HA! Idle power usage!

http://www.hardocp.com/article/2010/...0_sli_review/7

For all those crying about electricity bills, unless you are playing 24/7 3d gaming I don't think the max 3D power usage is going to really make or break your wallet. So while doing anything other than gaming in 3D the 480 is lower power consumption than 5870, not by much but the nit pickers might see 10 cents saving per month!