Quote Originally Posted by pentium777 View Post
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!
You are aware that in the link you provided 480 eats 120Watts MORE than 5870?
Im not juding, it just seems odd that it would draw you to a conclusion that power consumption aint that bad...