far as remote access, it is not hard in windows anymore than it is with linux. Gotomypc works fine. Or in my case I can have them all connected to my server at work and access them from anywhere in the world with a nice easy to use GUI.
considering SSD's at 30gb are going for under $50, this whole linux usb thing is not looking too good to me anymore personally.
I just have felt there is this bias towards linux for power reasons which is unjustified from my own tests. I understand people want linux because it's free, but due to my business, I have plenty of windows licenses to use.
Also, i have found windows to be 10x easier to use and WAY more stable so far. Just the ability to swap out video cards without issue is huge. Every time I did that with linux the system crashed and required me to reload the USB stick.
Also as far as remote access, it is not hard in windows anymore than it is with linux. Gotomypc works fine. Or in my case I can have them all connected to my server at work and access them from anywhere in the world with a nice easy to use GUI.
considering SSD's at 30gb are going for under $50, this whole linux usb thing is not looking too good to me anymore personally.
Can you even boot Windoze from USB? Anyway it's not safe for the average Bitcoin user due to all the malware and viruses. Plus Linux has proved its stability while Windoze will restart nearly every 24Hrs if you have updates on?
I think Windows 7 can boot from USB.
Even though I am a Linux guy, I think W7 really is smooth from Microsoft and a viable contender to Linux.
Support ( first ever edition to do so ) for TRIM, GPT, UEFI, XP mode, fast, lean etc. much better than Vista and even XP but Linux still is better !
okay, but once running is the power consumption i'm talking about, who cares what it uses for the first 60 seconds. Our dedicated rigs run 24/7 for weeks/months.
I just have felt there is this bias towards linux for power reasons which is unjustified from my own tests. I understand people want linux because it's free, but due to my business, I have plenty of windows licenses to use.
Also, i have found windows to be 10x easier to use and WAY more stable so far. Just the ability to swap out video cards without issue is huge. Every time I did that with linux the system crashed and required me to reload the USB stick.
Also as far as remote access, it is not hard in windows anymore than it is with linux. Gotomypc works fine. Or in my case I can have them all connected to my server at work and access them from anywhere in the world with a nice easy to use GUI.
considering SSD's at 30gb are going for under $50, this whole linux usb thing is not looking too good to me anymore personally.
I just have felt there is this bias towards linux for power reasons which is unjustified from my own tests. I understand people want linux because it's free, but due to my business, I have plenty of windows licenses to use.
Also, i have found windows to be 10x easier to use and WAY more stable so far. Just the ability to swap out video cards without issue is huge. Every time I did that with linux the system crashed and required me to reload the USB stick.
Also as far as remote access, it is not hard in windows anymore than it is with linux. Gotomypc works fine. Or in my case I can have them all connected to my server at work and access them from anywhere in the world with a nice easy to use GUI.
considering SSD's at 30gb are going for under $50, this whole linux usb thing is not looking too good to me anymore personally.
Can you even boot Windoze from USB? Anyway it's not safe for the average Bitcoin user due to all the malware and viruses. Plus Linux has proved its stability while Windoze will restart nearly every 24Hrs if you have updates on?
okay, but once running is the power consumption i'm talking about, who cares what it uses for the first 60 seconds. Our dedicated rigs run 24/7 for weeks/months.
I just have felt there is this bias towards linux for power reasons which is unjustified from my own tests. I understand people want linux because it's free, but due to my business, I have plenty of windows licenses to use.
Also, i have found windows to be 10x easier to use and WAY more stable so far. Just the ability to swap out video cards without issue is huge. Every time I did that with linux the system crashed and required me to reload the USB stick.
Also as far as remote access, it is not hard in windows anymore than it is with linux. Gotomypc works fine. Or in my case I can have them all connected to my server at work and access them from anywhere in the world with a nice easy to use GUI.
considering SSD's at 30gb are going for under $50, this whole linux usb thing is not looking too good to me anymore personally.
I just have felt there is this bias towards linux for power reasons which is unjustified from my own tests. I understand people want linux because it's free, but due to my business, I have plenty of windows licenses to use.
Also, i have found windows to be 10x easier to use and WAY more stable so far. Just the ability to swap out video cards without issue is huge. Every time I did that with linux the system crashed and required me to reload the USB stick.
Also as far as remote access, it is not hard in windows anymore than it is with linux. Gotomypc works fine. Or in my case I can have them all connected to my server at work and access them from anywhere in the world with a nice easy to use GUI.
considering SSD's at 30gb are going for under $50, this whole linux usb thing is not looking too good to me anymore personally.
When I first used Vista many moons ago with 4GB of RAM it would boot up and use nearly 2GB without using anything just after boot. When I use Lubuntu it boots into less than 0.25GB of RAM 
AFAIK that does not affect power usage at all.
Using 1 GB and 4 GB of RAM on a 4 GB stick = no difference in power at all because all of the RAM on the stick is powered on all the time anyway.
When I first used Vista many moons ago with 4GB of RAM it would boot up and use nearly 2GB without using anything just after boot. When I use Lubuntu it boots into less than 0.25GB of RAM
I'm starting to wonder if this is a bit of a myth or over-statement. I have two rigs with the same exact hardware:
msi 890FXA-GD70
amd sempron 145
2gb ram
seasonic gold psus
2 x 5970's
one with windows 7 32 bit on an old hard drive
one with linuxcoin on 16gb flash drive
using cgminer on both at stock voltage 800/300
windows machine with kill-a-watt - fluctuates at 590-610
linux machine with kill-a-watt - fluctuates at 580-600
mind you, windows machine has 4 extra fans running because it is in a case.
linux machine is open air with two fans behind the cards blowing air through.
all things turned off in bios that i can, except sata stuff on windows machine.
So, where is the significant energy savings again?
msi 890FXA-GD70
amd sempron 145
2gb ram
seasonic gold psus
2 x 5970's
one with windows 7 32 bit on an old hard drive
one with linuxcoin on 16gb flash drive
using cgminer on both at stock voltage 800/300
windows machine with kill-a-watt - fluctuates at 590-610
linux machine with kill-a-watt - fluctuates at 580-600
mind you, windows machine has 4 extra fans running because it is in a case.
linux machine is open air with two fans behind the cards blowing air through.
all things turned off in bios that i can, except sata stuff on windows machine.
So, where is the significant energy savings again?
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