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[citation][nom]yyk71200[/nom]Exactly. If AMD had to downclock 6970s in 6990 to stay within power specifications, how much NVidia will downclock 590? 6990 already uses 2x*-pin connectors. What are power consumption limits?[/citation]
2x8-pin connectors
2x8-pin connectors
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I already know whats gonna happen, i'm not gonna buy one. Nvidia anit gonna supress me with their crap.
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[citation][nom]yyk71200[/nom]Exactly. If AMD had to downclock 6970s in 6990 to stay within power specifications, how much NVidia will downclock 590? 6990 already uses 2x*-pin connectors. What are power consumption limits?[/citation]
Limits from a certain gpu or the PCI-e's?
From the PCI-e, if i remember correctly. 8pins = 75watts (although that maybe 150W. need to rebrush on my memory about PCI-e #pin wattage) and the Pci-e x16 2.0 slot can give 150watts.
So (75*2)+ 150 = 300W or it maybe 300+150=450W. Either way, there is a good amount of watts flowing around.
Limits from a certain gpu or the PCI-e's?
From the PCI-e, if i remember correctly. 8pins = 75watts (although that maybe 150W. need to rebrush on my memory about PCI-e #pin wattage) and the Pci-e x16 2.0 slot can give 150watts.
So (75*2)+ 150 = 300W or it maybe 300+150=450W. Either way, there is a good amount of watts flowing around.
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[citation][nom]figgus[/nom]And they thought they busted nuclear plants in Japan were throwing off a lot of heat... that has NOTHING on these bad boys tho! I wonder if we will need to punp seawater into our cases to cool these things...[/citation]
Way too soon to make jokes about Japan. Actually, natural catastrophes usually don't leave too much room for tasteful humor so it would probably be even less funny a month from now.
Way too soon to make jokes about Japan. Actually, natural catastrophes usually don't leave too much room for tasteful humor so it would probably be even less funny a month from now.
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[citation][nom]warmon6[/nom]So (75*2)+ 150 = 300W or it maybe 300+150=450W. Either way, there is a good amount of watts flowing around.[/citation]
8-pin = 150W, 6-pin = 75W, PCI-e slot = 75W. So a 2x 6-pin + PCI-e card would max at 225W and 2x 8-pin gets you 375W. But you'll notice the 6990 can draw more than that (with high speed switch on) so these are more just general recommendations--which makes sense when you consider all that changes with more wires is less current per cord cross-section.
8-pin = 150W, 6-pin = 75W, PCI-e slot = 75W. So a 2x 6-pin + PCI-e card would max at 225W and 2x 8-pin gets you 375W. But you'll notice the 6990 can draw more than that (with high speed switch on) so these are more just general recommendations--which makes sense when you consider all that changes with more wires is less current per cord cross-section.
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[citation][nom]Haserath[/nom]AMD already made a card breathes fire! We already needed a nuclear reactor for Fermi; AMD went over Fermi, and now what will this do?Do we even need heaters anymore for winter, or are our video cards going to supply enough heat for our entire house?![/citation]
Well, it was -25 Celsius outside my house last week, and I have a severely overclocked i7 920 and HD 5830, and my computer case still gives off a cold breeze (stock thermal paste removed and heatsinks cleaned, extremely well ventilated case).
So.... no.
Well, it was -25 Celsius outside my house last week, and I have a severely overclocked i7 920 and HD 5830, and my computer case still gives off a cold breeze (stock thermal paste removed and heatsinks cleaned, extremely well ventilated case).
So.... no.
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[citation][nom]Travis Beane[/nom]HD 5830, and my computer case still gives off a cold breeze (stock thermal paste removed and heatsinks cleaned, extremely well ventilated case).[/citation]We're not talking about a 5830 getting hot. We're talking about dual 6970's getting hot and dual GTX 580's that require dual vapor chambers in the card for cooling. So I'm not sure a cool 5830 really pertains to the degree of heat that's under discussion.
