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liqnit
02-02-2006, 02:15 PM
Xbit Labs has put a larg GPU power Consumption article.

this info is important to evryone using a VGA card who wish to know the needs of the card.

http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/video/display/gpu-consumption2006.html

some of them are like small power plant :P
PUTALE
02-02-2006, 05:49 PM
what's good about the comparison is that most of newer card does not consume much more power. They all consumes more or less the same amoutn of power under load. This is nice that GFX companies can still bring good performances yet keep the poewr consumption down from last gen.
Null
02-03-2006, 03:51 AM
They *need* to keep an eye on power consumption.

Too much power requires additional cost that delay decisions.

And delays cost money.
liqnit
02-03-2006, 05:20 AM
in my opinion the cards of today should have the option of getting the extra (beside from the slot) voltage from an outer power supply like one that have on printers or scanners that way the the PSU wont have to be so high voltage.
Null
02-03-2006, 05:38 AM
Asus has a new card with power block.

Dual 7800GT's.

ASUS Extreme N7800GT Dual

http://www.hardocp.com/article.html?art=OTQy
liqnit
02-03-2006, 06:00 AM
Asus has a new card with power block.

thanks it was what i was reffering to this kind of sulotion is better then a very high voltage PSU.

and completely quiet.
Null
02-03-2006, 06:14 AM
It would be cheaper in the long run. Big PSU's cost some big bucks these days. PC Power & Cooling's 1Kw monster weighs in at a hefty price tag.

Hey Scott, you out there? What's the word on the 2Kw psu's? Anytime soon?
PUTALE
02-03-2006, 06:37 AM
the asus's card needs external power because it has dual core on the card itself so in order to power it, it need that extra voltage. It's quite insane how the gfx card is consuming so much power yet the cpu is going in the trend of consuming less and less power. Maybe the gfx industry needs to go back and redesign their cards like intel has done with their cpu:)_.
liqnit
02-05-2006, 01:58 PM
a small update
it apears that both Nvidia & ATI are using Mobile tech to reduce power

http://www.xbitlabs.com/news/video/display/20060203091202.html
Null
02-05-2006, 06:16 PM
a small update
it apears that both Nvidia & ATI are using Mobile tech to reduce power

http://www.xbitlabs.com/news/video/display/20060203091202.html

Reduced Performance = Reduced Power Consumption.

Kinda like cars where less horsepower = better fuel economy

Speedsteps is like that too. I hear the following all the time:

"My PC is too slow." - Speedsteps is on.

"My batteries drains too fast." - Speedsteps is off.

Frack! Can't they have both?

Apparently not. At least right now they can't.