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Quick Crossfore / SLI Question
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Any brand HD 5870 will work fine. Though I wouldn't pay extra money for a factor overclocked card, as it will only run as fast as the slower card.
As for the power supply a good quality 750W would be fine, so as long as your 1000W is good quality then you shouldn't have any issues. May I ask what make and model the PSU is?
Also, you obviously need a motherboard that supports crossfire and ideally one that runs the two main slots at PCIE v2.0 x8/x8 speed or faster.
Any brand HD 5870 will work fine. Though I wouldn't pay extra money for a factor overclocked card, as it will only run as fast as the slower card.
As for the power supply a good quality 750W would be fine, so as long as your 1000W is good quality then you shouldn't have any issues. May I ask what make and model the PSU is?
Also, you obviously need a motherboard that supports crossfire and ideally one that runs the two main slots at PCIE v2.0 x8/x8 speed or faster.
it is a cooler master, cant remember model, real power M1000 i think. it is about 3 years old now so i dont think you can get it anymore.
the motherboard is the gigabyte x58a-ud3r which i'm pretty sure can handle crossfire. just thought it was cheaper then buying a new graphics card
the motherboard is the gigabyte x58a-ud3r which i'm pretty sure can handle crossfire. just thought it was cheaper then buying a new graphics card
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Good stuff - that PSU will be absolutely fine. Was just checking it wasn't a £40 "1000W" thing that enjoys exploding when you try to draw some decent current from it.
As for the motherboard - indeed that board will be great in crossfire, both lanes running at x16 speed. You are quite right that adding a second HD 5870 is by far the best value option for upgrading your graphics performance.
As for the motherboard - indeed that board will be great in crossfire, both lanes running at x16 speed. You are quite right that adding a second HD 5870 is by far the best value option for upgrading your graphics performance.
