Nvidia partner warns users of 9800GX2 heat - Page 2

werty316 · 7th Feb 2008, 08:46 AM

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Originally Posted by Adrian Wong

IMHO, the GeForce 9800 GX2 won't be a really popular card....

True dat as supplies will most likely be low and the price will be quite high. I foresee the HD3870 X2 being the better buy out of the two.

Adrian Wong · 10th Feb 2008, 01:00 AM

There's no real impetus for development. ATI is pretty far behind. Until they can come up with something that can roundly beat the G92, NVIDIA has no real reason to do anything more...

goldfries · 13th Feb 2008, 12:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Chai

The 3870X2 is already pushing it in terms of power consumption.

aihh tell me about it.

I could run 2900XT perfectly on my CM 450 RealPower.

the 3870x2? Hah! I read that it has lower power consumption but it doesn't seem so on my rig. the 450watter was crying.

So now I've upgraded my PSU (I've not fully configured the PSU though).

And since my PSU is now bigger that the previous one, my casing can't close! ARGGHH! (yes, casing was modified)

It's faster than the 2900XT for the price that 2900XT WAS and for something with 2 GPU cores it runs at around 80c. pretty much like 8800GT on reference coolers. hrrhrhrrm.........

Chai · 13th Feb 2008, 03:38 PM

3870X2 has higher power consumption than 2900XT and 8800 Ultra, by far.

ZuePhok · 13th Feb 2008, 03:57 PM

3870x2 consumes less power than 8800GTX.

config: QX9770, 2gb DDR3 1600, x48, antec 1000W PSU.

3870X2: 192 (idle) 299 (peak)
800GTX: 215 (idle) 327 (peak)

Chai · 13th Feb 2008, 04:54 PM

I don't have the facts myself, but according to 4 different websites, it shows that 3870X2 is a power hog.

R680 Has Landed: ATI Radeon HD 3870 X2 - HotHardware
AMD's Radeon HD 3870 X2 video card - The Tech Report - Page 10
AnandTech: ATI Radeon HD 3870 X2: 2 GPUs 1 Card, A Return to the High End
ATI Radeon HD 3870 X2 - Fastest Yet! | Tom's Hardware

The figures from Toms are doubtful, even 8800GTS is lower than 3870.

ZuePhok · 13th Feb 2008, 08:26 PM

and my sample is factory overclocked to 850MHz.

i will replace my power meter tomorrow with another one, just to double confirm the initial measurement.

goldfries · 14th Feb 2008, 12:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chai

I don't have the facts myself, but according to 4 different websites, it shows that 3870X2 is a power hog.

R680 Has Landed: ATI Radeon HD 3870 X2 - HotHardware
AMD's Radeon HD 3870 X2 video card - The Tech Report - Page 10
AnandTech: ATI Radeon HD 3870 X2: 2 GPUs 1 Card, A Return to the High End
ATI Radeon HD 3870 X2 - Fastest Yet! | Tom's Hardware

The figures from Toms are doubtful, even 8800GTS is lower than 3870.

Chai, it really is a power hog.

the thing is that sites like Toms are showing the 3870x2 being less power consuming than the 2900XT. there's another site that shows similar, claiming it consumes 15% (IIRC) less power.

it was not the case in my rig. my 450watter couldn't run the 3870x2 like the 2900XT.

Idle on my side comes to about 115w. Load is about 284w.

Chai · 14th Feb 2008, 08:09 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ZuePhok

and my sample is factory overclocked to 850MHz.

i will replace my power meter tomorrow with another one, just to double confirm the initial measurement.

How did you stress load the card?

I don't think Tom's figures are correct though. They use AOE3 to stress the cards???? Does it even support SLI/CF?

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13th Feb 2008, 03:38 PM	#14 (permalink)
Chai Administrator Join Date: 6 Oct 2002 Location: Maranello Posts: 28,128 Reputation: 4649 Rep Power: 82	3870X2 has higher power consumption than 2900XT and 8800 Ultra, by far. __________________ Chai (Contributor & Forum Admin) http://www.techarp.com/

13th Feb 2008, 03:57 PM	#15 (permalink)
ZuePhok Hold me back! I can't stop posting!!! Join Date: 16 Dec 2002 Location: Floating Island Of Mandango Posts: 8,810 Reputation: 3294 Rep Power: 48	3870x2 consumes less power than 8800GTX. config: QX9770, 2gb DDR3 1600, x48, antec 1000W PSU. 3870X2: 192 (idle) 299 (peak) 800GTX: 215 (idle) 327 (peak) __________________ my motto: poison first, think later.

13th Feb 2008, 04:54 PM	#16 (permalink)
Chai Administrator Join Date: 6 Oct 2002 Location: Maranello Posts: 28,128 Reputation: 4649 Rep Power: 82	I don't have the facts myself, but according to 4 different websites, it shows that 3870X2 is a power hog. R680 Has Landed: ATI Radeon HD 3870 X2 - HotHardware AMD's Radeon HD 3870 X2 video card - The Tech Report - Page 10 AnandTech: ATI Radeon HD 3870 X2: 2 GPUs 1 Card, A Return to the High End ATI Radeon HD 3870 X2 - Fastest Yet! \| Tom's Hardware The figures from Toms are doubtful, even 8800GTS is lower than 3870. __________________ Chai (Contributor & Forum Admin) http://www.techarp.com/

13th Feb 2008, 08:26 PM	#17 (permalink)
ZuePhok Hold me back! I can't stop posting!!! Join Date: 16 Dec 2002 Location: Floating Island Of Mandango Posts: 8,810 Reputation: 3294 Rep Power: 48	and my sample is factory overclocked to 850MHz. i will replace my power meter tomorrow with another one, just to double confirm the initial measurement. __________________ my motto: poison first, think later.