Crossfire Ready Power Supply

[spacecowboy9891]

I am looking for a power supply and am not sure where I look to. Here are my rigs specifications, if you would please direct me I would appreciate it greatly.

Motherboard: P5W DH Delux
Cpu: e6400 @ 3.16 ghz
Video Cards: 2 4850 ( Will be overclocked)
Hard Drives: Two 1 TB Drives, Two 250 GB Drives, One 500 GB Drive, One 35 GB Drive
Optical Drives: One Cd burner, One dvd burner
Cooling: Zalman 9700 cooler, Three 120 mm fans

I have looked at two, the first simply because of the price and the second because of the reviews. I do like the 60 Amps on one rail for the Pc Power one but don't know if that is necessary, or enough.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16817339002

http://www.anandtech.com/casec...howdoc.aspx?i=3040&p=1

Thanks,

 

[jonnyGURU]

Don't do the HEC Zephyr. They're known to over-estimate actual output just like Deer, Powmax, etc. It's NOT a deal.

 

[spacecowboy9891]

So how many amps would it take to run this stuff?

 

[jonnyGURU]

550W or 600W would be enough. Each card only needs one 6-pin PCIe. No biggie, overclocked or not.

Just make sure it's a GOOD power supply. Because if you get a power supply that advertises that it's a 1000W and can only put out 400W and that's STILL enough to power your PC, you really don't know the QUALITY of that power and you can end up screwing up your hardware.

Check out this Linkworld review: http://www.jonnyguru.com/modul...iews&op=Story&reid=123

When it works, it works... but check out the voltage ripple you get on the +12V rail!! Can you say dead motherboard and graphics card?

 

[dangman4ever]

In terms of bang for the buck, I highly recommend the BFG ES-800. 65A on the +12V rail and only for $120. Excellent price and deal IMO.