building a power saving pc

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Hi
I want to build an e-pc (which save energy as much as possible :-D

). But my requirements are as under 8)

6 No of SATA ports must
1 LAN port
Wi-Fi
4 No of DDR-2

Can any one suggest me best power saving motherboard and processor???

What is your budget?

The 45 nm Intel processors are power saving ones.

If your budget is low, i would recommend Intel e5200, the most VFM 45nm processor, costs 3300/-.

About the mobo, I know of some Asus motherboards that have onboard wifi but don't remember which one...will let you know soon...

which PSU did i use ??? :neutral:

My budget is Rs.10000 to 15000.

Cheaper than that preferable :razz:

Why not- Get that atom motherboard, rams and a psu- something like vip 400w silver (fsp foxtron oem which has active pfc)/cm extreme plus 390w (doesnt have active pfc though) and a WD green hard drives? Not sure how much sata ports they have though. Or else cheap a cheap amd board+ amd x2 proccy!! AMD processors is much energy efficient in idle and load as far as seen.