I concur - the wattage posted for the XP-M2500+ @1.1V, 500MHZ is way too high. I've seen figures like 16W floating around for 1G @1.1V, and "CPU Power" reports 17.1W for 1033MHz @1.1V, for a 2500+ (not mobile). I'd expect the wattage to be even lower for the mobile (or is that not the case, just tha...

Ok, here's my reply, as promised. I got a laptop instead of the NF7-M board etc., but here's some info I found on Abit's site: http://www.abit-usa.com/technology/softmenu.php (the NF7-M is listed as using this in its BIOS) http://www.abit-usa.com/products/mb/techspec.php?categories=1&model=7 (genera...

First off, yes, a NF7 board + 2400+ is an improvement. I've been thinking about a lot of the same issues lately. I've also done a lot of research and while there are usually no direct comparisons I've come up with the following estimates on video performance - in case you (or others reading this) re...