• Log InLog In
  • Register
Liquid`
Team Liquid Liquipedia
EDT 16:09
CEST 22:09
KST 05:09
  • Home
  • Forum
  • Calendar
  • Streams
  • Liquipedia
  • Features
  • Store
  • EPT
  • TL+
  • StarCraft 2
  • Brood War
  • Smash
  • Heroes
  • Counter-Strike
  • Overwatch
  • Liquibet
  • Fantasy StarCraft
  • TLPD
  • StarCraft 2
  • Brood War
  • Blogs
Forum Sidebar
Events/Features
News
Featured News
Team Liquid Map Contest #22 - The Finalists12[ASL21] Ro16 Preview Pt1: Fresh Flow9[ASL21] Ro24 Preview Pt2: News Flash10[ASL21] Ro24 Preview Pt1: New Chaos0Team Liquid Map Contest #22 - Presented by Monster Energy21
Community News
2026 GSL Season 1 Qualifiers11Maestros of the Game 2 announced32026 GSL Tour plans announced10Weekly Cups (April 6-12): herO doubles, "Villains" prevail1MaNa leaves Team Liquid20
StarCraft 2
General
Weekly Cups (April 6-12): herO doubles, "Villains" prevail MaNa leaves Team Liquid Oliveira Would Have Returned If EWC Continued Team Liquid Map Contest #22 - The Finalists 2026 GSL Tour plans announced
Tourneys
2026 GSL Season 1 Qualifiers Sparkling Tuna Cup - Weekly Open Tournament Master Swan Open (Global Bronze-Master 2) SEL Doubles (SC Evo Bimonthly) $5,000 WardiTV TLMC tournament - Presented by Monster Energy
Strategy
Custom Maps
[D]RTS in all its shapes and glory <3 [A] Nemrods 1/4 players [M] (2) Frigid Storage
External Content
Mutation # 521 Memorable Boss The PondCast: SC2 News & Results Mutation # 520 Moving Fees Mutation # 519 Inner Power
Brood War
General
Pros React To: Tulbo in Ro.16 Group A ASL21 General Discussion [BSL22] RO32 Group Stage mca64Launcher - New Version with StarCraft: Remast BGH Auto Balance -> http://bghmmr.eu/
Tourneys
Korean KCM Race Survival 2026 Season 2 [ASL21] Ro16 Group B [Megathread] Daily Proleagues [ASL21] Ro16 Group A
Strategy
What's the deal with APM & what's its true value Any training maps people recommend? Fighting Spirit mining rates Muta micro map competition
Other Games
General Games
Nintendo Switch Thread General RTS Discussion Thread Battle Aces/David Kim RTS Megathread Stormgate/Frost Giant Megathread Starcraft Tabletop Miniature Game
Dota 2
The Story of Wings Gaming Official 'what is Dota anymore' discussion
League of Legends
G2 just beat GenG in First stand
Heroes of the Storm
Simple Questions, Simple Answers Heroes of the Storm 2.0
Hearthstone
Deck construction bug Heroes of StarCraft mini-set
TL Mafia
Vanilla Mini Mafia Mafia Game Mode Feedback/Ideas TL Mafia Community Thread Five o'clock TL Mafia
Community
General
US Politics Mega-thread Russo-Ukrainian War Thread Things Aren’t Peaceful in Palestine YouTube Thread Canadian Politics Mega-thread
Fan Clubs
The IdrA Fan Club
Media & Entertainment
Anime Discussion Thread [Req][Books] Good Fantasy/SciFi books [Manga] One Piece Movie Discussion!
Sports
2024 - 2026 Football Thread McBoner: A hockey love story Formula 1 Discussion Cricket [SPORT]
World Cup 2022
Tech Support
[G] How to Block Livestream Ads
TL Community
The Automated Ban List
Blogs
Reappraising The Situation T…
TrAiDoS
lurker extra damage testi…
StaticNine
Broowar part 2
qwaykee
Funny Nicknames
LUCKY_NOOB
Iranian anarchists: organize…
XenOsky
ASL S21 English Commentary…
namkraft
Customize Sidebar...

Website Feedback

Closed Threads



Active: 1862 users

Powering LANs

Blogs > elgranbasio
Post a Reply
elgranbasio
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
United States39 Posts
July 25 2011 19:22 GMT
#1
Hey, I'm going to post my first installment of a trip I made recently to a town called Mendoza on the western border of Argentina, but it still needs some work. In the mean time, does anybody know of any efforts to make LANs, which I assume (possibly/probably erroneously) consume a good deal of electricity, more energy efficient/environmentally friendly?

This is an honest question, I'm not trying to be preachy or spark any sort of debate. A good discussion would be great, so if there's one already in existence (a thread or something), I'd appreciate if someone could post it.

Thanks for reading,
Elgran.

Para todos, todo.
andeh
Profile Blog Joined August 2009
United States904 Posts
July 25 2011 20:10 GMT
#2
if you want to create a basic lan connection, plug two computers into each other with a crossover cable, and boom you have lan

sofawall
Profile Joined January 2011
29 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-07-25 20:54:00
July 25 2011 20:53 GMT
#3
andeh, it would be hard to think of something LAN-related that is less relevant to what the OP is asking about.

