Re: 2D Power Consumption on 3D Graphics Cards
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Posted by on August 28, 2008, 5:53 am
Please log in for more thread options Hmmmmm..... now there's an idea. >
> That said, I've always thought that > > > the big NVIDIA / ATI cards scaled their power consumption to suite the
> > task anyway, but lately I've had my doubts about that assumption - > > hence, this post. >
> They scale back, but not that well. If you are building a "decent" > gaming rig then bad power consumption in 2D is something you live with > IMHO...ie there are other hi-performance bits like lots of ram and big > PSUs that are essential that also dont scale back well. > > > Any advice appreciated.
>
> > Cheers, Tony McKee
>
> Whats the Q? (Sheepish look) Not sure now. I'm just trying to tick those 'factor boxes' that have to be considered before parting out a fair swag of dosh on parts for a new rig - VGA card power draws being but one of those factors. Probably my original post was merely a subconscious plea for reassurance from greater technical minds than mine! Thank God for computer newsgroups... ;-) Cheers, Tony McKee | ||||||||||
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> yep, new options are coming out to use onboard video for 2d and kickin
> the seperate 3d card for games...however, the cheaper boards are the
> ones with on-board gpu....ie cheap capacitors, limited stages of voltage
> regulation etc etc so Im not that convinced it is going to be a biggee...
>
> Given base laptops are pushing under $700 it may make sense to have 2
> machines...laptop for 2d and dedicated machine for 3d...