Asrock AM2NF6G-VSTA (Geforce 6100, 4-pin fan control down to 80%)
Asus M2NPV-VM (Geforce 6150, DVI, 3/4-pin fan control down to 30%)
Elitegroup RS485M-M (ATI 1150, S3 not working, 4-pin fan control manual/automatic)
Gigabyte GBT GA-M61PM-S2 (Geforce 6100, long booting time, 3/4-pin fan control, boxed fan 2800>1000 upm)
MSI K9NGM2-FID (Geforce 6150, DVI, 3/4-pin fan control down to 40%)
The USB transfer rate on all boards was only 15-20 MiByte, better boards are reaching >30 MiByte.
system:
Athlon 64 X2 3800+
Seagate ST3250620AS
2x1 GiByte RAM
PSU not specified, but should be a recent ATX
Update: Sharkoon Silentstorm SHA480-9A for AM2 and Core 2 Duo tests
the efficiency at 220V was tested by the C't as follows:
at 20/50/100% load
79%/83%/80%
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whole system power consumption at standby/idle/full CPU/full CPU+GPU
Asrock 4.1/44/112/110 W
Asus 5.6/57/127/128 W
Elitegrp 3.8/49/119/120 W
Gigabyte 5.6/46/117/115 W
MSI 5.8/60/127/125 W