6600GT power consumption

[hans030390]

look at this link
http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/video/display/geforce6600gt-oc_3.html

now, if this is true, i can use one. but anandtech says a 6600 uses 200watts!!!!

but xbit (on the previous page) said that the most a card (on pci-e) can use is 75watts.
so clearly, with the 4pin molex, theres no way a 6600GT on agp could use more then 75 watts.

im confused. if someone can show which is correct, i'd really appreciate it.

if 45watts is true, im getting one...cuz i cant use much more then that. and i wont be OCing it.

 

[zakee00]

200w is bs, thats probably how much the whole system is using not just the graphics card. where is the link that says 200w?

 

[Gentle]

I think the information you are reading does indicate system usage.

If I remember correctly, the system in question at idle was nearly at 100 watts.

At load, the system was nearly 200 watts.

That doesn't mean the video card uses 200 watts.

In order to gauge power usage of a video card it is necessary to observe power usage at idle and power usage at load.

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Now, not all people will require a 450 watt power supply to run a 6600GT, but if you run a power hungry processor, have multiple hard drives and other devices that consume power, how much power are you consuming? Could you be driving over 200 watts?

Drive the 6600GT up to load, and you might go over 300.

Also note that the Geforce 6600GT that XBit was using was the PCIe card. The AGP version has additional hardware on it. HSI for converting the internal PCIe to AGP.

Gentle

 

[hans030390]

ahh i see the whole system.

do you think with this setup ill have less then 300watts consumed?

P4 2.8ghz HT (starts with an N..northwood?)
1gb 2700 RAM
6600GT AGP
1 120GB 7200RPM hard drive
1 DVD-rw/ CD rw
floppy drive
pci modem
3 fans

and if you need any more info...tell me...but thats all i remember

 

[Wolfshanze]

Two things to remember here:

1) Total output of your system should not match your PSU. If you're system eats up 300w, then you should NOT have a 300w PSU. That's like red-lining your car every day all day long. There should be "breathing room" between the max wattage that your system requires and what your PSU can supply... if your system peaks out at 300w, you should have at least a 350w or perhaps a 400w PSU so that the PSU is not at maximum load every moment it is on.

2) NEVER SKIMP ON YOUR PSU... this is perhaps the most under-valued read-headed-stepchild of every computer system, but it is the BACKBONE of everything running in your computer. Cutting corners with your PSU is like having a Corvette with a 3-cylinder engine.

 

[hans030390]

uh....that didnt answer it really....about how much would that setup use? i mean...anandtech uses more then me and got 200watts....