hd 4870x2 , psu requirements

[Jim]

just wondering if my psu will cut be enough for this video card ?

[thatguy]

yes it will corsair psu are made my seasonic...

[darksideleader]

yep, may i ask what size monitor you have?

[miggs78]

Originally Posted by darksideleader

yep, may i ask what size monitor you have?

Now what's a power supply to do with a monitor.

I'd say a good 750W PSU should be able to handle, or you could get a 1000w just to be future proof. I guess SKYMTL on his recent review of 4870X2 used a 1000w Corsair.

[burebista]

Plenty of room with HX620. But not your PSU will holding you back, CPU will do.
And about resolution if he don't have a 24" or more this VGA is a waste of money.

[Phobia]

woot woot i love my 1000hx

[geokilla]

Your PSU should be sufficient enough. However, like what others said, your CPU will be bottlenecking the card.

Also, like the others asked, what resolution do you game at? If you're going to pick up a 4870X2 but game at only 16X10, then that's a waste.

[Jim]

sorry guys been away from the forms for a week(work) anyway I plan on a 24" screen 6 months down the road,hows my cpu a bottleneck it's @ 3.3 ? , current monitor only does 1280x1024 wanted to buy a vid card with longer life span ( in terms of useability)

thanks

[Jmac]

My E3110 @ 3.96 GHz still holds my HD 4870 back in some applications @ 1920x1080 ...

3.3 GHz is definitely going to be a bottleneck in games that make heavy use of the CPU like RTSs or physics-heavy FPSs ...

As for PSU requirements, I'd say a high-quality 620W like you have will probably be fine, although it's borderline. My medium-quality 900W PSU still drops down to 11.65V (12.06V idle) under full load w/ my HD 4870 ...

[Jim]

Originally Posted by Jmac

My E3110 @ 3.96 GHz still holds my HD 4870 back in some applications @ 1920x1080 ...

3.3 GHz is definitely going to be a bottleneck in games that make heavy use of the CPU like RTSs or physics-heavy FPSs ...

As for PSU requirements, I'd say a high-quality 620W like you have will probably be fine, although it's borderline. My medium-quality 900W PSU still drops down to 11.65V (12.06V idle) under full load w/ my HD 4870 ...

wow thats informative,only have 2 games in mind cod4 & cod world at war, available upgarde budget is about $700 cnd , since my crt monitor only goes to 1280x1024 guess i could get the x2 now , run it as best i can and get a e8600 later(which i understand hit 4gig easy) least thats one idea