The power rating is for DC, not AC. The PSU itself can deliver 380W, and it will probably consume something like 430W while doing so.
well it is a 95W part, so overclocked, probably 120-140W is a fair guess(particularly considering how my motherboard would probably fry if it was using any more than 140). This is about the same power consumption as an i7, right?
I don't see the 6850 as being too much of an upgrade over the 4830, particularly for the price. The 6870 is nice, but it isn't much more power efficient than a 6950. The OCd one actually uses more power than a stock 6950 in furmark, and even at stock it only used 2W less. Total system power was 320W, which is enough to account for possibly some excess CPU draw and for having a couple of hard drives. I'd like to be conservative, but PSUs are designed to run at full draw, right?
Okay, so I ordered a Gigabyte GTX 560 Ti SuperClocked from TigerDirect yesterday for $272.69 (after shipping, $10 visa discount). But I see that it is on backorder. I have no idea when it will ship. Anyone else here order this? It's a bit frustrating because I have all my parts for a new Sandy Bridge build except for the video card. What do you guys think of the MSI GTX 570 on Amazon for $330 (after $20 MIR) in terms of price / performance compared to the SuperClocked 560?
The GTX560 looks a great card, shame it wasn't released sooner! Looks like it's done a great thing for us consumers, and hopefully there will be more slashes on prices in it's segment.
Looks like a heavily overclocked 6870 comes up close but not quite to the GTX560 and a stock 6950 is about on par, with them trading blows... Wonder why they brought back the Ti moniker... not seen that in a while.
Overclocking can be done both sides, so it's all about the price and brand preference in my opinion.
People stating it's more power efficient though, I don't know, it's reference design uses more power than a 6950 according to AnandTech's review, so overclocking would definitely go up from that point, so can't see how they're seeing that.
Would I buy a GTX560? Yup, would I buy a 6950? Yup to that too!
Okay, so I ordered a Gigabyte GTX 560 Ti SuperClocked from TigerDirect yesterday for $272.69 (after shipping, $10 visa discount). But I see that it is on backorder. I have no idea when it will ship. Anyone else here order this? It's a bit frustrating because I have all my parts for a new Sandy Bridge build except for the video card. What do you guys think of the MSI GTX 570 on Amazon for $330 (after $20 MIR) in terms of price / performance compared to the SuperClocked 560?
Depends on your motherboard; some can handle more than 140W and that's how people overclocked the 955.
Furmark isn't that valid of a test. Although if you are going to use it, then realize there is no CPU load when they use Furmark; the CPU is idle so it isn't drawing much power.
Crysis is a better example, but even then it isn't ideal (for figuring out how much power a system will need) because Crysis only stresses two cores. Crysis is probably a good game to use as median for total system power draw, as there would be games that will draw more system power and games that draw less. Now if you're playing a game that stresses all of your cores and your video card, then you would be drawing more power than you would in Crysis. A good example is Bad Company 2; I would bet power consumption would go up for every card if Anandtech tested BC2 instead of Crysis.
Anyway, you also have to mind the +12V rail, as the Earthwatts is only rated for 27A. If we're estimating, let's say your processor is drawing up 10A and a 6950 up to 12-14. That's getting pretty close to the rated 27A (not including the other components using +12V), and it's possible for a 6950 to peak more if you unlock and overclock it. Now if we're conservative, under most gaming situations your processor might only be drawing 8A (or less) and the 6950 will be at 10A, with peaks and dips as you play.
Now if you only do this a few hours per week you may be alright, but I don't know if I'd risk it for extended periods. I can see maybe reaching the PSU's limit for 10 minutes at a time, but not for extended periods. I certainly would not advise you do something like F@H on both the CPU and GPU at the same time with your power supply, but gaming might be fine - just depends on the game, plus how much power your overclocked components are needing. I wouldn't suggest going any higher than a 6950, though, in terms of power. That is the hard cut-off. Anything more than that and I strongly advise against it.
Okay, so I ordered a Gigabyte GTX 560 Ti SuperClocked from TigerDirect yesterday for $272.69 (after shipping, $10 visa discount). But I see that it is on backorder. I have no idea when it will ship. Anyone else here order this? It's a bit frustrating because I have all my parts for a new Sandy Bridge build except for the video card. What do you guys think of the MSI GTX 570 on Amazon for $330 (after $20 MIR) in terms of price / performance compared to the SuperClocked 560?
Man, I wish that Amazon $570 was a little cheaper. I have $40 in gift cards, would love to snag one for $270.Newegg has a 570 for 319 after MIR also
Castiel
I'd be interested in seeing my 1085 core / 1200 mem 6870 go head to head against a 1050 560
I'd be interested in seeing my 1085 core / 1200 mem 6870 go head to head against a 1050 560
Castiel...How well does that XFX power supply you have handle things ? I'm considering one of the very same.
How is this version here:
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...453&CatId=3585
Since it's EVGA it has the lifetime warranty....but is it also good for overclocking?
The 6870 is only at 970 core... Thats WEAK
For that price, you could get an Asus or MSI factory overclocked card that has higher overclocks, and overclock it a little yourself.How is this version here:
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...453&CatId=3585
Since it's EVGA it has the lifetime warranty....but is it also good for overclocking?
NO NO NO Reference cooling. Get the 249.99 Asus. It has a 3 year warranty and will overclock like a mofo
Hi Castiel, I assume you're talking about this card, right?
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...689&CatId=3585
Is that the best one to get? I also do photo/video work too...so that may be another factor.
thx so much!
I would go with the MSI. It's cooler at stock load, and the fans are less noisy.Thanks Castiel
I guess i'll just pick whichever card I like then.
thank you!