[citation][nom]masterasia[/nom]Who needs this kind of performance? I guess its cheaper than 2 GTX 580.[/citation]
People running 3 monitors or monitors with resolutions of 2560 x 1600 would certainly appreciate the added performance.
I'm personally a bit disappointed because I just recently bought a GTX580 with plans to eventually get a 2nd to run in SLI....now I wish I could have waited to just get one of these! There certainly is a price advantage when you compare the costs of 2 cards versus 1 dual GPU card.
I'll be interested to see how the 590 performs against 2 580's. Also, because only Asus and EVGA will be selling these cards I wonder if EVGA will offer a water cooled version like they do for the 570 and 580s. I can't imagine this thing will be very quiet even with the dual vapor chambers!
People running 3 monitors or monitors with resolutions of 2560 x 1600 would certainly appreciate the added performance.
I'm personally a bit disappointed because I just recently bought a GTX580 with plans to eventually get a 2nd to run in SLI....now I wish I could have waited to just get one of these! There certainly is a price advantage when you compare the costs of 2 cards versus 1 dual GPU card.
I'll be interested to see how the 590 performs against 2 580's. Also, because only Asus and EVGA will be selling these cards I wonder if EVGA will offer a water cooled version like they do for the 570 and 580s. I can't imagine this thing will be very quiet even with the dual vapor chambers!
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I only have a 1920x1200 monitor but want to start messing with 3D vision and get good framerates even in the latest games.
I understand that 3D basically doubles the load on your GPU so about halves the framerate.
I still have the option of evga step-up program for my 580 so could get a 590, but my only thought is wondering if the 590 will successfully overclock to 580 clock rates. According to earlier rumors they are hand-picking GPUs for the 590 so there may be a good chance, as long as other factors don't stop it (such as nvidia making sure it can't).
Otherwise if the 600Mhz rumor is true and the 590 won't overclock well, then I'm guessing I'd be much better off just getting another 580. Would 2 580s in SLI be enough to get good framerates for all the new games coming along with 3d Vision? At least if I step-up to a 590 I'd still have space/slots spare for another if needed.
What do you guys think?
I understand that 3D basically doubles the load on your GPU so about halves the framerate.
I still have the option of evga step-up program for my 580 so could get a 590, but my only thought is wondering if the 590 will successfully overclock to 580 clock rates. According to earlier rumors they are hand-picking GPUs for the 590 so there may be a good chance, as long as other factors don't stop it (such as nvidia making sure it can't).
Otherwise if the 600Mhz rumor is true and the 590 won't overclock well, then I'm guessing I'd be much better off just getting another 580. Would 2 580s in SLI be enough to get good framerates for all the new games coming along with 3d Vision? At least if I step-up to a 590 I'd still have space/slots spare for another if needed.
What do you guys think?
[citation][nom]niz[/nom]I still have the option of evga step-up program for my 580 so could get a 590[/citation]
Crap, I didn't even know about this offer from EVGA! I'm not so disappointed anymore. Now I just want to know how much the 590 is because I'd love to step up into dual GPU awesomeness 😀
Crap, I didn't even know about this offer from EVGA! I'm not so disappointed anymore. Now I just want to know how much the 590 is because I'd love to step up into dual GPU awesomeness 😀
"packed with 1 GB less memory than AMD's offering, leading us to wonder if the slide may be mistaken."
Clearly the write doesn't understand why Nvidia can only offer 1.5GB or 3GB. The same reason they won't offer a 4GB 590 is the same reason they can't offer a 2GB 580.
Nvidia 384bit interface X 4 = 1536GB
Nvidia 394bit interface x 4(2) = 3072GB
ATI 256bit interface x 4(2) = 2048GB
Clearly the write doesn't understand why Nvidia can only offer 1.5GB or 3GB. The same reason they won't offer a 4GB 590 is the same reason they can't offer a 2GB 580.
Nvidia 384bit interface X 4 = 1536GB
Nvidia 394bit interface x 4(2) = 3072GB
ATI 256bit interface x 4(2) = 2048GB
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