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Originally Posted by The Atomic Ass
I never thought of a 45W processor as being particularly efficient, especially when backing off the processing power a small amount yields disproportionately large dividends on the electrical side... but that may just be me. 
Also on this subject... A PSU is a fairly simple device compared to the computer it runs, and almost all pre-built are built using bottom-of-the-barrel components... Has anyone attempted to build a PSU from raw components before?
I build guitar amps from scratch... |
I agree. The 45W Athlon X2 5050e is what I bought. Its the lowest wattage chip for its speed currently avaliable AFAIK. I'll be combining AMD's cool'n quiet technology with crystalcpuid to lower power consumption even more.