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Eak   05-04-2007 at 10:49:06 PM

Hello. Soon we'll have a lower power Core 2 Duo desktop CPU.
Which motherboard will be a power efficient partner for a power efficient core2 duo?

I don't expect to overclock or have cutting edge performance, but low power will be very important. I saw some Mini ITX boards with notebook components, but it's just too expensive.

I usually cannot see in the reviews the motherboard power efficiency, and AMD have higher TDP so I am considering Intel...

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big_cheese   05-04-2007 at 11:28:28 PM
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This is a little old, but maybe helpful:

http://techreport.com/reviews/2006 [...] ex.x?pg=15

I would research Abit motherboards, not only the ones in that review.

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Ycon   05-04-2007 at 11:54:31 PM
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Mainboards with a P965 chipset.
nVidia chipsets consume a lot of power.

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chuckshissle   05-05-2007 at 12:16:00 AM
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What kind of task are you using the pc for? If you want just surfing the net then you diffinitely get some low power consumption pcs. I would go for that Apple's tiny pc. Looks cute and practical for daily tasks and net.

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chuckshissle   05-05-2007 at 12:17:36 AM
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If I'm not gamer then I would no doubt get this pc.
http://www.apple.com/macmini/

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TheMold   05-05-2007 at 12:53:49 PM
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I would wait a couple a weeks and see how the bearlake motherboards do with power consumption.

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Newf   05-05-2007 at 01:51:37 PM
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A motherboard with integrated graphics will yield a low power system. This eliminates the need for a video card, and are typically cooled without fans.

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