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To test power consumption today we are using a Keithley Integra unit and we measure power consumption from the VGA card inputs, not the system wide drain. We measure results while gaming in Crysis Warhead and record the results.
The heat and noise dynamics make sense when we see the power consumption results. The HD6670 is a power sipping miser which consumes only 8 watts when idle and 47 watts when gaming. The HD6770 couldn't be classed as a power draining monster either, but it does consume almost double the power when gaming … around 91 watts in total.
Them seem a decent make and if Amazon stock them, their warranty system is excellent regardless of the manufacturer. This is why I order from amazon all the time, no quibble returns if problems occur.
I would however look at a passive card for a media center, although many of these cards dont generate much noise at all. I read a thread where a guy disabled the fan on his card and underclocked it by 100mhz and it was fine! (6670)
6670 for a media center would be my first choice. I currently use an nvidia board but its old and about to die. might look at a passive 6670
Id go for a passive solution in this sector.
Hello,is there any option to watch TV via this card,i have VTX 6670 Digital Streamer,but which program is needed to watch tv via cable network etc,is that possible? 🙂