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Old November 8, 2010, 06:41 PM
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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.
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Old November 8, 2010, 06:45 PM
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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
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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.
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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.
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Old November 8, 2010, 07:33 PM
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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 $$$ into this damn box...the wife is right, it will never end ;) Buwhahahahahaha
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I would assume 6 pin and 8 pin.......right now Martin I'm torn....new 27" Dell or new GPU's......or both......man, I'm continuously dumping $$$ 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....
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Thread cleaned, monitor discussion moved to this thread: Which 27-30" IPS LCD?
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Old November 8, 2010, 08:26 PM
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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!
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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.
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The AMD countdown would read: unknown.

Seriously.
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