First of all, how big is the card? I'm planning on getting the Antec P-150 and one of its reviews fitted a 6800 Ultra with no comment while the other fitted a 7800GT and said it was very tight. Is it bigger than the 7800GT?
Second of all. This may be a stupid question but I was wondering if new video cards scale down their fan speed when the graphics load is low? I hear that the X1900's can be quite loud.
and lastly, ATi says that you need a 450W PSU to run a system with this card. The P-150 comes with a high quality 430W psu, is it safe? I'm guessing it is after having observed this: http://www.tomshardware.com/2006/01/24/ati_radeon_x1900_heats_up_with_48_pixel_pipelines/page7.html
The whole system with the X1900XT uses a little less than 300W on heavy gaming.
Thanks in advance for replies.
Second of all. This may be a stupid question but I was wondering if new video cards scale down their fan speed when the graphics load is low? I hear that the X1900's can be quite loud.
and lastly, ATi says that you need a 450W PSU to run a system with this card. The P-150 comes with a high quality 430W psu, is it safe? I'm guessing it is after having observed this: http://www.tomshardware.com/2006/01/24/ati_radeon_x1900_heats_up_with_48_pixel_pipelines/page7.html
The whole system with the X1900XT uses a little less than 300W on heavy gaming.
Thanks in advance for replies.