we already talked about the cooling system for video card geForce 8800 GTX . The use of liquid cooling is not required, but without some avanaced air cooling soltuion the card will just burn. in models geForce 8800 GTX are used two type of power connector : one have six-pin, and the second has eight pins - such connector are used to power the central processors on many up-to-date motherboards. What power connector will be preserved on those video cards series , time will show.
Associates decided to describe the device of cooling system for the standard video card on base of chip ATI r600. Let us note that for announcement for such video card there still several months, so up to this date the cooling system device can change .
Associates recall that the chip r600 will be made on 0.08 m technical process; however, the level of energy consumption will be sufficiently high - in the region of 300 W . Honestly speaking, other sources estimates the level of energy consumption for r600 in the range of 180-200 W. To us it seems completely realistic.
About the dimensions of r600 video card we communicates the following: it is approximately equal in length to video card geForce 8800 GTX, i.e., lies within the limits of 300 mm. cooler of this video card is advanced beyond the limits of printed-circuit board. Furthermore, he uses four thermal tubes. Fortunately, into the height it occupies entire two pci slots , but not three, as it was considered from some sources earlier.
Associates report that video card on base Of r600 has the same power connector as GeForce 8800 GTX. Consequently, one connector has six pins, the second has eight pins.
Associates notes that the last party of models r600 has lower production level than that would like ATI. If this will not be improved in the future, the announcement Of r600 can be detained. Now it is planned for the first quarter 2007.