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Erm, I think you are being overly optimistic there:
5870 CF Idle: 164W Load: 664W
The 295 solution will exceed these figures.
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Help! 2 x GTX295 Quad Sli or 5870 Crossfire
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Erm, I think you are being overly optimistic there:
5870 CF Idle: 164W Load: 664W
The 295 solution will exceed these figures.
Linky
That's for the entire system (i.e. including CPU, motherboard, hard drives etc). A common mistake to make. The cards themselves draw far less power.