Which 6870 & PSU?

niroe · 6 Jan 2012 at 11:32

Looking to change my current 5770 to something with a bit more power.

System: Phenom II 1055t (stock), Sapphire 5770 1GB, 12GB DDR3, 2 x Samsung F3's, DVD Writer & 4 Fans powered by a Corsair CX500 (v1 afaik)

I'm thinking of a 6870

So looking for recommendations for a card and PSU (modular preferred)

Total budget £200

beejjacobs · 6 Jan 2012 at 11:38

Do you want a modular PSU? I would have thought your PSU would be okay with a new GPU as it is?

Doomedspeed · 6 Jan 2012 at 12:32

YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI ATI Radeon HD 6870 OC 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £143.99
1 x Cooler Master Silent Pro Modular 600W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £64.99
Total : £220.38 (includes shipping : £9.50).

I think you current PSU could handle it.

Skepticx · 6 Jan 2012 at 13:17

500w should be fine for a 6870 and Corsair make solid PSUs so it wont kill anything

niroe · 6 Jan 2012 at 14:34

Wasn't sure whether to change the PSU or not, thought I'd go the cautious route plus it'd gimme some headroom for later if I decided to change anything else. Think i'll just pickup the card for now.

Appreciate the replies, thanks