3-Way 8800 Ultra SLI Tested, 730 W Power Draw

The idle power draw could be improved upon with a simple driver update if
nVidia decides to do it. Should be a simple matter of shutting down two of
the cards if no monitors are attached to them.

Full-load power draw is crazy, though. Maybe they should start measuring it
in horsepower instead of watts...

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"Mr.E Solved!" <Iamsingle RemoveThis @askme.out> wrote in message
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> First of One wrote:
>> 3-Way 8800 Ultra SLI Tested, 730 W Power Draw
>>
>> http://anandtech.com/video/showdoc.aspx?i=3183
>>
>
> 412W at idle is even less desirable. It's like running a hot-plate for
> cooking.
>
> Looking at the test results and seeing as how they don't bother with FSAA
> or High levels of Aniso in half the games tested makes you realize how
> pointless SLI is!
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"First of One" <root.RemoveThis@127.0.0.1> wrote in message
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> 3-Way 8800 Ultra SLI Tested, 730 W Power Draw
>
> http://anandtech.com/video/showdoc.aspx?i=3183

System load, yes. It's still ridiculous though.
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"First of One" <root.TakeThisOut@127.0.0.1> wrote in message
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> The idle power draw could be improved upon with a simple driver
> update if nVidia decides to do it. Should be a simple matter of
> shutting down two of the cards if no monitors are attached to them.
>
> Full-load power draw is crazy, though. Maybe they should start
> measuring it in horsepower instead of watts...

0.730 kilowatts = 0.9925226 metric horsepower.
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Alas, "metric" in this context doesn't mean international standard. In the
electrical industry 1 horsepower equals exactly 746 watts, so 0.730
kilowatts = 0.9785523 horsepower.

However, all this is purely academic, since PSU efficiency changes depending
on input voltage. Take the test rig out of Anand's lab and into a typical
Japanese 100V outlet, and watch the power draw go up a bit. So really, just
call it a 1-horsepower rig.

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> "First of One" <root DeleteThis @127.0.0.1> wrote in message
> news:N6-dndujmr3BL_XanZ2dnUVZ_qygnZ2d@giganews.com
>> The idle power draw could be improved upon with a simple driver
>> update if nVidia decides to do it. Should be a simple matter of
>> shutting down two of the cards if no monitors are attached to them.
>>
>> Full-load power draw is crazy, though. Maybe they should start
>> measuring it in horsepower instead of watts...
>
> 0.730 kilowatts = 0.9925226 metric horsepower.
>
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