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Really?! 55Watts idling? Hmm... i'll look at some other anandtech posts to see if other people are getting the same results. But man, that really is amazing.

JUst used the anandtech bench and the AMD Phenom II X6 1055T does certainly trounce the i3. This processor wasn't on their list but other AMD Phenoms were and overall they were all on the high-end of the overall power usage.

I'll check this out later. I can't believe it would beat an hexacore would beat an i3/h55 in performance per watt. (I can live with the cost.) Thanks!

Yeah I was referring to the Llano. I decided against the atom/ontario and other netbook processors because I plan to develop on my machine. Since we're talking about future processors, looking at anandtech's preview of the sandy bridge and the specific processors tweaked for power makes me...

Yeah that was my first thought. But the failure rates of laptops is the reason why I decided against it. I figure that the fact that a desktop will last longer and not end up as quickly in a landfill would justify the extra power.

Better than a I3/H55 combo? I'll check it out.

Looking at an interesting post related to your recommended setup and the one that I was going to build. http://www.silentpcreview.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=57855

Thanks for the info! I decided against the Seasonic 650 Watt and am going for the Seasonic 400 Watt. And yeah, that the high efficiency for a low power difference will mean i really won't be saving that much - not enough to justify the cost at least. Still its a high quality PSU so i'll be...

Well I do program a bit on it and running VS 2010, SQL Server Express is a bit slow on my current computer. Not unbearable but I'm worried about how an atom would handle that. Nevertheless, you're not the first to suggest that and I think you have a good point. I'm going to price that out but...

Thanks! I didn't think of an adapter either way - kinda assumed that it was so small and light that I wouldn't need one. Don't know what I was thinking. Thanks!

Oops. Here's the list (http://secure.newegg.com/WishList/PublicWishDetail.aspx?WishListNumber=10298734). As for the power supply, I'm probably going to switch over to the SeaSonic 400W version. Thanks!

Just wanted to ask if any of you see any improvements/compatibility issues on this build. Looking to put together an energy-efficient PC that doesn't sacrifice too much speed. Its mostly a mainstream pc that I occasionally program on. I don't do any gaming although I might connect this pc to my...