And the Countdown Begins....

[geokilla]

Originally Posted by Phill

I know the MSI GTX 480 lightning extreme uses two 8 pin and one 6 pin so is that perhaps what you are thinking of? No pics I have seen of the 580 use what you are referring to FWIW.

[_dangtx_]

saw that too, but then again i read about dual 8 pins and thats it as well. figure 300 watts be enough. plus whats sucked from the pci-e slot

[martin_metal_88]

Originally Posted by rjbarker

For you Martin....sure thing ;)

If only that could be true I like how sometime you get in the game Rj

Originally Posted by _dangtx_

saw that too, but then again i read about dual 8 pins and thats it as well. figure 300 watts be enough. plus whats sucked from the pci-e slot

Yeah also my tought. Unless the card use more than the difference beteen a 6 and a 8 pin but another 6 pin is just enough. But...that would be a LOT ofpower.

[_dangtx_]

true. if they really boast about power consumption, then it would be the same config as the 480. i really don't see as little as dual 6 pins. sure that could work, but clocks, or rather overclocking would be severely limited.

[rjbarker]

I would assume 6 pin and 8 pin.......right now Martin I'm torn....new 27" Dell or new GPU's......or both......man, I'm continuously dumping $$$ into this damn box...the wife is right, it will never end ;) Buwhahahahahaha

[chrisk]

Originally Posted by rjbarker

I would assume 6 pin and 8 pin.......right now Martin I'm torn....new 27" Dell or new GPU's......or both......man, I'm continuously dumping $$$ into this damn box...the wife is right, it will never end ;) Buwhahahahahaha

New monitor now, and Xmas for the actual new GPUs when the product actually becomes available....

[SugarJ]

Thread cleaned, monitor discussion moved to this thread: Which 27-30" IPS LCD?

[CMetaphor]

Ive got a few questions which i hope get answered... lets just wait and see if the answers come...

Hey Sky! When's the AMD countdown gonna begin? Good healthy competition time!

[belgolas]

I would only get the 580 if it is quieter, cooler, faster, and I can sell my "old" cards to cover most of the new cards. I don't think that will happen but if it does I would be extra happy.

[SKYMTL]

The AMD countdown would read: unknown.

Seriously.