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295 to 590?

Corsair 750W would be solid proof, even if your load approaches its maximum. Unless you are caught in a psu with low quality, you shouldn't have any problem to run one 590, as one couldn't expect to OC a 590 much.
 
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750watt corsair Should be able to handle it but can you give us a full list of PC specs to be sure Inc overlocks.
 
750 watt is fine, also don't even think about overclocking or overvolting the 590 or your warranty is down the drain.. It goes pop as many of them are when overclocked and overvolted it becomes a very expensive beer mat. Use it at the defaults and will be fine so they keep telling us but time will tell on that one too.


http://uk.geforce.com/hardware/desktop-gpus/geforce-gtx-590/specifications


GPU Engine Specs:
1024CUDA Cores
607Graphics Clock (MHz)
1215Processor Clock (MHz)
77.7Texture Fill Rate (billion/sec)
Memory Specs:
1707Memory Clock (MHz)
3072MB (1536MB per GPU)Standard Memory Config
GDDR5Memory Interface
768-bit (384-bit per GPU)Memory Interface Width
327.7Memory Bandwidth (GB/sec)
Feature Support:
4.1OpenGL
PCI-E 2.0 x16Bus Support
YesCertified for Windows 7
DirectX 11, 3D Vision, CUDA, PhysX, SLI, 3D Vision SurroundSupported Technologies
QuadSLI Options
Display Support:
2560x1600Maximum Digital Resolution
2048x1536Maximum VGA Resolution
YesHDCP
YesHDMI
InternalAudio Input for HDMI
Standard Graphics Card Dimensions:
11 inches (280 mm)Length
4.376 inches (111 mm)Height
Dual slotWidth
Thermal and Power Specs:
97 CMaximum GPU Temperature (in C)
365WMaximum Graphics Card Power (W)
700WMinimum System Power Requirement (W)
Two 8-pinSupplementary Power Connectors
 
Considering you have a gtx295 I suppose my question is already answered but do you have to get a single card? You can get multi gpu setups that will outpace the 590 for less money. Also, have you considered the 6990? It is cheaper and slightly faster, as well as not exploding when overclocked :)
 
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Considering you have a gtx295 I suppose my question is already answered but do you have to get a single card? You can get multi gpu setups that will outpace the 590 for less money. Also, have you considered the 6990? It is cheaper and slightly faster, as well as not exploding when overclocked :)
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For multi cards its generally heat issues as I have generally heard that one of the cards get suffocated from its intake etc being blocked.
I can't go with ATI due to lack of CUDA I use it for accelerating my Video Renders and 3d renders.
 
You wouldn't have cooling problems with either the Phantom(top) or a Frozr II in sli. They would much better than the 590 and won't go into meltdown, which the 590 is known to do.

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But isn't that a drop in VRAM for 3d rendering as high amounts as you can get is very handy or needing PSU upgrade.
 
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^^Higher core speed could possibly make up for the difference in memory, as these should have a true overclock without power limiting kicking in like it will with the 590. Psu requirement on the other hand, you may get away with it but you would be better off with a bigger psu.
 
I'm in same boat, wanted to go from 295 to 590. My mate works at a very large pc retailers and advised me to steer clear from the 590s after an email he received from a leading manufacturer. He said if you really wanna go dual then the 6990 is far better than 590 but 2x 570s would beat the 590 and 2x 580 would kill it
 
Tythus said:
For multi cards its generally heat issues as I have generally heard that one of the cards get suffocated from its intake etc being blocked.
I can't go with ATI due to lack of CUDA I use it for accelerating my Video Renders and 3d renders.
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Ah ok. Well, on the topic of cards being blocked, it depends on how close the PCIe slots are to each other. On my mobo, I'm lucky enough to have several slots between one PCIe and another, giving plenty of room for hte upper card to breathe. How are the slots situated on your motherboard?
I'm just exploring all other possibilities, as virtually everyone will recommend to avoid the 590s like the plague until Nvidia fix the shoddy hardware used in the power circuitry on the card. We've had several people on these forums who've had their 590s die even at stock speeds, which shows how dodgy they actually are atm.
 
Mojo said:
Ah ok. Well, on the topic of cards being blocked, it depends on how close the PCIe slots are to each other. On my mobo, I'm lucky enough to have several slots between one PCIe and another, giving plenty of room for hte upper card to breathe. How are the slots situated on your motherboard?
I'm just exploring all other possibilities, as virtually everyone will recommend to avoid the 590s like the plague until Nvidia fix the shoddy hardware used in the power circuitry on the card. We've had several people on these forums who've had their 590s die even at stock speeds, which shows how dodgy they actually are atm.
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I have 3 X 16 slots with a single slot in between but the bottom slot is reasonably close to the PSU. (you couldn't probably fit a card in there)
 
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