Comments on: Today’s a good day to upgrade your video card http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/06/20/todays-a-good-day-to-upgrade-your-video-card/ Gadgets, gear and computer hardware. Sun, 29 Nov 2009 20:20:19 -0500 hourly 1 By: Devin Coldewey http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/06/20/todays-a-good-day-to-upgrade-your-video-card/comment-page-1/#comment-742877 Devin Coldewey Sat, 21 Jun 2008 18:20:21 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/?p=28566#comment-742877 Good call - it said in the intro that it they expected lower temperatures, but I forgot that in the end they found Nvidia had clocked it up enough to eliminate those gains. Thanks for keeping me honest. Although the newer fabrication techniques rely on techs to lower power leakage, so I wouldn't be surprised if while it took more power in, its efficiency is far better and it runs a little cooler. I could totally be wrong though. Good call – it said in the intro that it they expected lower temperatures, but I forgot that in the end they found Nvidia had clocked it up enough to eliminate those gains. Thanks for keeping me honest.

Although the newer fabrication techniques rely on techs to lower power leakage, so I wouldn’t be surprised if while it took more power in, its efficiency is far better and it runs a little cooler. I could totally be wrong though.

]]> By: Fence http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/06/20/todays-a-good-day-to-upgrade-your-video-card/comment-page-1/#comment-742856 Fence Sat, 21 Jun 2008 17:54:58 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/?p=28566#comment-742856 The article you linked to says the 9800GTX+ uses MORE power than the non-plus, so it probably doesn't run cooler. The article you linked to says the 9800GTX+ uses MORE power than the non-plus, so it probably doesn’t run cooler.

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