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Unread 02-15-2005, 08:29 PM   #41
Metzen
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Originally Posted by Butcher
That's how ammeters work - you put them in series with the load. A multimeter in current mode typically has a resistance well below 1 ohm.

BTW fan draw - the fan off my XFX 6800GT read 155mA at 12V, so 1.86W.

Also Tempus, please don't use PCI-X for PCI-express; PCI-X is a separate standard and can cause confusion when used interchangably with PCI-express.

The 6800 Ultra cooling system has a TDP (Thermal Design Power) of 60W. I'm sure they would have given themselves lots of head room...
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