Wile E
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System Name | The ClusterF**k |
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Processor | 980X @ 4Ghz |
Motherboard | Gigabyte GA-EX58-UD5 BIOS F12 |
Cooling | MCR-320, DDC-1 pump w/Bitspower res top (1/2" fittings), Koolance CPU-360 |
Memory | 3x2GB Mushkin Redlines 1600Mhz 6-8-6-24 1T |
Video Card(s) | Evga GTX 580 |
Storage | Corsair Neutron GTX 240GB, 2xSeagate 320GB RAID0; 2xSeagate 3TB; 2xSamsung 2TB; Samsung 1.5TB |
Display(s) | HP LP2475w 24" 1920x1200 IPS |
Case | Technofront Bench Station |
Audio Device(s) | Auzentech X-Fi Forte into Onkyo SR606 and Polk TSi200's + RM6750 |
Power Supply | ENERMAX Galaxy EVO EGX1250EWT 1250W |
Software | Win7 Ultimate N x64, OSX 10.8.4 |
I'm simply not going to buy a 1200W PSU, so yeah for me that leaves the fermi out, although it certainly isn't a bad thing spec-wise
Although I must say that even if it was drawing less power the next stumbling block would be the price, I have several old graphics cards that I paid a lot for and are not worth what you'd pay for a paperweight, and although that is a natural progressions I was hoping that when the ATI 4850 set a new standard for affordable it would not go back to the old 400-500+ prices at least, but here we are, back to paying an arm and a leg for something that relatively quickly is outdated in respect of why you paid all that money.
That price thing applies to both companies though and isn't fermi specific, and perhaps some genius will find a way to get good yields from 40nm and things will get more reasonable eventually, so there s a glimmer of hope.
Don't need a 1200W psu. My 4870X2 actually draws more, and ran just fine on my 620W Corsair.