Quote Originally Posted by Manicdan View Post
i like seeing temp and power consumption in gaming. furmark is nice and reliable and all that, but there are reasons why more roadblocks are being built to prevent such tests from working.

i also think the should post fps in furmark, aswell as temps and load to show efficiency.
With a sandy bridge system at stock and idling, Furmark power draw from the wall peaked around 496W. With the system loaded and running Vantage graphics tests I didn't see above 450W.

Quote Originally Posted by [NH]Woxxman View Post
It remains to be seen if all cards have the same problems with coil whine during memory load. And it seems to be isolated to memory load and increase with memory frequencies.
My sample had that. All ATI cards I've tested have to some extent though. It was most audible in 3DMark03. Everything else I could tell it was there but not near as loud. Considering it happened mostly when pushing 1000-3000FPS (never heard it in game tests that I recall), I don't think it will be a common complaint from most users.

Quote Originally Posted by SKYMTL View Post
Considering the prices other cards have retailed for, I don't think $700 is an extreme amount for the performance it delivers.

Remember:

8800 Ultra launched for $850
The X850XT for $675 in 2003

And so on.
Agreed, plus it will most likely drop as time goes on. It's definitely not cheap, but those that want the absolute best card residing on a single PCB should already know they're going to pay a pretty penny for it.

In case anyone wants yet another perspective, feel free to check out my review at Overclockers. No Eyefinity unfortunately...just no monitors to use for it. You bench with what you have, not what you wish you had.