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I've considering to build a mini itx system using desktop components, maybe a dual core on G45, NVidia 9300 or AMD 780g. I check power consumption of similar systems first and it seems the system will run at 50-60w most of the time and 100-120w under heavy stress. Therefore I'm looking for some...

I'm considering to build a small system for daily use. The cpu will be either an Athlon X2 II or a Phenom X2 II. The mobo must be mATX size. I prefer DDR2 memory since they're much cheaper. With all these preferences, I narrow down the choice to two mobos: Biostar 790GX XE...

The room temperature is about 27C/81F and my 8600gt video card is 71C/160F under light tasks. It used to be 55C/131F in the winter in another case, but with a second case fan blowing from the drives bay. Now I only have one cpu fan and one rear exhaust fan. So far it seems to be ok and I...

Both of them are around $100 at Newegg. The 550 has higher frequency and is the black edition. But 710 has one more core than 550. Which is better in terms of performance, stock and overclocked? By the way, I've heard people successfully unlocked extra cores on 550 or 710. Which motherboard...