GTX 480 - Quad SLI @ ~1500W!

[Baasha]

HOLY MOTHER OF GOD!

QUAD SLI GTX 480!!

Trubitar madness: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vY8uppkjwL0

~1500W peak power consumption! :awe:

Truly the sickest graphics solution out right now.

And thanks to the P6T7's 7 PCI-E slots, it's on like DONKEY KONG!!

 

[Mr. Pedantic]

The strangest thing about that rig is that the CPU is watercooled but none of the 480s are.

 

[Baasha]

The strangest thing about that rig is that the CPU is watercooled but none of the 480s are.

Yea, I thought the same thing!

I suppose it's good to see how much the card can handle regarding OC on air.

 

[shangshang]

cool. another person with free cash building extreme rigs so they can youtube it.

 

[BTRY B 529th FA BN]

Nice!

 

[Modelworks]

1500 watts at 10 cent /KWH here = 15 cents / hour to run .
Gaming 3 hours a day = 45 cents per day = $13.50 a month, no thanks.

 

[JAG87]

nowai, how could he afford $150/yr in power after having spent 2K on gpus, 1K on cpu, 5 bills on a motherboard, and all that other stuff. oh noes.

 

[nitromullet]

1500 watts at 10 cent /KWH here = 15 cents / hour to run .
Gaming 3 hours a day = 45 cents per day = $13.50 a month, no thanks.

Really? You're not willing to spend an $.15/hr to do something you enjoy?

I mean, you can reasonably argue a lot of negative points about a quad-sli GTX 480 rig, but say you actually owned such a rig would the $.15/hr hold you back?

 

[Mr. Pedantic]

Really? You're not willing to spend an $.15/hr to do something you enjoy?

So unless he buys a 480 Quad SLI gaming rig he can never enjoy gaming? Is that what you're trying to say?

 

[TurtleCrusher]

Power is crazy expensive in some places. Especially if you pay for it yourself. I didn't give a shit until I got my own place.

Power efficiency is incredibly important. I guess you have to be paying your own bills before you realize this. I often underclock my Q8200 to 1.3-1.6ghz just because I'd prefer as little power to be used.

 

[RussianSensation]

Gaming 3 hours a day = 45 cents per day = $13.50 a month, no thanks.

Huh? You think $14 a month is a lot of $$$ to spend on a hobby/something you enjoy? :hmm: Minimum wage in Ontario, for example, is $10.25 an hour...

 

[SolMiester]

So unless he buys a 480 Quad SLI gaming rig he can never enjoy gaming? Is that what you're trying to say?

Are you being pedantic Mr?, he is saying who worrys about 15cents an hour after spending 2k in GPU's...

 

[Lonyo]

The strangest thing about that rig is that the CPU is watercooled but none of the 480s are.

They probably don't live on a reservoir, so they don't have access to enough water to cool it.

 

[Voo]

Power is crazy expensive in some places. Especially if you pay for it yourself. I didn't give a shit until I got my own place.

Power efficiency is incredibly important. I guess you have to be paying your own bills before you realize this. I often underclock my Q8200 to 1.3-1.6ghz just because I'd prefer as little power to be used.

Yeah I'm sure paying 10$ more per month is extremely inconvenient for someone who's whole PC cost most certainly more than 3k..

 

[Alex@Nosound]

They probably don't live on a reservoir, so they don't have access to enough water to cool it.

I see what you did there

very smooth

:hmm:

 

[Modelworks]

Huh? You think $14 a month is a lot of $$$ to spend on a hobby/something you enjoy? :hmm: Minimum wage in Ontario, for example, is $10.25 an hour...

Yes it is to me. The $14 here and there throughout the homes power usage start to add up . Just because you have money doesn't mean you have to spend it, but then you are probably one of those people with multiple credit cards, student loans, car payments, morgage, etc. I have my home, car, career, everything paid off and owe nobody. I could afford $500 extra per month in power usage if I needed to, that doesn't mean I want to.

My power cost per kwh is a lot lower than some states. NY for instance is 17 cents per kwh or $25 a month in power for that system.

 

[Modelworks]

Yeah I'm sure paying 10$ more per month is extremely inconvenient for someone who's whole PC cost most certainly more than 3k..

Credit cards do not equal wealth.

 

[Corporate Thug]

1500 watts at 10 cent /KWH here = 15 cents / hour to run .
Gaming 3 hours a day = 45 cents per day = $13.50 a month, no thanks.

I'm going to assume the $14/mo is a non factor for someone who can build a rig like that.

 

[Modelworks]

I'm going to assume the $14/mo is a non factor for someone who can build a rig like that.

I'll assume they are maxing out the credit cards which is much more likely.

 

[Rezist]

exactly if your rig costs 3k you don't care about power. The heat would suck though as i have my comp in a smallish room.

 

[SHAQ]

I bet it's great in the winter.

 

[MadJackalIto]

Holy ****, it's an impresive rig machine... and... EXPENSIVE!!!

 

[rodrigu3]

I'm pretty sure that he got at least one of those cards for free from EVGA via a press pass.

 

[RussianSensation]

Yes it is to me. The $14 here and there throughout the homes power usage start to add up .

I guess the difference between us is that I don't look at life by saying: "I can save more money by doing [x]." Instead, my attitude is: "I can earn more money by doing [y]." Just a different approach. Anyways, as other have said, I doubt someone with $2-3k of computer equipment is counting monthly power consumption.

 

[nitromullet]

So unless he buys a 480 Quad SLI gaming rig he can never enjoy gaming? Is that what you're trying to say?

...ummm... no, I don't think that's what I said at all.