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First build, need advice

Hinnaku

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Jimmy 2004

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Hinnaku said:
But now I also have another question. I eventualy plan and getting two 3870X2s in Crossfire, would this power supply be enough for that?
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817153038
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Well to give you an idea, the peak power consumption of a system reviewed on TPU running one 3870 X2 with 2GB RAM and an E6550 was 330W, so assuming that PSU is 70% efficient you'll be supplied with 525W - but this could be a little bit tight as the card alone draws over 200W at its peak, taking it to 530W or above (admittedly it might be 80% or more efficient meaning you'd have about 600W to play with, but you'd still be cutting it fine given that the system would likely need a minimum of 550W under full load). I'm not sure what other users reckon, but if you think there is a very strong chance of getting a second X2 I would recommend trying to get a PSU closer to 1kW, at least 800W with a high efficiency rating.

Edit: thinking about it, those figures in the review include the fact that the PSU wouldn't be 100% efficient, so you probably would be fine with a 750W. Might be best to go 800W + still I reckon.
 
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look for a FSP or Silverstone PSU, IMO and get a single 12v rail psu. It will be better for your gfx cards.

Raptors are good HDD's always had WD HDD's. The Seagate Hdd's i have i chose because it has a 32mb cache instead of a 16mb. I figured a 32mb cache on a 500gb hdd you can't go wrong.
 
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pepsi71ocean said:
look for a FSP or Silverstone PSU, IMO and get a single 12v rail psu. It will be better for your gfx cards.

Raptors are good HDD's always had WD HDD's. The Seagate Hdd's i have i chose because it has a 32mb cache instead of a 16mb. I figured a 32mb cache on a 500gb hdd you can't go wrong.
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Seasonic and super flower PSUs are also great.
 
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claes said:
This thread is 15 years old… hopefully OP has figured things out by now :p
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I hadn't realized since I was redirected this page by Google:)
 
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