Some firms don't use anything, but the main ones are glue, seals, void stickers.
Thread locked screws are worse.
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*** 25/02/2011 EXTENSION! *** DEAL OF CENTURY: Asus GeForce GTX 480 1536MB Graphics Card with 2 FREE
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Some firms don't use anything, but the main ones are glue, seals, void stickers.
Thread locked screws are worse.
Yes it will. All four of mine did...
Right I'm back with the GTX480 installed, took me a lot longer than expected but then I realised I hadn't removed the cover on the bottom PCI slot, wondered why it wouldn't bloody go in 
At the moment it's at idle and seems quieter to me than my GTX260 was
Certainly it's not very loud and is at a temp of 38C according to Afterburner. Right let's see what this thing can do and how loud it gets....
Oh by the way Afterburner doesn't seem to be showing the correct Core Clock etc, showing 51 for the core clock , 101 for the Shader Clock and 135 for the Memory clock, what's that all about?
At the moment it's at idle and seems quieter to me than my GTX260 was
Certainly it's not very loud and is at a temp of 38C according to Afterburner. Right let's see what this thing can do and how loud it gets....Oh by the way Afterburner doesn't seem to be showing the correct Core Clock etc, showing 51 for the core clock , 101 for the Shader Clock and 135 for the Memory clock, what's that all about?
No, the 480 has a max TDP of 250W at stock settings. It can go a bit higher when overclocked but the absolute max will be ~300W due to the 150W+75W+75W limitation of 8pin+6pin+PCI-E connectors.
Right I'm back with the GTX480 installed, took me a lot longer than expected but then I realised I hadn't removed the cover on the bottom PCI slot, wondered why it wouldn't bloody go in
At the moment it's at idle and seems quieter to me than my GTX260 was
Oh by the way Afterburner doesn't seem to be showing the correct Core Clock etc, showing 51 for the core clock , 101 for the Shader Clock and 135 for the Memory clock, what's that all about?
thats idle. the gpu isnt doing anything
also get the latest drivers
Strange my rig pulls 190 watt from the wall idling and 430ish at the most strenuous part of vantage fill rate tests.
400 watt video cards would land Nvidia in court.
The 400 & 500 series cards downclock when they are in 2D mode to save power and reduce heat. These clocks are normal.
how do you know that. do you have a plug with a wattage meter on it? would love to know what there actual name is
The foam strip on these cards is for protection when using SLI. It helps maintain a small gap between cards that sit adjacent to eachother, and prevents scratches and accidentally knocked off resistors. I guess it costs ASUS nothing to install and prevents the odd RMA due to user heavy handedness.
Nope, It has an NVIDIA ESTIMATED AVERAGE PEAK of about 250watt. It will pull upto 350 and more when clocked.
The two molex plugs connect to your PSU and the 6pin end of that cable goes into the 480. Is this the first time you've ever upgraded a graphics card?
As for your last question, yes I believe it's only two at a time for Nvidia. If you need 3 simultaneously then you need to look at AMD's 5xxx and 6xxx series. Anything older, as in 4xxx and below, will not do 3 at the same time.
http://www.******.co.uk/plug-in-power-energy-and-cosub2-sub-meter-286534
Something like this will tell you.
150W+75W+75W equals 300W max unless you modify your card. 350 to 400W is a nonsense.
Mines clocked and pulling 240......
It isn't like these are hard limits, is it.
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It's fine at 30% fan but then it idles at 74. Is this a concern or...?
Send it back and buy a 6950 like I told you in the first place?
Have you got yours unlocked to a 6970 and clocked at 6970 speeds?
[TW]Fox;18385856 said:
I have unlocked shaders, and it is clocked beyond 6970 speeds (900/1350).
If you're worried about performance, if you look at the second graph here (1920x1200) my card averages 53.9 fps under the same conditions
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