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8800 GTS power?

Posted: Sat Mar 03, 2007 2:37 am
by shunx
Anyone knows how much power 8800 GTS (320mb) draws?

Posted: Sat Mar 03, 2007 7:13 am
by Arvo
Two days old experience with one newly built PC.

Club3D 8800GTS|320MB / Asus P5B-E / 2x1GB Apacher DDR2 / Core2Duo E6600 / Seagate 320GB SATA2 / Samsung DVDRW / Arctic Silentium PRO 500W 80+ / Windows XP

Startup power: 192W
Idle power: 150-155W (XP desktop w/o HDD activity)
Max power: 255W (3Dmark05, 06, some gaming)

Power was measured at power outlet (230V AC) just for PC (not monitor). All hardware was run on default settings, no over/underclocking.

Posted: Sat Mar 03, 2007 7:20 am
by burebista
~8A in full-load in DX9.

Posted: Sat Mar 03, 2007 2:01 pm
by shunx
Thanks guys.
burebista wrote:~8A in full-load in DX9.
How did you derive 8A out of that chart?
Arvo wrote:Club3D 8800GTS|320MB / Asus P5B-E / 2x1GB Apacher DDR2 / Core2Duo E6600 / Seagate 320GB SATA2 / Samsung DVDRW / Arctic Silentium PRO 500W 80+ / Windows XP
How loud is the stock fan on your 8800GTS, in comparison to other noise sources in the case?

Posted: Sat Mar 03, 2007 3:58 pm
by PopCorn
i have yet to have mine come yet (paned to come in on monday)... but every one says its decently quiet

Posted: Sat Mar 03, 2007 9:18 pm
by burebista
shunx wrote: How did you derive 8A out of that chart?
Heh, combined with this chart. :)
15W more than a 7900GTX, that means ~100W for 8800GTS in full-load.
And I have a measurement from a guy with 2 x 8800GTS 640 in SLI and peak consumption from video cards was 15A.

Posted: Sun Mar 04, 2007 5:13 am
by Arvo
shunx wrote:
Arvo wrote:Club3D 8800GTS|320MB / Asus P5B-E / 2x1GB Apacher DDR2 / Core2Duo E6600 / Seagate 320GB SATA2 / Samsung DVDRW / Arctic Silentium PRO 500W 80+ / Windows XP
How loud is the stock fan on your 8800GTS, in comparison to other noise sources in the case?
The loudest one. Unfortunately we played with this system in noisy room, thereby I can't say that for sure.

Arctic Silentium itself is relatively quiet. His upper exhaust (2x80mm Arctic fans) generated some noise too, but this was somewhat nicer to hear. Lower exhaust (through PSU) was almost inaudible. Cannot say anything about intake (CPU duct) and CPU cooler noise - intake is located at back and is quieter than 8800GTS or exhaust fans.