will my psu power 260gtx sli

[leekemp]

Hi guys,

This is my current build,

Amd 5600x2 (3.080 Ghz)
Huge typhoon
300gb HDD
Asus M2N32 SLI deluxe Motherboard
4 GB Geil 6400 (800Htz)
2X BFG 8800GT OC2 (fitted with 2x Akasa AK-VC03-BLUV Vortexx NEO VGA Cooler)
Razer IAS Barracuda AC-1 Gaming 7.1 Sound Card
Logitech G51 5.1 Surround Sound Speaker System
Cooler Master M850 power supply
Dell Ultrasharp 2408WFP 24" Widescreen LCD Monitor
Windows Vista 64 Bit

G15 keyboard
G5 mouse

I'm thinking about replacing my 2x 8800gt's with 2x 260 gtx's

will my psu have enough juice to power them both?

(Cooler Master M850 power supply)

thanks

 

[jak731]

you could get away with 2xgtx280 adn still have power to spare. unless your psu is faulty

 

[decto]

Your power supply has plenty of power for GTX Sli

You could run a pair of 4870X2's if you wanted ... not that you can crossfire on that mainboard though...

AD

 

[MeatLoaf]

You should be fine tho you may find your GFX cards held back by the CPU

 

[leekemp]

Thanks for the quick reply,

Would my cpu hold back 2x260gtx? on my board?

 

[Pilky01]

Would my cpu hold back 2x260gtx? on my board?

Yes

 

[leekemp]

Damm.

 

[leekemp]

What kind of cpu would be more suitable for 2x260/2x280gtx?

 

[Pilky01]

What kind of cpu would be more suitable for 2x260/2x280gtx?

Probably an overclocked one of these

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CP-232-IN&groupid=701&catid=6&subcat=793&name=Intel%20Core%202%20Duo%20E8600%20LGA775%20'Wolfdale'%20"Overclocking%20E0%20Stepping"%203.33GHz%20(1333FSB)%20-%20Retail

 

[acccc]

im in a similar problem ive heard differnt people say differnt things about this but might aswell as again, i wanna know if my Corsair 650w will power gtx 260 SLI. other things a pretty basic like 2HDD's, 4gb, dvd, fans etc.

 

[leekemp]

Probably an overclocked one of these

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CP-232-IN&groupid=701&catid=6&subcat=793&name=Intel%20Core%202%20Duo%20E8600%20LGA775%20'Wolfdale'%20"Overclocking%20E0%20Stepping"%203.33GHz%20(1333FSB)%20-%20Retail

Would an overclocked Amd 6400 BE handle 260gtx sli?

 

[EsaT]

im in a similar problem ive heard differnt people say differnt things about this but might aswell as again, i wanna know if my Corsair 650w will power gtx 260 SLI.

Yes, two GTX260's would peak at 270W if performance scales fully.

 

[Xez]

To be honest your CPU is fine. You have a large screen so CPU limitation wont affect it that much.

 

[acccc]

glad i don't have to upgrade, thx for the info EsaT