G80 USES EXTERNAL PSU? November Launch?

[Tikiman44]

Wow just wow! The INQ has been right on the money with many Nvidia rumors lately, so this would not surprise me as well.

http://www.theinq.com/default.aspx?article=34319

We hear there was another spin in August, not huge, but a spin anyway, and first Silicon is due back any day now. If all goes well, that means another 3-4 months before boards are done, and you are looking at late November. NV has a reviewers/tech day tentatively set for early November, so think in the month for parts.

Since Nvidia decided they hate us again, look for coverage earlier rather than later, handcuffs are easier to avoid than to ignore. Either way, they will be thinking of us (http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=30180), smooches fellas. This means launches in the middle of the Christmas shopping season, and short supplies after that, make sure the kids know what they won't be getting.

So, it is going to be late, that is not the ugly bit, board partners are telling us that it very well might have an external PSU to power the beast. We told you it was going to be hot (http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=33343), but not as hot as an R600. Either way, this does not bode well for either card. Think of a monster with a brick to keep it from running away.

Hmmmm....very interesting.:p Happy 1,000th post to me!! :jumping:

[jolle]

In my experience they are right, eventually, since they tend to spurt all kinds of rumors and speculations..
I have a hard time imagining them shipping a card with a external PSU, but you never know.. perhaps for SLI/QUAD SLI tho..

[kam03]

In my experience they are right, eventually, since they tend to spurt all kinds of rumors and speculations..
I have a hard time imagining them shipping a card with a external PSU, but you never know.. perhaps for SLI/QUAD SLI tho..


wth lol, i have a 1000w psu, which can run 4 computers at once so i dont think ill need one; would i?

[nekrosoft13]

that really depends how much amps those new card require

[nekrosoft13]

it will also require industrial power plugs (nana2)

http://www.mooseindustrialsurplus.com/images/000_3234.jpg

[Mr_LoL]

Wow November. Cany wait to see the G80 in action.

[slaWter]

I think the external PSU is a good idea. And November sounds good also.

[rudedog]

What comes after the external power supplies? I know self contained external coolers to keep the temps down.

it will be interesting to see what comes of this, hey Nov is only a couple months away.

[PeterJensen]

Well i kinda like the external PSU. I have a 580w psu and I AIN'T GOING HIGHER!
Also i think we all knew it was November.

[Skinner]

There goes the oktoberluanch, I wonder if it even hit this year....

[Delbert]

I think the external PSU is a good idea. And November sounds good also.
I like the external PSU idea also... saves me having to get a new PSU when i get one of these. Hope it is November... been saving the monies for a while now... what do you think £350-400 ?

[slaWter]

Hopefully they will be in the same price regions... The prices since the 7900GTX are so great :)

[jolle]

I think the external PSU is a good idea. And November sounds good also.
It depends really, sure its a good alternative to recommending people buying extremely high end PSUs just to be able to use the cards, if they are indeed that powerhungry.. and if they are there is bound to be some heat issues aswell isnt there?
Ive never seen one, so my thoughts are about noise, heat and dust.. if you have one similar to a "brick" just sitting on the floor or wat.

[retsam]

you guys act so surprise about the external power units....3dfx did this with the voodoo 5 series....big deal..

[CaptNKILL]

you guys act so surprise about the external power units....3dfx did this with the voodoo 5 series....big deal..
No, it was only the Voodoo 5 6000 that had an external power plug, and that card was an utter failure, never made it to retail and was 3dfx's last card before getting bought out by Nvidia. :p

Still, most people are actually saying that its not a bad idea. I have to agree. With the rediculous amount of power that these cards require now, I think its pretty reasonable for them to start having their own external power supplies. Its not like its a real big deal. Just plug the little thing in the back of the card and plug the box into the power strip... you just saved a few hundred dollars by not having to buy a 1Kw PSU. :o

[retsam]

No, it was only the Voodoo 5 6000 that had an external power plug, and that card was an utter failure, never made it to retail and was 3dfx's last card before getting bought out by Nvidia. ya but they came up with the notion before anyone else. this is where nv got the idea from but you are right others wise.

Still, most people are actually saying that its not a bad idea. I have to agree. With the rediculous amount of power that these cards require now, I think its pretty reasonable for them to start having their own external power supplies. Its not like its a real big deal. Just plug the little thing in the back of the card and plug the box into the power strip... you just saved a few hundred dollars by not having to buy a 1Kw PSU.ya, i do think its a good idea right now. i dont really have a problem with it at all. i just wish that they come out with something cool to look forward to in these new chips other then just speed.

[Marvel_us]

Someone brought up price and this is where my problem comes in.

I hope this PSU doesn't let them think they can bump up the price on cards even more now. That wouldn't sit well with me. However, if prices around reasonable then I don't mind.

[jolle]

ya but they came up with the notion before anyone else. this is where nv got the idea from but you are right others wise.
Well, they had the NEED for it first.
As the AGP port couldnt supply enough power everyone put a Molex connection on the board for extra power, and now the draw is supposedly enough to warrant a extra power source or require the user to get a very highend PSU.. I recall ASUS or someone putting out a dual NV GPU (7800GT was it?) board with a external PSU for example, and there are external graphicscard PSUs out there now (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16817153037).
Who needed it first is pretty irrelevant IMO..
Someone brought up price and this is where my problem comes in.

I hope this PSU doesn't let them think they can bump up the price on cards even more now. That wouldn't sit well with me. However, if prices around reasonable then I don't mind.
If this is true, it might not be so extreme that you need it for 1 high end card, but rather SLI or moreso Quad SLI.

[Q]

I'd rather have a solid, external PSU than an internal dependence that's stealing juice from the rest of my parts.

[Redeemed]

The more I think about it, the more I like the external power supply idea also.

The only two things that concern me about this is heat- how hot will this card run and how well will the cooler work? And the second issue is price, will nVidia feel be ability to jack up the price specifically due to the external PSU? I sure hope not. If I can pick up the top end model for only about $600 I wont complain- after all that is what the norm has been for the best card from them upon release. To expect the top end G80 to cost as much as the 7900GTX does now is purely wishful thinking. ;)

[J-Mag]

The external PSU should be optional. I am sure there are many of us ethusiasts out there that have PSU's that can hanlde the G80 load. This would help decrease cost for people who deem it unecissary, while not excluding the people who have wussy PSUs.

[jAkUp]

External power is a good idea, it would be clean power, and dedicated power. Not to mention 1KW PSU's are very expensive :o

Of course this is all the Inquirer, so, take it with a grain of salt.

[Q]

The external PSU should be optional. I am sure there are many of us ethusiasts out there that have PSU's that can hanlde the G80 load. This would help decrease cost for people who deem it unecissary, while not excluding the people who have wussy PSUs.

I have a 600W Seasonic PSU; one of the best PSUs on the market. I'm not sure if my PSU would handle these new cards with my modest system.

(3 HD's, 1 DVD, Athlon 4800, 2GB Ram)

[Richteralan]

I have a 600W Seasonic PSU; one of the best PSUs on the market. I'm not sure if my PSU would handle these new cards with my modest system.

(3 HD's, 1 DVD, Athlon 4800, 2GB Ram)

I'm more than 1000% sure your Seasonic S12-600W can handle new single card configuration. ;)

But for SLi/CrossFire I'm not sure.

[lee63]

Looks like these are gonna become pretty popular (pirate)

http://img182.imageshack.us/img182/7002/upgradex3sn750ke8.jpg (http://imageshack.us)