Celebrate St. Patrick's Day by building a green PC! There is more to being green than just power usage. System builders will need to consider how components are manufactured and whether those components meet ROHS (Restriction of Hazardous Substances) and WEEE (Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment) requirements, which reduce the effects of hazardous waste. Energy Star compliance is another good indicator of power efficiency, but, in the end, it comes down to selecting the right components and making them work together. After all, a poorly functioning PC can never be green.

By Frank Ohlhorst

How to Build a Green PC This St. Patrick`s Day - Don't Forget the Motherboard

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Intel's Desktop Board DQ965GF offers a small footprint, low power usage and vPro technology (which allows out-of-band management to, for example, shut off PCs), as well as on-board graphics, which use less power than traditional graphics cards.

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