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ATi R600 = 300W 13.6"?
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http://www.hardocp.com/news.html?news=MjQ0MTcsLCxobmV3cywsLDE=
Bigger than this?
Yes.
HardOCP wrote:ATI is stating that a SINGLE R600 high end configuration will require 300 watts of power (+/-9%) and a DUAL R600 "CrossFire" high end configuration will require, as you might guess, 600 watts of power (+/-9%). Compare that to a single GeForce 8800 GTX that will pull 150 to 180 watts. Add in a CPU to that mix and you overtake most power supplies’ peak ratings on the retail shelves today.
Bigger than this?
Yes.
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But.. seriously.. 300 watts? Jesus. Every time something like this happens, the 'other company' always comes around a couple of months later with an equally-powerful card that runs on half the power consumption.
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Oh wait.
If by "slot" you mean "anywhere within 5 feet of your desk" then the answer is "yes."
Nvidia to buy AMD in five years.
sorry
Definitely not... as AMD is considering selling ATi right now.
See, ATi was making shit-tons of money before AMD bought them because they had a huge segment of the mobile market. AMD scooped them up, and now their mobility chipsets aren't going onto Intel motherboards anymore, and suddenly having ATi in their stable isn't really making AMD any money.
Is this DX10?
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EDIT: and here's another thought: If I'm not mistaken, a US standard residential branch circuit can deliver 1800 Watts (120V RMS x 15 amps). Put two of these guys in on a Crossfire setup, and you've already used up 1/3rd of the capacity of a circuit that may be supplying power to two or three rooms in a house. Assuming that the rest of your system is similarly high-end, you could be coming quite close to popping the circuit breaker with your computer. Eek.
This is just a tribute.
That's just fucking ridiculous. Now I'm really curious to see the stats for the rest of the line as well.
Let me see if I can find the article...
http://www.engadget.com/2007/02/11/shots-surface-of-atis-r600-and-boy-is-she-a-big-one/
What the hell are you talking about? AMD knew when they acquired ATi that they would no longer be producing chips for use on Intel boards. The point of purchasing ATi was so that they could have AMD brand chipsets and integrated graphics ala Intel (appealing to business customers), rather than relying on Nvidia and VIA, and so they could get access to GPU technology and make a dual or multicore CPU/GPU all-in-one chip, which appeals to all kinds of markets.
http://www.tgdaily.com/2006/10/25/amd_announces_fusion_processor/
http://www.internetnews.com/ent-news/article.php/3640251
No it doesnt. It needs 2 PCI-e power plugs, but that's no different from nvidia's 8800.
Also the OEM card is that long, not the retail one.
OP, change your OP to reflect the proper information
EDIT: what the guy above me said
Goddamn you, now I have to replace the keyboard I just sprayed coffee all over
So the OP and title are even more off base.
That's been said, and the reverse, so many times in the last decade it's not even funny.
Now, take this with a huge grain of salt.
But I read on the inquirer that it'd be using a proprietary plug for one of the power adapters, as well as a PCIe adapter. And if you used two PCIe adapters with a converter you wouldn't have access to the overclocking options.
Of course, standard disclaimer, it's the inquirer, huge grains of salt yadda yadda.
(I ended up giving in and buying an 8800GTS, I'd love to be an ATI fanboy, but seriously, drop the fucking ball much?)
but to address what you're saying, there's (on the XTX version, possibly not the XT, and definititely not the lower end versions)
an 8pin and a 6 pin PCI-e power jack.
for reference, the 8800 has 2 6 pin PCI-e
8 pin is not proprietary, just a newer standard not really seen before now.
You can use two 6 pin plugs if you want (leaving 2 holes empty on the 8 pin jack, and yeah you might lose the ATI-controlled overclocking ability (could probably still overclock it manually)
What about the GeForce 8 line? How much power will the 8600s pull, I wonder?
But surprisingly accurate at times.
Yeah, but the reason that is, is that they simply shovel out so much stuff, that by pure statistical chance of it some stuff has to be true. It's not demonstrably from some special insight-ability.
I think when you make so many random guesses so often, you're bound to be right just according to probability rules
edit: lol, beat'd
Yeah, try pushing a 24" (or 30" in my case, 77% more pixels) display with decent settings and an acceptable framerate with your $200-ish card
You're bragging.
300W is ridiculous. I was pretty much waiting for the midline 8800 card priced at $200 before I upgraded, but I at least wanted to see what ATI had up their sleeve. This was not so much up their sleeve as under their entire jacket.