CM 650W xtreme power

[Skurge]

Hi all


Can i crossfire 2 HD4870 1GB cards on a CM 650W extreme power Psu?

 

[HOOfan 1]

If it even works, it is not a good idea. The Coolermaster Extreme 650W is just a relabeled 500W Seventeam. So it isn't good for 650W at normal operating conditions

 

[Skurge]

What Psu would you recomend?

 

[HOOfan 1]

What are you going to run other than the 2 HD4870s?

I would recommend something like the PC P&C Silencer 750 or the Antec Truepower New 750W or the Antec Earthwatts 750W or the Corsair TX750.

Although you could make due with something like the PC P&C Silencer 610, Corsair TX650, Antec EA650, Antec Truepower New 650

 

[Skurge]

My system is going to be
Phenom II x3 720
4GB DDR3 1333
3x 250GB sata2 hdd
4x 120mm fans
DVD-RW sata
2x HD4870 1GB

 

[theAnimal]

For 2x HD4870 go with one of HOOfan 1's suggestions that includes 4 PCIe connectors.

 

[Skurge]

I decided to get the truepower 650, man! i costs a $170 in this country. thanks for all the help guys, appreciate it.

 

[HOOfan 1]

Hopefully you mean the Truepower New and not something like the Turepower 2.0 or Truepower Trio.

 

[Zap]

Originally posted by: HOOfan 1
Hopefully you mean the Truepower New and not something like the Turepower 2.0 or Truepower Trio.

2.0 should be long dead and buried. IIRC Trio wasn't too terrible unless you overloaded it. I was actually looking for a cheap Trio 650W for a while, because it is really "short" and I needed something that small for a tiny build.

 

[HOOfan 1]

Originally posted by: Zap

Originally posted by: HOOfan 1
Hopefully you mean the Truepower New and not something like the Turepower 2.0 or Truepower Trio.

2.0 should be long dead and buried. IIRC Trio wasn't too terrible unless you overloaded it. I was actually looking for a cheap Trio 650W for a while, because it is really "short" and I needed something that small for a tiny build.

but it isn't worth $170 for certain and it doesn't have 4 PCI-E connectors...the TPN does.

 

[Skurge]

It is the truepower new, but the cheapest i could find here is $160. Things here are so expensive.

 

[Zap]

Originally posted by: HOOfan 1

Originally posted by: Zap
2.0 should be long dead and buried. IIRC Trio wasn't too terrible unless you overloaded it. I was actually looking for a cheap Trio 650W for a while, because it is really "short" and I needed something that small for a tiny build.

but it isn't worth $170 for certain and it doesn't have 4 PCI-E connectors...the TPN does.

Don't know where you were looking, but IIRC they (Trio 650W) were available pretty regularly for under $100.

 

[HOOfan 1]

Originally posted by: Zap

Originally posted by: HOOfan 1

Originally posted by: Zap
2.0 should be long dead and buried. IIRC Trio wasn't too terrible unless you overloaded it. I was actually looking for a cheap Trio 650W for a while, because it is really "short" and I needed something that small for a tiny build.

but it isn't worth $170 for certain and it doesn't have 4 PCI-E connectors...the TPN does.

Don't know where you were looking, but IIRC they (Trio 650W) were available pretty regularly for under $100.

I was saying that I hoped Skurge didn't spend $170 on a True Power Trio...