I was reading an article about the G80 and I saw a page about its power consumption.
http://www.rage3d.com/reviews/video/nvidia8800/index.php?p=7
The card topped out at 354 watts. But I also was reading Wiki-pedia about the upcoming R600 chip and it's estimated 265 Watt pull.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radeon_R600
My question is why are some thinking the power consumption of the R600 will be worse if its only estimated consumption is lower than a G80?
Is there something I'm missing? Should I consider maybe two 8800GTS's instead of waiting to see what the R600 will do? Should I think about my PSU first and then worry about the video cards?
http://www.rage3d.com/reviews/video/nvidia8800/index.php?p=7
The card topped out at 354 watts. But I also was reading Wiki-pedia about the upcoming R600 chip and it's estimated 265 Watt pull.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radeon_R600
My question is why are some thinking the power consumption of the R600 will be worse if its only estimated consumption is lower than a G80?
Is there something I'm missing? Should I consider maybe two 8800GTS's instead of waiting to see what the R600 will do? Should I think about my PSU first and then worry about the video cards?