Used 4870 X2

[ibhappy]

http://www.antec.com/Believe_it/product.php?id=NzA= ?

That one^

If so AMPs is great, but Watts is not so great....

By golly, I think you've got it!

Is this PS going to be okay with my oc'd E6300 Wolfdale and the 4870 X2 with an Antec 900 case?

 

[Melvis]

By golly, I think you've got it!

Is this PS going to be okay with my oc'd E6300 Wolfdale and the 4870 X2 with an Antec 900 case?

I would think that would be pushing ya luck, as i killed a corsair 620Watt 5months ago with my 4870X2 lol

They say a 650W min to run one of those cards.

 

[ibhappy]

I would think that would be pushing ya luck, as i killed a corsair 620Watt 5months ago with my 4870X2 lol

They say a 650W min to run one of those cards.

I found this on Newegg, for what it's worth.

Pros: big fan, modular, stable

Cons: grey

Other Thoughts: currently runs a 9850 @ 3.2ghz 1.45vcore and a 4870x2 w/ no hiccups at all, the fan barely ever even ramps up and it is facing down in an antec 300. benched the 9850 @ 1.55v 3.5ghz with 4870x2 and 4870 in crossfire w/ this psu and didnt have a problem, couldnt believe it!

 

[Melvis]

Umm do you mean that system your telling me there^ has the same PSU? the Antec 550? or?

 

[ibhappy]

If I use this calculator and choose "single card" rather than "crossfire". I'm okay. What should I use for the X2?

http://extreme.outervision.com/PSUEngine

 

[Melvis]

I Would honestly go with anything like 650Watts or above and this would aslo cover a possible upgrade to a Quad core in the future?

Cant skimp on PSU its the most important part to a computer

 

[ibhappy]

Umm do you mean that system your telling me there^ has the same PSU? the Antec 550? or?

Yes, the same PS as mine.

 

[Melvis]

Yes, the same PS as mine.

Hmm ok, i wonder how long that will last?

I wouldnt trust it, id go 650 or above to be honest

 

[1nf3rn0x]

If you wanna go ghetto you can run another psu just for you gpu, that can work XD.

 

[ibhappy]

Hmm ok, i wonder how long that will last?

I wouldnt trust it, id go 650 or above to be honest

I looked up my invoice on Newegg and this is what I have:

http://store.antec.com/Product/power_supply-earthwatts/ea-650/0-761345-27650-4.aspx

Am I good to go with the 4870X2?

 

[ibhappy]

By the way, it's $166 shipped. Is that a good deal?

 

[Sir_Real]

I looked up my invoice on Newegg and this is what I have:

http://store.antec.com/Product/power_supply-earthwatts/ea-650/0-761345-27650-4.aspx

Am I good to go with the 4870X2?

You should be fine with that psu. I run my 4870x2 on a basic buy 750watt psu no probs.

Your E6300 isnt a good match for a 4870x2 tho. When i was running my E5300@4.1 with 2x hd4870 1gb i found some games would get better fps with crossfire disabled. Obveusly the cpu some what bottle necking when using both gpu's.

I now have a E8200@3.8 & a Q6600@3.25 both these run HD4870x2 pretty well. A second hand E8400,E8600 or Q6600 can be found on ebay cheap enough.

 

[ibhappy]

Thanks!

Can anyone else weigh in on pairing the E6300 Wolfdale and the 4870X2?

 

[dhdude]

You should be fine with that psu. I run my 4870x2 on a basic buy 750watt psu no probs.

Your E6300 isnt a good match for a 4870x2 tho. When i was running my E5300@4.1 with 2x hd4870 1gb i found some games would get better fps with crossfire disabled. Obveusly the cpu some what bottle necking when using both gpu's.

I now have a E8200@3.8 & a Q6600@3.25 both these run HD4870x2 pretty well. A second hand E8400,E8600 or Q6600 can be found on ebay cheap enough.

Totally agree with Sir_Real, I think that, even overclocked, that E6300 is too much of a bottleneck for a card like the 4870X2 unfortunately

EDIT: I was fortunate enough to grab this Q9450 on ebay brand new for £150 in October last year, upgrading from a 3.0ghz E2180 (which in itself was a financially forced downgrade from a Q9550); definately worth it!

 

[ibhappy]

Totally agree with Sir_Real, I think that, even overclocked, that E6300 is too much of a bottleneck for a card like the 4870X2 unfortunately

EDIT: I was fortunate enough to grab this Q9450 on ebay brand new for £150 in October last year, upgrading from a 3.0ghz E2180 (which in itself was a financially forced downgrade from a Q9550); definately worth it!

I think that I'll get the 4870 X2 for $166 USD and then upgrade the mobo/cpu later.

How long before this card is obsolete?

 

[Melvis]

I looked up my invoice on Newegg and this is what I have:

http://store.antec.com/Product/power_supply-earthwatts/ea-650/0-761345-27650-4.aspx

Am I good to go with the 4870X2?

Yep that PSU is good to go

I think that I'll get the 4870 X2 for $166 USD and then upgrade the mobo/cpu later.

How long before this card is obsolete?

Well the card still performs very well its still in the top 5-6 i think in performance so honestly i think it be good for another 2yrs, well that's what im planning on doing anyway

 

[ibhappy]

Is there any reason NOT to get a 4870X2?

 

[Melvis]

Is there any reason NOT to get a 4870X2?

They run a little hot (80c), but compared to the new cards of today like the GTX480/70/60 and GTX580 etc it still runs cooler then those cards (well mine does anyway).

Power consumption is bad as we have talked about before^ but id say the worst thing about this card is the fan noise, it can get very load when working hard.

Apart from that i love this card

 

[Grnfinger]

I would think that would be pushing ya luck, as i killed a corsair 620Watt 5months ago with my 4870X2 lol

They say a 650W min to run one of those cards.

I ran my 4870X2 for a year on a 620HX, thats with a X5667 at 4.4GHz and all on water.
PSU was up to the challenge and never let me down, still going strong.
Thats not to say he shouldnt get a better PSU with more headroom, I'm just saying a 620 will do the job if cash is tight

 

[Melvis]

I ran my 4870X2 for a year on a 620HX, thats with a X5667 at 4.4GHz and all on water.
PSU was up to the challenge and never let me down, still going strong.
Thats not to say he shouldnt get a better PSU with more headroom, I'm just saying a 620 will do the job if cash is tight

I do agree with you there, i talked about if my 620 was up to the challenge and most said yes, i think mine just had a fault.

Im just going by what it says on the box of the 4870X2 says a 650 or more but i know thats just to make sure all parts are covered in the build.

 

[ShiBDiB]

4870X2 probably has like stated 2 years left of solid performance. It has the muscle to run the newer games.

It eats power tho, comparable current gen cards put it to shame in that category.

If you can get it for $150 then I'd say its a good purchase, your cpu is a bottleneck. Even with the OC the other intagibles (cache, etc..) hold it back. Thats a 775 socket (i think) so a e8400 is a good solid dual core, or for quad a q9550 should last a few more years as far as gaming is concerned.

Overall I'd say go for it, then get a new cpu for the next gift purchase. (either new socket or grab one of the ones i mentioned above)