Low Power Computer? Worth It?

[pigwalk]

Hey guys, I was intrigued by the article on Toms Hardware about building a low power PC based around the E7200 and the Foxconn G31 boards. Right now, I spend a good 8-10 hours with my gaming PC on all the time while I'm working on the laptop next to me. Specs are in the sig, but it's got 3 hdd's, OC'ed Opty 175, 2 Opticals, fans a plenty and occasionally a high powered video card (not right now though),

We just moved into a new place, and the power is NOT included in our bill anymore unlike our last home. Since this machine is running a good 60-80 hours a week, would it be worth replacing it with a lower power unit for daily use and worktime dicketry and just using it for heavy gaming? New machine would cost about or under 300 bucks to build, would the energy saving costs be worth it?

 

[engiNURD]

Whether its worth it or not is all up to you. How much do you pay for electricity? How much electricity will you be saving with a low power system? does it affect the bill much? enough to warrant the initial cost of a low power system build?