This...
for only
is unbelievable !!
Laptop consumption on a desktop ?
Yes, I'm a big fan of SPCR.com when it comes to making low power, quiet PCs with enough performance to be reasonable.
Here are some tips:
1. 120mm case fans - they push more air at lower speed, so you don't have to spin them as fast to keep the PC cool. This also makes them quieter.
2. 120mm heatsink fans - most heat sinks have 80mm or 92mm fans on them. You can get a 120m to 92mm attachment that will allow you to use a 120mm fan to cool your CPU. This drops the fan speed, power and noise.
3. SpeedFan - its freeware that allows you to better manage fan speeds
4. Fan mate - a hardware based fan speed tool, costs $5-10 and helps over-ride when the system cannot reduce the speed
5. Notebook drives - fast sata notebook drives; they draw ~1w in idle, 2w in use, compared to desktop drives that can be 8w in idle and 10-12w in use.
6. Underclock your memory - I have 667 memory, clocked to 533 to reduce power
7. Undervolt the processor - a 1.2v processor runs fine at 1.1v and draws less power
8. Cool n quiet - the AMD tool will drop the proc to 1GHz in idle
9. Seal the case - close up all the holes you don't need to increase airflow. My antec case has side holes that spell out "antec" and essentially let air out the sides. These are covered as you want full front to back cooling.
10. Raise the PC - On most bezels the bottom front is where the air comes in. Putting the PC in the stand or on blocks increases airflow.
11. Open the air vents - use a dremel tool or some tin snips to open the front vents a little more, letting more cool air in
12. Clean out the dust - regularly open the box to clean out the dust
13. Thin cables - SATA helps a lot, but for CDs and floppies, go to thin round cables, the flat ones block airflow
14. Integrated peripherals - get a MB with everything integrated. Video cards, sound cards and all that other stuff shouldn't be sitting in slots, it should be on the board. Each card is ~5-10W
15. Disable features - not using firewire, serial and parallel? Shut them off in the BIOS.
Yeah, that's a start. Do that and get yourself some watts back, saving you money, reducing the heat and noise.