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Skybird · 07-27-06, 06:39 AM

I am not willing to go beyond max 600W power consummation for the complete system... which already is 180W more than what I have now... The article says the new toy is power-efficient, let's see how that will be after that new CPU has seen several evolution phases... There is a reason why 1.3 kW PSU are laready on offer. Ridiculous, if you ask me...

Instead of maximizing performance with dual, triple and quattro solutions for graphics boards and CPU

, I would like to see them concentrating on reducing heat and power consummation,, both of which have been a real problem for me recently. After having given back my Radeon 850, and changing it for a TI6800 due to techncial problems with the Radeon drivers, it took me just two weaks to burn that board - without overclocking, with open tower and a ventilator nearby, a good stream of air and and despite a room temperatur between 25 and 30 degrees Celsius a CPU temp of 37 in idle and 52-55 at max. I'm back on my old and highly reliable FX5900XT. It runs all I have, except Oblivion (that one only at 640 or 800 and low details

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The major complaint I have about Vista so far is that MS says to run it in standard graphcial presentation you need one of todays highend graphics cards. I beg you - a TI7800 just for running an OS...? Is the OS meant to operate a hardware, or is the hardware meant to run an OS...??? not to mention that without doubt the many problems with new Vista will be on at least the same scale as was the case with XP in the beginning. So - no Vista and no new supersystem for me in the forseeable future - I'll ride my current horse until it falls dead. Don't need all these gimmicks.

07-27-06, 06:39 AM	#2
Skybird Soaring Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: the mental asylum named Germany Posts: 42,665 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	I am not willing to go beyond max 600W power consummation for the complete system... which already is 180W more than what I have now... The article says the new toy is power-efficient, let's see how that will be after that new CPU has seen several evolution phases... There is a reason why 1.3 kW PSU are laready on offer. Ridiculous, if you ask me... Instead of maximizing performance with dual, triple and quattro solutions for graphics boards and CPU , I would like to see them concentrating on reducing heat and power consummation,, both of which have been a real problem for me recently. After having given back my Radeon 850, and changing it for a TI6800 due to techncial problems with the Radeon drivers, it took me just two weaks to burn that board - without overclocking, with open tower and a ventilator nearby, a good stream of air and and despite a room temperatur between 25 and 30 degrees Celsius a CPU temp of 37 in idle and 52-55 at max. I'm back on my old and highly reliable FX5900XT. It runs all I have, except Oblivion (that one only at 640 or 800 and low details ) The major complaint I have about Vista so far is that MS says to run it in standard graphcial presentation you need one of todays highend graphics cards. I beg you - a TI7800 just for running an OS...? Is the OS meant to operate a hardware, or is the hardware meant to run an OS...??? not to mention that without doubt the many problems with new Vista will be on at least the same scale as was the case with XP in the beginning. So - no Vista and no new supersystem for me in the forseeable future - I'll ride my current horse until it falls dead. Don't need all these gimmicks. __________________ If you feel nuts, consult an expert.