8800 some info

[Nanfeishen]

For those interested in the 8800 range of cards:
some very nice stats and pics:
http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/showthread.php?t=134002&highlight=bfg+8800GTS
Bench rig
http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/showthread.php?t=144529
About power usage, oldish link:

If we spoke directly about the level of power energy consumption, then documentation from NVIDIA recommand to use for the single GeForce 8800 GTX a power units not less than 450 W, GeForce 8800 GTS requirement are reduced to 400 W .we should agree that for the single video card this not low power ammuont. However, old card on name GeForce 7950 gx2 requires also power not less than 400 W, so user witch like high end system are already prepared for such power hungry cards .

Two videocard series GeForce 8800 in regime SLI will require the use of 800 W power unit . furthermore, This last should have four 6- pronged line of additional power, since each video card uses two. However, with the presence of two line only power unit it is possible to setup the card using adapters.

http://xtreview.com/addcomment-id-7...x-and-GeForce-8800-gts-power-requirement.html
In SLI :
http://techreport.com/reviews/2007q1/geforce-8800-sli/index.x?pg=1
Product requirements:

1. A PCI-Express compliant motherboard with full size expension slot
2. 6-pin PCI Express supplementary power connector
3. Minimum 400W or greater system power supply (with 12V current rating of 25A)

Cooling:

Your case should have high capacity venting and fans to provide high volume airflow around the thermal solutions on the graphics cards and CPU. What does this mean? Start by looking at full sized ATX towers and follow these guidelines:

120 mm fans at the front and back of the case (these fans will work together in a "push and pull" configuration to force a steady flow of air through the chassis).
Side venting/system fan near the area where the graphics cards are located.
One inch of extra space on each side of the pair of graphics cards (this means placing other PCI or PCI-E cards more than one inch away from the graphics cards and making sure the graphics cards are more then one inch from the side of the case).

http://www.slizone.com/object/slizone_geforce8800.html
List of power supplies:
http://www.slizone.com/object/slizone_build_psu.html#certified_powersupplies

All the info points towards , these cards needing cooling, space and power, so simply buying one for your existing system may sound great, but it may require more than you think.

 

[adamr]

yep .. like i found out the hard way when my antec TP2 died on me with a single 8800GTX ... now got a 750W silverstone ...