As for the question, I actually don't know how much energy a computer uses. Between the screen and the tower and possibly speakers (though the last are unlikely at a LAN event) I imagine they would use a fair deal.
elgranbasio
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
United States39 Posts
July 25 2011 22:09 GMT
#4
Yeah andeh, to clarify I was referring to LAN tournaments (I guess that might be a misnomer nowadays, as far as SC2 is concerned) such as MLG, Dreamhack, etc.
Para todos, todo.
UltimateHurl
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
Ireland591 Posts
July 25 2011 22:32 GMT
#5
I don't think there has been any concerted effort to make LANs more energy efficient, but newer machines tend to be far more energy efficient, consuming like half the power or less of older models, so it's a 'sum of the parts' deal, group of good machines will save over a group of bad ones.
elgranbasio
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
United States39 Posts
July 26 2011 02:35 GMT
#6
I wonder if I could get specs on how much energy past MLGs have consumed. Doubt it, but I'll see if I can find something.
Para todos, todo.
Please log in or register to reply.
Live Events Refresh
Next event in 3h 51m
[ Submit Event ]
Live Streams
Refresh
StarCraft 2
mouzHeroMarine 585
UpATreeSC 119
ProTech109
elazer 104
CosmosSc2 18
StarCraft: Brood War
Britney 19469
Calm 2976
ggaemo 182
Dewaltoss 152
firebathero 121
Soulkey 113
SilentControl 8
Dota 2
ODPixel200
canceldota132
febbydoto15
League of Legends
Reynor35
Counter-Strike
pashabiceps2770
byalli315
Super Smash Bros
PPMD45
Heroes of the Storm
Liquid`Hasu378
Other Games
summit1g7365
tarik_tv4574
FrodaN771
B2W.Neo482
Trikslyr153
C9.Mang0137
mouzStarbuck116
ArmadaUGS89
RotterdaM78
QueenE41
Mew2King34
ZombieGrub19
Organizations
Other Games
BasetradeTV388
Counter-Strike
PGL110
StarCraft 2
angryscii 20
Blizzard YouTube
StarCraft: Brood War
BSLTrovo
sctven
[ Show 22 non-featured ]
StarCraft 2
• davetesta21
• Reevou 19
• Adnapsc2 12
• LaughNgamezSOOP
• sooper7s
• AfreecaTV YouTube
• intothetv
• Migwel
• Kozan
• IndyKCrew
StarCraft: Brood War
• blackmanpl 29
• RayReign 24
• HerbMon 22
• Azhi_Dahaki7
• STPLYoutube
• ZZZeroYoutube
• BSLYoutube
Dota 2
• WagamamaTV865
League of Legends
• TFBlade1985
Other Games
• imaqtpie856
• Scarra695
• Shiphtur198
Upcoming Events
Replay Cast
3h 51m
Escore
13h 51m
WardiTV Map Contest Tou…
14h 51m
OSC
18h 51m
Big Brain Bouts
19h 51m
MaNa vs goblin
Scarlett vs Spirit
Serral vs herO
Korean StarCraft League
1d 6h
CranKy Ducklings
1d 13h
WardiTV Map Contest Tou…
1d 14h
IPSL
1d 19h
WolFix vs nOmaD
dxtr13 vs Razz
BSL
1d 22h
UltrA vs KwarK
Gosudark vs cavapoo
dxtr13 vs HBO
Doodle vs Razz
[ Show More ]
CranKy Ducklings
2 days
Sparkling Tuna Cup
2 days
WardiTV Map Contest Tou…
2 days
Ladder Legends
2 days
BSL
2 days
StRyKeR vs rasowy
Artosis vs Aether
JDConan vs OyAji
Hawk vs izu
IPSL
2 days
JDConan vs TBD
Aegong vs rasowy
Replay Cast
3 days
Wardi Open
3 days
Afreeca Starleague
3 days
Bisu vs Ample
Jaedong vs Flash
Monday Night Weeklies
3 days
RSL Revival
4 days
Afreeca Starleague
4 days
Barracks vs Leta
Royal vs Light
WardiTV Map Contest Tou…
4 days
RSL Revival
5 days
Replay Cast
6 days
The PondCast
6 days
WardiTV Map Contest Tou…
6 days
Liquipedia Results

Completed

Proleague 2026-04-15
RSL Revival: Season 4
NationLESS Cup

Ongoing

BSL Season 22
ASL Season 21
CSL 2026 SPRING (S20)
IPSL Spring 2026
KCM Race Survival 2026 Season 2
StarCraft2 Community Team League 2026 Spring
WardiTV TLMC #16
Nations Cup 2026
IEM Rio 2026
PGL Bucharest 2026
Stake Ranked Episode 1
BLAST Open Spring 2026
ESL Pro League S23 Finals
ESL Pro League S23 Stage 1&2
PGL Cluj-Napoca 2026
IEM Kraków 2026

Upcoming

Escore Tournament S2: W3
Escore Tournament S2: W4
Acropolis #4
BSL 22 Non-Korean Championship
CSLAN 4
Kung Fu Cup 2026 Grand Finals
HSC XXIX
uThermal 2v2 2026 Main Event
2026 GSL S2
RSL Revival: Season 5
2026 GSL S1
XSE Pro League 2026
IEM Cologne Major 2026
Stake Ranked Episode 2
CS Asia Championships 2026
IEM Atlanta 2026
Asian Champions League 2026
PGL Astana 2026
BLAST Rivals Spring 2026
TLPD

1. ByuN
2. TY
3. Dark
4. Solar
5. Stats
6. Nerchio
7. sOs
8. soO
9. INnoVation
10. Elazer
1. Rain
2. Flash
3. EffOrt
4. Last
5. Bisu
6. Soulkey
7. Mini
8. Sharp
Sidebar Settings...

Advertising | Privacy Policy | Terms Of Use | Contact Us

Original banner artwork: Jim Warren
The contents of this webpage are copyright © 2026 TLnet. All Rights Reserved.