[Pc_Support] Power Battle: GF6150+A64x2"EE" (65W) v. Intel965+Core2Duo

[Bryan J. Smith]

Tom's Hardware pitted actual power consumption of an AMD v. Intel
_full_solution_.  There have been many of these now.  In most cases,
the "hit" on the AMD end is the nVidia GeForce 61x0 + nForce 4x0
chipset -- as the GPU sucks up a lot of power under full load (and
smack's the 3D performance of the i9xx series GPU silly).

But even then, AMD comes in lower -- especially now that the 65W EE
versions are here for "only a few bucks more" ($10-20 typical) -- but
even with standard units that typically don't eat even their rated
89W.

Tom's Hardware Green Machine:
  http://www.tomshardware.com/2006/09/25/green_machine/

Core 2 Duo's performance is hard to ignore when you're going to spend
$300+ on the 6700 or 6800.  If you're going to put a serious GeForce
7600/7900 or ATI X1600/1800 series with it, then power is not your
concern.

But when you're spending under $200, the new 65W x2 4200+ EE (or save
$50 more and just go for the 65W x2 3800+ EE) is a nice consideration
-- especially when you put it on a $50 GeForce 61x0 mainboard that
already has the best chipset-integrated GPU.