I want to buy a New
Motherboard + Processor
My budget is 7-8k
The product must last atleast 3-5 yrs from now
Low Power consumption and green is main priority
I am actually interested in
Mini-itx / Low power consumption (you can put it optional but please suggest if u have anything in mind )
Usage: Videos, Browsing, A little gaming (or can sacrifice on that) etc (HTPC mostly). The Machine Will be always ON
Interested in: Low Power Consumption and form factor to be small (mini itx or microitx)
I already have cab/smps/dvd write(ide)/750gb hdd/ram 2gb ddr2 etc
What i have is
Supercomp 450w local smps
Sony DVD drive recent (ide)
Cabinet ( have some spare)(Or will look for new but not now)
Seagate 750gb 7200.12
Ram 2GB DDR2 (will buy just suggest a Speed) (budget allocated Rs.1400)
What i considered was
Code:
GA-EG31M-S2 Rs.2450
Intel E7400 Rs.5675
But i still think that this setup will consume a lot of power above 70 watts
I recently used D945GCLF2 ATOM 330 (sourced from usa) used for 4 month and was so impressed but the machine is not that powerful and not much expandability on the board So sold it.
From this thread i collected some data and people where suggesting this config
Code:
Phenom X2 7750 B.E. @ 3.4k
Biosrat 780G @ 3.2k
Code:
AMD Phenom II X2 250 - 5.5k
Gigabyte GA-MA78GPM-DS2H(AMD780G chip) - 6.2k
Code:
AMD Phenom II X2 250: 5k-5.5k
ASUS M4A78-EM or M4N78-EM or Gigabyte MA78GM-US2H : 4.8k-5k
Code:
Athlon II X2 250 3GHz @ 5.5k
Biosrat TA790GXB A3+ @ 5.8k
Code:
E5200: 2.9k
Gigabyte GA-G31M-S2L:2.3k
Palit 9500GT for 2.5k
Please suggest a good and POWER SAVING configuration. I am really considering Power Efficient and GREEN computing here....
At least a step toward avoiding global warming....
Lol seriously i want to save my Electricity bill