ECS A785GM-M Socket AM3 Motherboard

Power Consumption & Temperatures
Power Consumption[HR][/HR]For testing power consumption, we used a plug-in electricity monitor to show the overall system wattage used when at idle and at load states. This gave a clear comparison between each system.

Temperatures
[HR][/HR]Temperatures are always very tricky to include, as different software packages inform you of various temperatures, sometimes with a variance of up to 20 degrees between applications. We decided to stick with one and to use that as a guide.