Heat and temperatures on the 8800GT and HD2600XT

[Dougx1317]

Does anyone know the power use or temperatures of either the Geforce 8800GT or the HD2600 XT? I know that the 8800GT is the obviously better card, but I don't do anything that needs the power. I just want to know which one will use the least power and create the least heat. Also, how big is the difference? Does it really matter?

-BFG Geforce 8800GT OC2 512MB GDDR3
-Powercolor HD2600XT 512MB GDDR3

 

[tokyotech]

8800GT:
Maximum GPU Temperature: 105 C
Maximum Graphics Card Power: 105 W

My eVGA 8800GT is 46 C idling and 70 C gaming.

I couldn't find info on the ATI card.

 

[Nik_I]

are you limiting yourself to only those 2 cards? if you are, i suggest you keep looking. both of those are fairly old now.

 

[Dougx1317]

Thanks for the info about the 8800GT.

I'm limiting myself to those two cards, because I already have them. I know the 8800GT is the better card, but I only use the computer for office tasks. I currently have the HD2600XT in there, but I'd like to switch to the 8800GT if it's cooler and uses less power. Therefore, I'm trying to tell the difference between the two cards in those two aspects only.

Also, if anyone has the BFG OC2 version of the 8800GT, please let me know how loud it is. Thanks.

 

[Dougx1317]

I just found this review of the HD2600XT, although it's the GDDR4 version.

http://www.hardwarecanucks.com/forum/hardware-canucks-reviews/1778-ati-hd2600xt-performance-preview-7.html

http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/ATI/HD_2600_XT/17.html

Is this right? If the 8800GT only uses 105W like tokyotech said, how can this slower card use 169W? Am I reading these correctly?

 

[coozie7]

@ DOUGX1317: The power loads you`ve linked are for total power draw for a whole system, not just the cards mentioned.
Here`s a link for card only power consumption:

http://forums.atomicmpc.com.au/index.php?showtopic=264

Noise is another matter altogether although if you`re using only office applications and not anything 3D I doubt either card will make more than a whisper.
As long as the fan is kept clean of dust (and you`d be surprised how paper fibre can build up in an office computer) the temperatures should stay close to idle which is somewhere around 60C or less, depending on case and airflow.

 

[Dougx1317]

Thanks, coozie7. Assuming it's accurate, that is an awesome link.

At 49W (HD2600XT) to 86W (8800GT OC) the choice is pretty obvious in terms of power consumption. I assume the temperatures will match pretty well to the watts.

If the other links were power consumption for the entire system, does that mean I only need about a 300W power supply?

 

[Dougx1317]

BFG just wrote back to me and said:

"Normal temps under load should reach about 85-90 celcius, power draw for that
card idle is about 215 and 305 under load; (this is obviously in watts.)"