Quick Power Supply Question...

.Kencs · 22 May 2012 at 15:15

A mate of mine asked me the following:

I need a suitable power supply for a asus m2r32-mvp board running amd phenom 2 hdx545wfk2dgm processor and crossfire ati radeon's

What can anyone advice as I have no idea

mp260767 · 22 May 2012 at 15:23

what ati radeons are being used ?

Idleman · 22 May 2012 at 15:26

Depends what cards they are. Some require more power than others.

Could be anything from 650-850W.

.Kencs · 22 May 2012 at 15:31

mp260767 said:
what ati radeons are being used ?

Ati Radeon HD 3850 256m

mp260767 · 22 May 2012 at 15:34

have a look at the OCZ CoreXtreme 500w '80 Plus'

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-063-OC&groupid=701&catid=123&subcat=1098

.Kencs · 22 May 2012 at 15:39

Thanks mate

olivier renault · 22 May 2012 at 15:55

That or a CX430. The OCZ on paper looks like it could handle more powerful stuff, but as always with PSU's, they don't always do what it says on the tin, and you want a reliable, safe unit.