Hello,
I have Dell Dimension E520, with Core 2 (E4300 @ 1.80GHz), 2GB RAM, running 32-bit Windows 7 Pro . I also dual boot Linux (Slackware 13.1 x86_64). I don't play games. I have two options for graphics, either to use ob-board intel 965G chipset or nvidia 8600GT. I can imagine if I use built-in option it would put more load on CPU. Now my question is which would consume less power? I can go with nvidia 8600GT if power consumption is not much. Will switching back to Vista basic or XP will make difference?
I have Dell Dimension E520, with Core 2 (E4300 @ 1.80GHz), 2GB RAM, running 32-bit Windows 7 Pro . I also dual boot Linux (Slackware 13.1 x86_64). I don't play games. I have two options for graphics, either to use ob-board intel 965G chipset or nvidia 8600GT. I can imagine if I use built-in option it would put more load on CPU. Now my question is which would consume less power? I can go with nvidia 8600GT if power consumption is not much. Will switching back to Vista basic or XP will make difference?