Ever since we saw early specs and hands on previews (and now reviews) of the latest Nvidia cards — the GTX 470 and 480 — many were passing off hand comments that an egg could be fried on these new cards due their high operating temperature. In many circumstances, idling between 70-80 C isn’t uncommon. For a reference, my ATI CrossFire 5850 set up never goes above 50 C idling. Two different cards, two different architectures though.
Seeing as how the new Fermi cards run so hot, I really was curious if it could really fry an egg. Thankfully LegitReviews had a review sample (and carefully placed egg) to put the rumor to the test.
Does it actually cook? **Spoiler** — No. Unfortunately not. Think of how humorous/cool it would be to have a piece of computer equipment actually heat up enough to fry an egg. Looks like we’ll have to keep around those antiquated frying pans and stove a little longer…
A beast of a processor and huge amount of RAM may make the typical office multi-tasker or video editing junky drool, but when it comes to games, it’s all FPS. Whilst gaming, a screaming processor can certainly help, the real meat of it all are the graphics cards. The better you have, the better you game will look, and the faster it will run. Who doesn’t want that?
The last six months or so have been in my eyes, in ATI’s favor. Their 5xxx series cards are an awesome lineup of top notch hardware that puts even Nvidia’s best to the test, beating them in many areas. But it’s Nvidia’s turn to hit back with their upcoming GTX 470/480 cards. How do they fare? Early benchmarks have the 480 performing slightly better than a 5870. Admirable and intriguing, though not enough to force me to open my wallet. So how do they look? I know looks take a backseat (and rightfully so) to specs and raw FPS performance, but it’s always nice to look at the new hot chick in class isn’t it?
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