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    turning crossfire off to conserve idle power?

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by Macpod, Apr 22, 2009.

  1. Macpod

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    does turning crossfire off mean the second card turns off? Im thinking of getting 2 HD 4770 instead of one HD 4870 to conserve idle and 2d power consumption. also to lower noise.

    this is for a desktop build but i guess it also applies to notebook 4870s
     
    Macpod, Apr 22, 2009
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  2. Greg

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    As far as I know, the card might downclock to the low power state but it will NOT turn completely off.

    For desktop builds and information, please visit DTR.
     
    Greg, Apr 22, 2009
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