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So many viewers have demanded to see the performance numbers from the ridiculous

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4-way SLI 6 core machine that was built

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in recent NCX tech tips episode. So just

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updating you on my progress here. I'm actually just installing the GeForce

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driver which you can see adds four-way SLI support for the

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GTX 480. Now four-way SLI is intended for world record performance and

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requires non-standard power and cooling. It is not recommended for general

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consumer configurations. So cooling may be a bit of a an issue, but the half the

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high air flow, maybe it'll be able to handle it. We'll find out. And as far as

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power is concerned, that's a 1500 W power supply. If this can't handle it,

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then uh I don't know what can. But one

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thing, if you come over here, I'll actually be able to show you. Now,

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before I actually load this machine up, I'm going to have to move it somewhere

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where I'm not relying on an extension cord. But, uh, at idle, without even

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drivers installed for the video cards yet, we're at 300 watts. That's idle on

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an 80 plus silver power supply. So, um,

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I expect this is going to draw a mean amount of power under load.