But as the cost of electricity continues to rise, the chance of us finding an appropriate location lowers. If we ever wish to have another large event in the future we need to make the changes now, we can't just sit back and rely on our parents' good nature of letting us always let us use their garage. If they are nice enough to let us shack up in the garage for a single overnight lan party, we should have enough courtesy to not try and cram as many people as possible into a 20x15 foot space. The founders of the ELG need to stop the problem before it gets out of hand. At the next meeting we need to address, and make sure it is clear, exactly how much power fifty computers and fifty monitors uses up, and how the group will quit having events if nothing changes.
Even though there is no way around bringing the number of computers down from fifty (ex. We can't have two people to one machine), we can still find ways around it. A lot of LAN party attendees bring extra devices to plug into their (required) power strip. Some examples of these devices include; cell-phone chargers, external hard drives, unnecessary fans, mini-fridges, and even a George Forman Hot Plate. There is really no reason why anyone should be bringing any of these to a LAN party. .
Water-cooling is another huge external device issue. Some people chose to "over-clock- their processor to make it faster. It is a simple enough operation that rarely brings up any dilemmas directly, but the problem with it is that their computer will now produce almost double the amount of heat as it did before the modification. To compensate for the extra heat they do what's called "water cooling,"" a process in which water will literally flow through your computer case in tubes to cool the inside components. The water is stored in a reservoir, usually outside the case, from which a pump pushes the water up through a tube connected to copper blocks.
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