Where are you planning to buy the GA-8I945GMMFY-RH? I can't find any sellers in North America. I got mine off ebay. It was the only one the seller had :(. Froogle shows one at leadcomp.com , not sure where they are. smilingcrow posted some numbers here showing the GA-8I945GMMFY-RH doing 39W at idle...

nevermind, i'm an idiot. it was newegg sales tax because i live in new jersey, not shipping.

They claim they'll ship me a case for only $9.95 shipping. For the same case, Newegg charges $20+ shipping. Makin' me nervous.

Can anyone vouch for them?

Any comments? I guess if nobody says anything that means my plan is Not Too Crazy. I'm eager to order this puppy and try it out.

I'm an example of someone willing to pay some premium for stuff like this. I'm currently in the process of throwing together a low-power server/desktop machine, and I'm already paying more for the Merom chip and getting less performance out of it than a Conroe. I would definitely consider paying ext...

I'm putting together the specs for a low-power server/desktop combination. I'd like it to be on the quiet side, and it doesn't need to be super fast. On-board graphics might be good enough (I rarely play games), though I'd like to have the option to throw in a low-end graphics card if the itch shoul...