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  • Dr Mordrid
    Moderator
    • Apr 2001
    • 26592

    #1

    ATI Radeon HD 2900



    320 stream processors, physics processing, 24x AA, 128 bit HDR, 512MB, DX10 etc.

    Dr. Mordrid
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    An elephant is a mouse built to government specifications.

    I carry a gun because I can't throw a rock 1,250 fps
  • schmosef
    Super MURCer
    • Dec 2002
    • 5813

    #2
    Originally posted by Dr Mordrid View Post

    etc.
    lol!
    P.S. You've been Spanked!

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    • Jammrock
      The Berserker
      • Aug 1999
      • 8661

      #3
      It's a good thing I live within 10 miles of two power plants. I wonder how much it will cost me to run a dedicated line to the nuclear plant to power a pair of those.
      “Inside every sane person there’s a madman struggling to get out”
      –The Light Fantastic, Terry Pratchett

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      • rylan
        Super MURCer
        • Sep 1999
        • 2347

        #4
        Its going to be insane performance, except at 250-300w *ouch*

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        • Dr Mordrid
          Moderator
          • Apr 2001
          • 26592

          #5
          Time for one of those 1KW P/S's.
          Dr. Mordrid
          ----------------------------
          An elephant is a mouse built to government specifications.

          I carry a gun because I can't throw a rock 1,250 fps

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          • Helevitia
            Super MURCer
            • Aug 1999
            • 6628

            #6
            You have to add NPTTH(Nuclear Power to the Home) in order for this card to work. I'll most likely buy one of these but that also means I need to buy a new mobo, memory, power supply, cpu, blah blah blah....

            Yep, 1KW PS here I come.
            Ladies and gentlemen, take my advice, pull down your pants and slide on the ice.

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            • Fat Tone
              Super MURCer
              • Aug 1999
              • 7579

              #7
              It really is time PCs did more with hot air than blow it out of their backsides.
              FT.

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              • Admiral
                Super MURCer
                • Aug 2000
                • 3125

                #8
                The 65nm respin is supposed to consume 240W as opposed to 270W for the 80nm part (mostly OEM cards). That's about what a 8800GTX needs IIRC (~240W) ?

                No Crossfire or SLI if you don't have a 800W+ PSU but for a single card 500-600W should suffice.

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                • TransformX
                  Super MURCer
                  • Sep 2003
                  • 4946

                  #9
                  This is practically nuts
                  "For every action, there is an equal and opposite criticism."

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                  • Fluff
                    Super MURCer
                    • Apr 2002
                    • 1522

                    #10
                    Need an external GPU/PSU solution please.
                    ______________________________
                    Nothing is impossible, some things are just unlikely.

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                    • Jammrock
                      The Berserker
                      • Aug 1999
                      • 8661

                      #11
                      Originally posted by Fluff View Post
                      Need an external GPU/PSU solution please.



                      We had to see it to believe it, but the Asus XG Station does indeed turn that wimpy laptop of yours into a somewhat capable gaming rig. The cats at ASUS set us up with a head-to-head demo of two, 'zactly spec'd laptops with awesomely weak Intel GMA 945 graphics processors -- just one of the two was hooked up to an Asus XG Station via ExpressCard. After attaching the external monitor to one of the XG's two DVI connectors, Asus let the gaming demo fly. The stock laptop struggled to keep up with the action with noticeably huge jumps in frames making intense game play a non-starter. The XG-equipped laptop, however, hummed along quite happily. Game play was smooth though a few frames were occasionally dropped. Surround sound is in fact simulated, which is both good and bad: the good is you get pseudo 5.1 surround from any headphones; the bad is you get pseudo 5.1 surround from any headphones. Verdict: the XG Station is ready to game as long as you don't expect it to perform like a dedicated gaming rig. But if you're the occasional gamer who like his lappie ultra-portable and under powered for gaming as a result, then this might be the solution for you. Lots of pics after the break. Hands on with the ASUS XG Station external GPU


                      Of course, you need an ExpressCard slot. Good thing my new laptop has one External PCIe is going to be fun.
                      “Inside every sane person there’s a madman struggling to get out”
                      –The Light Fantastic, Terry Pratchett

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                      • Helevitia
                        Super MURCer
                        • Aug 1999
                        • 6628

                        #12
                        How about a 6000W PS Notice you have to plug in two cords.

                        Ladies and gentlemen, take my advice, pull down your pants and slide on the ice.

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                        • High_Jumbllama
                          Super MURCer
                          • Dec 1999
                          • 4522

                          #13
                          That's because it is load sharing.

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                          • Mehen
                            Super Hamburglar
                            • May 2002
                            • 3395

                            #14
                            with the 65nm respin I doubt it will even consume 240W. You might want to budget in 240W when you are looking at PSU's, but it will probably only use like 150W.

                            So if you are looking at PSUs, a solid 600W should be ok if you aren't doing SLI.

                            The Corsair CMPSU-620HX 620W seems to be the PSU of choice now.
                            Q9450 + TRUE, G.Skill 2x2GB DDR2, GTX 560, ASUS X48, 1TB WD Black, Windows 7 64-bit, LG M2762D-PM 27" + 17" LG 1752TX, Corsair HX620, Antec P182, Logitech G5 (Blue)
                            Laptop: MSI Wind - Black

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                            • Helevitia
                              Super MURCer
                              • Aug 1999
                              • 6628

                              #15
                              Originally posted by High_Jumbllama View Post
                              That's because it is load sharing.
                              Are you referring to the 6000W PS?

                              Load sharing only works across two 6000W PS. Each PS requires 2 16A 220v plugs that allow 2900W with one plug or 6000W with 2 plugs. You can also use 110v plugs but you only get 2900W. You can also run a second 6000W PS and load share between the two, so if one goes down, the other will take over. I'm not sure about the 6000W PS, but the smaller ones allow you to run in single mode which will double the power to the system.
                              Last edited by Helevitia; 18 April 2007, 23:00.
                              Ladies and gentlemen, take my advice, pull down your pants and slide on the ice.

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