ATI's X1800 XT Crossfire may require 800W

Posted on Monday, October 10 2005 @ 19:06 CEST by Thomas De Maesschalck

UPDATE:NGOHQ has informed us this story was false, there was something wrong with their measurements..

As you have probably read in the reviews, the new ATI X1000 series require a lot of power, and it looks like these cards in CrossFire will use a lot more than we expected.

According to NGOHQ a typical AMD64 based system with some peripherals and two ATI Radeon X1800XT cards may use up to 740W!

Now that's a lot.

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Thomas has been messing with computer since early childhood and firmly believes the Internet is the best thing since sliced bread. Enjoys playing with new tech, is fascinated by science, and passionate about financial markets. When not behind a computer, he can be found with running shoes on or lifting heavy weights in the weight room.

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