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More info?)
On 22 Apr 2004 04:26:51 -0700, superxml@yahoo.com (Dark Avenger)
wrote:
>"Richard Dower" <richarddower@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:<c667in$l4h$1@kermit.esat.net>...
>> "Too_Much_Coffee ®" <looking@the.grrrls> wrote in message
>> news:RZ-dnZM7hvomnBvd4p2dnA@comcast.com...
>> > timbo wrote:
>> > > when? thanks!
>> >
>> > The 6800 should be available around the end of May and the 6800 Ultra some
>> > time in early June. I have read that the Ultra draws 110 watts and
>> requires
>> > two independent power connectors, so if you plan on getting one you'd
>> better
>> > have a hefty power supply. nVidia is recommending 480 watts minimum.
>>
>> Best have an Antec 550W PSU for safety and a little overhead.
>
>Yup and reserve one bush of the wiretree ESPECIALLY for the videocard.
2 bushes if it is the 6800U !! ( You will need at least 18 amps on
the +12V rail for both the CPU and video card )
Make sure that your power-supply is at least a 3-bush one and use
power-splitters on the 3rd bush if you have a bunch of disk-drives.
They do not take much current.
John Lewis
>I highly advice NOT to hook a harddisk on the same bush as any high
>performing videocard.... it can kill the harddisk!