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prozac26   12-25-2006 at 04:02:04 AM
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Nice.

If they were in Canada, I would of buy one.

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djplanet   12-25-2006 at 04:18:45 AM
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Sweet, but I want a GTS for under $350.

No, I can't be satisfied.

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s-d   12-25-2006 at 05:42:29 AM
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Quote:

"I heard was going to produce a Quad GPU version of these (2x8850GX2)"


my question is this:

1) a standard residencial circuit runs on a 15A breaker
2) a top of the line power supply unit is 1000W and has a peak input requirement of 16A
3) a system setup of 2 of these "quad" gpu's must certainly require a 1000W power supply


wouldn't such a system continuously trip the circuit breaker in a session of F.E.A.R (even if all that is pulled into the outlet is the power supply for this unit only)?

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dean7   12-25-2006 at 06:07:51 AM
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They will have to make it more power efficient I guess. :D

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sarsoft   12-25-2006 at 08:13:25 AM
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http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] nDesc=8800



Man i got them for 630 when they got out. 90 bucks down the drain. Oh well thats the price you pay. 8O

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Valtiel   12-25-2006 at 09:32:39 AM
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hmm whats that syndrome again? the one that causes people to buy stuff early? :D just kidding. Its a good thing those prices are going down now I can start planning on buying one.

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HDDFreak   12-25-2006 at 12:10:47 PM
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Quote :

Quote:

"I heard was going to produce a Quad GPU version of these (2x8850GX2)"


my question is this:

1) a standard residencial circuit runs on a 15A breaker
2) a top of the line power supply unit is 1000W and has a peak input requirement of 16A
3) a system setup of 2 of these "quad" gpu's must certainly require a 1000W power supply


wouldn't such a system continuously trip the circuit breaker in a session of F.E.A.R (even if all that is pulled into the outlet is the power supply for this unit only)?



I'm not going to pretend that i'm an expert on electronics but wouldn't you get more amps by dropping the voltage? You get less current by upping the voltage, so why can't you get more by lowering it. Isn't that what v=ir (voltage = current x resistance) means?

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