so i want to know 1 thing

Eerazer said:
ok so im now, talking about selling my 570 for another 6970 for example ?

either that pr getting a nvidia based bored which takes am3
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Roughly speaking a HD6970 and GTX570 will use about the same amount of power under load. Running 2 in CF-Z will still require a new PSU (750w to give plenty of breathing room).
 
Eerazer said:
the 2nd psu is a generic m a p l in branded 650w it cost like 75 dollars in conversion currency

35 pounds
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yes, but you havent said what brand your PSU is thats just sitting around.

also, good spot on the motherboard not supporting SLI. i didnt even think of that.

PS, you have your GTX570 in the PCIe x8 slot (reduced bandwidth). the top slot that the card will fit in is the PCIe x16 slot. (at least thats how things normally work, have a check in your motherboard manual)

it wont make much difference, but every little helps
 
i suppose the most sensible option is not to bother, because either way its going to cost around 350 for the luxury of sli or crossfire.

its not like i 'need' it really its a 'want' thing.
 
Option 1: New SLI compatible motherboard, new psu and second GTX 570

Option 2: 2 HD 6970's and a new PSU

You pays you money and you makes your choice.
 
Reaper 392 said:
yes, but you havent said what brand your PSU is thats just sitting around.

also, good spot on the motherboard not supporting SLI. i didnt even think of that.

PS, you have your GTX570 in the PCIe x8 slot (reduced bandwidth). the top slot that the card will fit in is the PCIe x16 slot. (at least thats how things normally work, have a check in your motherboard manual)

it wont make much difference, but every little helps
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on my board strangely, its the other way around. the bottom slot is the 2nd x16 slot while you must keep the connector in the top pci slot for the system to even work. i tried it the other way around, i got a black screen. the bottom runs at x16 with 1 card in, if you place 2 cards in, it runs at x8. strangely the bottom pcie x16 is the main, yes, weird

hey i dont design these things.. makes no sense to me either.
 
right, you have two options that i can see:

570 SLI:

YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI GeForce GTX 570 OC Twin FrozR III Power Edition 1280MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £254.99
1 x OCZ Z-Series 850W '80 Plus Gold' Power Supply £99.98
1 x Gigabyte 990XA-UD3 AMD 990X (Socket AM3+) DDR3 PCI-Express ATX Motherboard £89.98
1 x Arctic Cooling MX-4 Thermal Compound (4g) £7.99
Total : £464.94 (includes shipping : £10.00).


advantages:
- support for bulldozer
- USB3 available
- SATA 6GB/s available
- SLI support

6970 crossfire:

YOUR BASKET
2 x OcUK ATI Radeon 6970 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £279.98 (£559.96)
1 x Antec TruePower New Modular 750W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply ** FREE 3D Mark 2011 Advanced ** £84.98
Total : £656.95 (includes shipping : £10.00).

advantages:
- easier to install

personally, i think its a no brainer to go for the SLI setup and change the motherboard, as thats the weak link in your computer
 
Eerazer said:
ok you guys talked me out of it, i appreciate that, thank you all ^^

nite nite
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Reaper 392 said:
right, you have two options that i can see:

570 SLI:

YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI GeForce GTX 570 OC Twin FrozR III Power Edition 1280MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £254.99
1 x OCZ Z-Series 850W '80 Plus Gold' Power Supply £99.98
1 x Gigabyte 990XA-UD3 AMD 990X (Socket AM3+) DDR3 PCI-Express ATX Motherboard £89.98
1 x Arctic Cooling MX-4 Thermal Compound (4g) £7.99
Total : £464.94 (includes shipping : £10.00).


advantages:
- support for bulldozer
- USB3 available
- SATA 6GB/s available
- SLI support

6970 crossfire:

YOUR BASKET
2 x OcUK ATI Radeon 6970 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £279.98 (£559.96)
1 x Antec TruePower New Modular 750W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply ** FREE 3D Mark 2011 Advanced ** £84.98
Total : £656.95 (includes shipping : £10.00).

advantages:
- easier to install

personally, i think its a no brainer to go for the SLI setup and change the motherboard, as thats the weak link in your computer
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Nice try but too late.
 
Reaper 392 said:
we need to know the make/model of the 2nd PSU before you do that.

if you look at my edit you will see that just because a PSU says its 650W it doesnt mean that it will power your PC. heres another one:

that was doing exactly what it was rated for

*edit*
video fixed
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lesson learned. couldn't be more obvious, thanks!
 
Eerazer said:
on my board strangely, its the other way around. the bottom slot is the 2nd x16 slot while you must keep the connector in the top pci slot for the system to even work. i tried it the other way around, i got a black screen. the bottom runs at x16 with 1 card in, if you place 2 cards in, it runs at x8. strangely the bottom pcie x16 is the main, yes, weird

hey i dont design these things.. makes no sense to me either.
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the mind really does boggle. I've got the m4a89gtd/pro usb3 and it's the same layout - 16x slot at the bottom. What on earth possessed them to do that? madness.
 
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