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Old June 16, 2010, 06:34 PM
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Hey Everyone, Quick question about my rig, Im running a Evga 3x SLI Mobo, intel i7930 (at 3.8Ghz), 2 7200RPM Hdd's, 1 Optical drive and im using the Silverstone raven rv02 case so im also running 3 180mm fans. I have a Silverstone strider 850W PSU and was wondering if that has enough power to do a 5870 crossfire setup? And if so would that leave enough headroom for a SSD system drive? Any info is appreciated.
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Old June 16, 2010, 06:46 PM
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Plenty of space for the card and SSD.
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You have more than enough power for sure.


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Awesome! thanks guys! The rig will be "finished" tomorrow. will hopefully get some pictures up.
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going to use modded drivers hey?

you should have a good 20% left on the 12v or better :)
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Old June 16, 2010, 07:50 PM
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Not to sure about modded drivers yet, this is my first real build in over 3 years, been completely out of the Computer game for a long time, still trying to get used to all this new lingo and tech. Hahah. Old computer AMD X2 6000+, Asus-M2n-E, Corsair 550W PSU, 4Gb mushkin RAM and Xfx 8800GTS 320mb (I bought it 2 days before the 800GT came out, felt like an idiot).
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I am using a Silverstone Strider PLUS 850W actually and I run a GTX 260+GTS 250 3HD a complete water loop many fan 2 fan controller and a I7 860 at 4.0GHZ with 8GB or fam. The PSU is still cold and silent so it can handle more. You are clear to do it my friend go for it!
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It really depends on the psu and how hard you run your unit for how long, at least to a degree. There is a psu formula to figure out what's required to run a system. Myself, I like this to be no more than 75% of my overall rated power supply. The reason is power consumption when close to the limit is harder on the unit regardless of the make, it's noisier, and runs hotter. This is also one of the most crucial components in your entire system. There are some people who will strongly disagree, but for me, to err on the safe side is preferable. That said, I like to go a slight bit overboard. Hence I will spend a bit more for a great quality psu, such as Corsair. In the end it's up to you as to how much you're comfortable spending on this item. A unit will only draw what it needs, so a bit bigger than necessary will future proof you for future builds, or going xfire/sli.

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, Im running a Evga 3x SLI Mobo, intel i7930 (at 3.8Ghz), 2 7200RPM Hdd's, 1 Optical drive and im using the Silverstone raven rv02 case so im also running 3 180mm fans. I have a Silverstone strider 850W PSU and was wondering if that has enough power to do a 5870 crossfire setup?
Did I actually read the words "SLI" and "5870 Crossfire setup" in the same sentence?

Everybody knows it's NOT compatible!!! Unless I really miss something here...
I know LUCID HYDRA could allow for a mix between nVIDIA and ATI....

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Did I actually read the words "SLI" and "5870 Crossfire setup" in the same sentence?

Everybody knows it's NOT compatible!!! Unless I really miss something here...
I know LUCID HYDRA could allow for a mix between nVIDIA and ATI....
Yup you miss something. It supports CF too. All but very few board that support sli won't support CF (if not all.. but I'll keep a margin ;) )
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