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Topic: 2 x 5870's (Read 586 times)

newbie
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November 11, 2012, 03:58:47 PM
#6
A 600 or 650W power supply from a reputable company should be fine. Corsair and Antec are two of the brands that I would trust to deliver the stable wattage that they claim to offer.
full member
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November 10, 2012, 09:42:29 PM
#5
600 or 650 should do just fine
hero member
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First bits: 12good
November 10, 2012, 07:55:17 PM
#4
600W will do just fine.

One 5870 clocked at 940Mhz Core is about 210W

So 2x210W = 420 + 100W for the MB+CPU+HDD = 520W minimum
these calcs depend on CPU .. if you use some 125+W multi core monster U probably will need a little more power, but 600 will do pretty much anything.
hero member
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November 10, 2012, 02:47:39 PM
#3
750?
legendary
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November 10, 2012, 02:45:04 PM
#2
If you're talking about the Radeon 5870 then I'd put a bit more than 600 watts just to be safe, looks like a pretty powerful card.
newbie
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November 10, 2012, 02:45:46 AM
#1
Hi all,

Just wondering what kind of power supply would be recommended to run x 2 of the above cards.  Do you think I'll get away with a 450watt? or should i be looking at atleast a 600watt?

Steve.
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