Både nVidias kommende GeForce 6800 Ultra og ATis kommende Radeon X800 vil have et voldsomt strømforbrug, med anbefalede strømforsyninger et godt stykke over 400 Watt !!! Således anbefaler nVidia at man har en strømforsyning på ikke mindre end 480 Watt, hvis man sætter et GeForce 6800 Ultra i sin maskine, grafikkortet har to molex stik, og bruger alene omkring 160 Watt. ATis Radeon X800 vil have et lignende krav. Er det en maskine baseret på Intels "Prescott" processor, man sætter sit nye grafikkort i, skal man nok overveje +500 Watt strømforsyninger...
We exclusively reported here that ?the primary shocker was that the board requires two large 4-pin power connectors as opposed to the single power connector on current high-end products?.
We speculated that ?perhaps a lot of end-users who have been thinking that they might wait and upgrade to NV40 when it becomes available, should start saving their shekels to upgrade to a new power supply unit (PSU) as well.?
Today we can confirm that Nvidia recommends that the PSU for GeForce 6800 Ultra should be no less than a stonking 480W! Læs mere her: http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=15265
og her: http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=15246