Quote Originally Posted by 003 View Post
What in the hell is it with everybody criticizing GPUs for using a lot of power?! This is XTREME systems for christ's sake!! Someone said it would be crazy to make a GTX280GX2 because it would have a TDP of 300+W

Ok. WHO THE HECK CARES?!

If you buy two cards for SLI, it will probably use even more power than a single one with dual GPUs! It's no secret that you can't stick these cards in your grandfather's solitaire PC with it's 250W noname PSU. Why is it that now everybody is making such a fuss over this?
Because people actually BUY these cards to USE them other than do 3DMARK RUNS with LN2 and DRY ICE. Thats what those cards are MADE FOR. They aren't made for GAMING really, more for SHOWING OFF and to gain the BRAGGING RIGHTS.

No one forces anyone to buy these cards. Some people care about silence, and now you may tell me how are you going to gain silence with card which consumes +230 watts. Water. But to have this card + silence you need water. So to get this card + silence would cost you around $800-1000.

Well, I am quite sure you don't agree with me. If this is so XTREMESYSTEMS, why to discuss anything related to air cooling anyway? Why to discuss A64's, or low-end or mid range cards? Ban those poor bastards and let the SPONSORED do their PR runs for their favourite company. Yes, would be boring. Now you agree with me, I know it.