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HD4870x2 or not???

mos187

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Memory 4GB Corsair XMS2DHX6400
Video Card(s) Sapphire ATI HD5870
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hey guyz, i couple of dayz ago i was planning on getting either an HD4870 or dual HD4850 in a crossfire config and was so confused, but then after reading a couple of reviews i thought why not go for the HD4870x2 and get it over with, the question now is do i have the appropriate H/W to run this beast, here's my setup:
- Intel C2D E8400
- Asus Rampage formula x48
- Corsair HX620W PSU
- Kingston HyperX 4GB DDR2 800
- 2x 320GB WD HDD'z
- Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty Pro. PCI-E
- Gigabyte 3DAurora Chassis

1- Is the PSU Sufficient Enough
2- Will the card fit well
3- Will my processor be bottlenecked

so here it is guyz, your help is really appreciated....

Thanx
 

mos187

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Cooling Zalman 9700 HSF + 3X Apevia 120mm case fans
Memory 4GB Corsair XMS2DHX6400
Video Card(s) Sapphire ATI HD5870
Storage 1TB WD_Black Sata2 (OS) + 3x 1TB WD_Green Sata2 (Storage)
Display(s) LG 23" Full HD LCD
Case Thermaltake Element G Black
Audio Device(s) Creative X-FI Titanium Fatality Pro.
Power Supply Corsair HX620W PSU
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i game at 1680x1050....
 

Exavier

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1) yes, I use it myself
2) do you have 11" of space in your chassis?
3) you won't see the full performance of the card with that proc or your screen resolution, but it'll run anything you throw at it on full settings.
 

mos187

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System Name THA187
Processor Intel C2Q Q9650 (sToCk 4 nOw)
Motherboard Asus Rampage Formula X48
Cooling Zalman 9700 HSF + 3X Apevia 120mm case fans
Memory 4GB Corsair XMS2DHX6400
Video Card(s) Sapphire ATI HD5870
Storage 1TB WD_Black Sata2 (OS) + 3x 1TB WD_Green Sata2 (Storage)
Display(s) LG 23" Full HD LCD
Case Thermaltake Element G Black
Audio Device(s) Creative X-FI Titanium Fatality Pro.
Power Supply Corsair HX620W PSU
Software Windows 7 Ultimate
no other suggestions, come on guyz i really need some help here.....
 

ShadowFold

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I would get a single 4870 in your situation.
 

Binge

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1) Fine PSU
2) The same size as a GTX260.
3) If it might at all, fiddle with the memory clocks from 840-930 to see if your memory (the tricky part of the 4870x2 OC) is too fast or too slow for your setup.

-I hope people only do this if they are curious. Flashing to a performance bios like ASUS TOP helped a lot with OC/reliability from my stock Diamond bios.​
 
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