OK this is getting out of hand.

[dlewis23]

check this out, graphics card manufactures are getting a little out of hand with this new venture they are going into.

http://www.tomshardware.com/2005/12/14/sneak_preview_of_the_nvidia_quad_gpu_setup/

[dlewis23]

almost 400watts is being used by this card when in full 3D mode.

[Ryan314]

DAAAAAM,,, I wish i could afford that... but seeing as im only 15 with no income barely..

i cant lol

as of now i have a geforce 6600.. but i cant complain.. it gets the job done

[peepnklown]

Jeebus, the cards need their own PS

[resopalrabotnick]

reminds me of that voodoo 3 (?) card 12 or 13 years ago that came with its own power brick that plugged into the back of the slot cover.

[dlewis23]

reminds me of that voodoo 3 (?) card 12 or 13 years ago that came with its own power brick that plugged into the back of the slot cover.

i rember somthing like that, a friend of mine had one of thoese.

[resopalrabotnick]

mind you, that's probably the better solution. the card eats 200 watts of 12v power? give it a brick that gives it exactly what it needs. better than putting an x00 wat psu in the box that splits its power into the 3.3v, 5, and 12v rails. keep the psu in the box at 400 watts to run basic equipment and drives, anything that has special power needs, like a graphics card that eats more than say 50 watts needs to bring its own power. the cost increase (especially percentage wise) on high end cards like that shouldn't be too bad, and it will probably help system stability if the bus only has to supply signals and not those huge amounts of power.