Answering Your Power Efficiency Questions! | Homelab Power Optimization Q&A

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Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
00:38 How I measure power draw
01:28 Power efficient switches
02:39 Staggered HDD spinup
04:10 M1/M2 Macs in a homelab
06:08 Is my home server useless?
07:19 Do I use my server for video editing?
08:27 Do low-power CPUs lack ECC support?
09:23 Are 2.5″ HDDs more power efficient?
10:05 Diagnosing bad C-States
11:05 Are power efficient mobos too pricey?
12:11 Is the Ryzen freezing bug “FUD”?
13:14 Misinformation about NVIDIA?
14:24 Are mobile mobos more power efficient?
15:12 What about AMD Eco Mode?
15:38 Debian/Diet Pi for power efficiency? Read More Wolfgang’s Channel 

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