[Arun.P]

omg u need proper psu at 40 or 36 amps on single rail or dual rail l at 18 amp each dual rail

wtf that is too much power well i am plans u change psu soon with 40 or 60 more amps

wel cm 600 w come with 18 am at dual 12 v at 36 amp only

[sourcewop]

thanks for the info

[Nitari]

ah,my current psu just matches the minimum requirements of gtx 260 ..

Cooler master extreme 500w

[hatter]

40 amps/36 smps on +12V rails... one more reason why mainstream users are going to stay away from these two cards.

[Rockfella]

dude Corsair VX450W has more power than Cm600W Xtreme Power. Buy Corsair TX650 if u wanna run this new monster

Originally Posted by Ajayarun

omg u need proper psu at 40 or 36 amps on single rail or dual rail l at 18 amp each dual rail

wtf that is too much power well i am plans u change psu soon with 40 or 60 more amps

wel cm 600 w come with 18 am at dual 12 v at 36 amp only

[abbY]

guys you aren't reading it clearly ... it says "minimum" .. now on systems with an OC'd quad core.. coupla hard drives ... PCI-EX sound card and coupla other peripherals ... the power requirements are gonna shoot up.
Especially the OC'd CPU 's, and with nehlam coming soon too .. very soon The Corsair HX 620 is gonna be treated as minimum required.

[hatter]

QX9650 @ 3GHz, 790i, 2GB DDR3
3DM VANTAGE SCORE
GTX280
Performance 1280x1024 : 10358 / vs 3870X2 +%37.9
Extreme 1920x1200 4xAA/16AF : 4067 / vs 3870X2 +%123.1

3DM06 SCORE
1280x1024 : 14657 / vs 3870X2 -%7.9
1600x1200 4xAA/16xAF : 12483 / vs 3870X2 -%5.6
2560x1600 4xAA/16xAF : 9370 / vs 3870X2 +%2


Source: GeForce GTX 280 and 260 benchmark chart - VR-Zone IT & Lifestyle Forum!

PS: keep in mind that ATI's driver sux in Vantage

[HailStonE]

Lolz... with these cards the power consumption will blow out of the roof...

Alternative means to get power should be considered before getting these cards... A wind turbine to generate electricity may be on the terrace...

[abhaybhegde]

Originally Posted by racy1

Lolz... with these cards the power consumption will blow out of the roof...

Alternative means to get power should be considered before getting these cards... A wind turbine to generate electricity may be on the terrace...

LOL a wind turbine!

[muzux2]

Originally Posted by racy1

A wind turbine to generate electricity may be on the terrace...

ha ha, i can't control my laugh.. a wind turbine

[muzux2]

oops!

GTX 280/260 trails behind HD3870X2 In 3D Mark 06

I believe NVIDIA has not tweaked Drivers for 3DMark 06..

[Alias]

Woaah woahh! At this rate, i believe we are sliding to the pre modern age computer size/power where we had ENIAC machines with room just to cool/hold/power the machine!!

Well, the Geforce GTX 280 is highly recommended for the latest version of Minesweeper coming out which i believe is Nvidia sponsored!

[i_max2k2]

I hope my TX750 can handle the 280's in SLI, anyone know the rating for it?
I'm really bad on understanding how psu rating's work

[stalker]

GT200 scores revealed - The INQUIRER

The short story: not enough, not nearly enough. It is barely faster than a GX2, yields are crap, and there will only be a syphilitic trickle of parts on launch, slowing to next to nothing after that.

[Desecrator]

Sigh...

The 4870 seems to be the best bet; now only a first hand review can reveal the truths!!