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Old 02-14-2008, 05:59 PM   #8 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by GenKreton View Post
One of the best ways to build a power saving desktop is to buy one of the Via x86 processors. Via x86 processors also have some power saving mother boards that Intel and AMD lack. Of course if you are using Linux then you need not restrict yourself to x86, but you have to know what you are doing.
That's what I'm doing. I'm using a complete VIA setup. The chip is a VIA C7 <1Ghz processor and it has an 80W PSU that I'm pretty confident I won't even really stress since I'm also using a CF memory card from a digital camera as my hard drive to minimize heat and power consumption.

GenKreton: I will definitely be in touch with you about doing some testing and suggestions. If you care to do so, PM me your email address so we don't have to divert the topic of this thread with our technical garble.
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