I thought this video was rather interesting, because at 12:27, the presenter crunches the numbers to find out how many years it would take for a new computer purchase to be more environmentally friendly (in regards to total CO2 expended) compared to using a less efficient used model.

Depending on the specific use case, it could take as little as 3 years to breakeven in terms of CO2 if both systems were at max power draw forever, and as long as 30 if the systems are mostly at idle.

  • sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works
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    14 hours ago

    Yeah, this is why I reuse my old PC parts. Here’s my rough history:

    1. Built PC w/ old AM3 board for personal use
    2. Upgraded to AM4, used AM3 build for NAS (just bought drives)
    3. Upgraded CPU and mobo (wanted mini-ITX), and upgraded NAS to AM5 (did need some RAM)

    My NAS power draw was cut in half from 2-3, and it’ll probably be cut again when I upgrade my PC again.

    Old PC parts FTW!