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PSU needed to run 2x5970's and overheating problems ?

Nice. Gets great review on driverheaven. Is it more suitable than the Corsair HX1000 I already own for running 5970's though ? I doubt it myself as it just manages 20amp on each of it's 12v rails, which is the 8 pin pci-e requirment to run a 5970.
 
Flanno said:
Nice. Gets great review on driverheaven. Is it more suitable than the Corsair HX1000 I already own for running 5970's though ? I doubt it myself as it just manages 20amp on each of it's 12v rails, which is the 8 pin pci-e requirment to run a 5970.
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Enermax Galaxy Evo. 30a 12v rails.

If you can find one, a PC P & C unit, 100a + single 12v rail.
 
I just had a look over on H@xus and they did a comprehensive review of 5970's in crossfire. Seems it uses around 90 watts less than a pair of GTX 295's under load, under 600watts for a full system with same cpu as myself. Now I ran a pair of GTX's in my current rig for about a month (they were my brother's and didn't buy them as was waiting for 58xx series), with both cards squashed together thanks to the pci-e setup on the rampage. They idled in the mid to high fifties, and never got temps over 85 due to controlling the fan speeds with rivatuner/msi afterburner. The HX1000 wasn't an issue either. So I am thinking now, if I had the cash and the cards were available, I could simply swap out my pair of 5870's for 5890's. No need for a board with better pci-e slot spacing I think. Plus those Asus supercomputer boards are a horrendous price. And no need for a new PSU.
 
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Some gamers I believe play counterstike at low res's as they say it improves their fps's which helps reaction time.

Oh, I know someone else who has pre-ordered 3x5870's and he has planned to hook up to a 42" Samsung TV. Max res is 1366x768. In fact when I think about it, I've met a good few people with 720p tv screens with sli/quad sli/crossfire setups who don't seem to get the resolution/scaling thing. They think lower res is better as they will get more frames with faster cards.
 
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Some gamers I believe play counterstike at low res's as they say it improves their fps's which helps reaction time.

Oh, I know someone else who has pre-ordered 3x5870's and he has planned to hook up to a 42" Samsung TV. Max res is 1366x768. In fact when I think about it, I've met a good few people with 720p tv screens with sli/quad sli/crossfire setups who don't seem to get the resolution/scaling thing. They think lower res is better as they will get more frames with faster cards.
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Clearly has more money then sense sadly money is genreally wasted on the stupid.

“The only real valuable thing is intuition.”
 
You defo need a better monitor, I would call you stupid but many years ago I remember I kept spending money rather stupidly :p
 
Has the purple shirts forum closed down as there seems to be a massive influx this year of new members putting down overkill setups who simply dont understand that overkill itself can be very pleasurable & that everyone's money circumstances vary greatly.

Not everyone is a full out eccentric PC enthusiast who likes to push things to the max but that does not mean that the ones that do should be always set upon & who's to say that a new bigger monitor may not be on the cards in the future.
 
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How long would a 5970 last in terms of games coming out? because im thinking of upgrading from my 4870x2 to a 5970 next year, i dont want a gpu for 1 or 2 years. Would like a gpu for 3 years. Would i need to add a second in order to get that?
 
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How long would a 5970 last in terms of games coming out? because im thinking of upgrading from my 4870x2 to a 5970 next year, i dont want a gpu for 1 or 2 years. Would like a gpu for 3 years. Would i need to add a second in order to get that?
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IMO in 2-3 years there will be much better gpus however the games will not advance so far... so I say a 5970 will last you 3 years... if you crossfire then it will last a lot more than 3
 
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Has the purple shirts forum closed down as there seems to be a massive influx this year of new members putting down overkill setups who simply dont understand that overkill itself can be very pleasurable & that everyone's money circumstances vary greatly.

Not everyone is a full out eccentric PC enthusiast who likes to push things to the max but that does not mean that the ones that do should be always set upon & who's to say that a new bigger monitor may not be on the cards in the future.
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The thing is, people keep saying a 24" 1920x1200 is wasted on 5870 crossfire not to mention 5970 quadfire. But just look at the benches H*xus did at 1920x1200 on a stock i7 975 with the 5xxx series. Clearly large gains going from 1 5870/5970 to 2 of them. And while 1 card may be plenty at 1920, having 2 clearly means you can max out on AA, AF and a few other settings and have better minimum framerates.
 
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