new breed of power 1200w ain't cutting it

[KaptCrunch]

seen this video with 3x 480gtx's (http://youtu.be/iEIkmuVvldA?hd=1)

guy was using 2 psu's to run EVGA SR-2, Dual X5680s, 4-Way GTX480 --Overclocked

[DexNfX]

Wow that's an insane amount of juice being used there especially if he had to upgrade the electrical wiring in his home.

[Greedseed]

oke i agree whit the guy
how the hell van a single 1200 pull all that

[AquaMuscle]

That's 400w/card man! How can that be? They're only suppose to draw 250w... This doesn't look promising for my 3-way 480 setup with a AX1200 lol

[0xygenthief]

Massive overclocks, that's how. Moderately OC'd two of my 480s pull just over 300w per card. I can't imagine his clocks are for 24/7 use.

[Stoneyman]

Time to re-wire the house! :D

[ballz0r]

240V FTW

My home is SR2 Friendly :)

[Kuro]

Gotta Love Australia :D

[ballz0r]

USA > 1200W / 110V = 10.9A
Aus > 1200W / 240V = 5A

Australia wins, flawless victory

[Stoneyman]

I think my "Oragami" house here in Japan would catch fire if I tried that! :(

[ablatman]

Wow that's an insane amount of juice being used there especially if he had to upgrade the electrical wiring in his home.

Eh, not so much.

If his house was wired anything like mine is, then doing some re-wiring isn't out of the question.

As it stands, the wiring in my house isn't bad per-se, but we've got a limited number of 15-amp circuits, and they each cover more than one room; The second floor is on two circuits. Ideally, I'd have a dedicated 20-amp socket for my computer(s), but I can't do that without seriously upgrading the house's wiring -- fusebox is full so what would make the most sense would be putting in a new circuit breaker box, and that shit ain't cheap...

USA > 1200W / 110V = 10.9A
Aus > 1200W / 240V = 5A

Australia wins, flawless victory

Well, the only currently unused circuit in my house is the 50A 240V circuit from the old electric stove and oven. I'd almost like to use it, but it's highly impractical; I'd either have to move my computer equipment to another part of the house (a major PITA) or route some fucking massive copper cables over half the house (might not even be possible given how they'd have to run). It's either that, or put out a shitload of money to switch the house over to a circuit breaker ($ for parts, $ to get all the shit inspected, $ to get the electric company to hook up the new box; All told would likely start around 3 grand and go north from there)...

[Cutless009]

http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z6/Cutless1/images.jpg

[ablatman]

http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z6/Cutless1/images.jpg

Madd troof.

[rubidium]

I always swore that if I ever had a house custom built, I would insist on industrial 416v 3-phase service with my own step-down transformer and heavy gauge wire to all service outlets. Presently, when my crunching PC, plasma, and pair of monoblock amps are all going full-bore in the basement, a poorly-aimed fart will trip one or another circuit breaker.:D

[Floyd]

USA > 1200W / 110V = 10.9A
Aus > 1200W / 240V = 5A

Australia wins, flawless victory

We got 220V here. Just most people dont have it piped into outlets in the house :(
Id love a 220V line for the PC, It would be a little more efficient!

[AusJager]

Do you think that rig can run minesweeper full screen?

[Greedseed]

Do you think that rig can run minesweeper full screen?

i doubt that :D

[Underground]

USA > 1200W / 110V = 10.9A
Aus > 1200W / 240V = 5A

Australia wins, flawless victory

And don't forget Europe. Heil to 220/240v AC net. :champ:

oke i agree whit the guy
how the hell van a single 1200 pull all that

Because of this spec i quote here :

Due to U.S. regulation,
power draw over a typical household 110-volt AC line limits the PSU-1300ATX-12N to 1300W.
However, the unit is fully capable of a continuous 1700 watts when powered from a 220V AC circuit.
Users are responsible for supplying adequate AC power for the PSU-1300ATX-12N.

so if you got 220v net like australia and europe, the SR-2 psu should handle a SR-2 setup.
Then you really have a 1700w power supply with adjustable 12v rails.