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To test power consumption today we are using a Keithley Integra unit and we measure power consumption from the VGA card inputs, not the system wide drain. We measure results while gaming in Crysis Warhead and record the results.
In such an energy aware climate, AMD are making a big deal out of their new ‘ZeroCore Power’ technology. Many solutions today use power gating, clock gating and memory compression to reduce idle power requirements, but ZeroCore power technology can completely power down the core GPU while the rest of the system remains active.
The results are as we would expect, demanding around 180 watts when gaming. The GTX680 is an extremely efficient design considering the performance it can deliver.
Excellent card, i was planning on buygin a GTX680 but im loooking at the MSI board too
What is their warranty system like in the UK? its important and very few people ever mention it.
Their 4GB version would be better for 3 screens, its around £70 more however.
Its for a small audience and the card looks like it is well made, although that thermal paste screenshot is quite scary. I would love to know how many people (not just KFA2 cards), are running with that amount of thermal paste on their GPU cooler. many people dont realise that too much thermal paste is worse than not enough as it causes massive heat issues for the core and can cause long term failure.
I wonder how KFA2 sales are developing in the UK, there seems to be too much competition for another new starter. are they related to BFG? their artwork styling looks very similar.
KFA2 is a spinoff of Galaxy Tech.