Dual Core Processors For Low-Power, High-Performance Desktops

MSI 915GM Speedster, Continued

At only 39 W, the power draw of this system is very close to the record we established almost a year ago with AOpen's 915GM motherboard and a Pentium M 770.

Be ready to pay more on your energy bill if you add a discrete graphics solution. From our experience this will add another 20 W to the total system consumption, or if you go high-end, even more.

DDR2-533 At CL3-2-2-8

Patrick Schmid
Editor-in-Chief (2005-2006)

Patrick Schmid was the editor-in-chief for Tom's Hardware from 2005 to 2006. He wrote numerous articles on a wide range of hardware topics, including storage, CPUs, and system builds.