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How to use two HD 6970 + HD 6970 with 850W PSU?

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MS-Tech 850W PSU MS N850VAL 12cm Ver. 2.3 retail
Rail one is 12V1 max 324 Watt, 28 Ampers
Rail two is 12V2 max 324 Watt, 28 Ampers
PSU has one 6 pin PCIE cable and one 8(6+2) pin PCIE cable
Several SATAs + several Molex
One 6970 takes ~370 Watt fully loaded and idle state takes ~120 Watt
Can I install second GPU 6970?
Where are first and second rails?
What amper load is currently on first and second rail?
How to evenly distribute Amps current load between two rails?
Should I use sata to 6 pin pcie converter cable and molex to 8 pin pcie converter cable to feed second 6970 GPU?
I am so confused right now…
 
That PSU has two PCI-E connections. A decent quality unit of that magnitude should have about four. My guess is that PSU only puts out about 400w on a good day.
 
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Looked at the specs. The unit is not 80+ certified. So, there's no way to verify the rating. It's rated at 850W max. You want to know what it's continuous rating is, but they don't give it.

The likely way they got the rating is that's where the OCP (over current protection) circuitry is set to trip. If you add those specs up it comes to ~850W. Nothing at all to do with it's actual output.

Just as an example, if you were to take an Antec 850W and rate it the same way it would be a ~2150W unit. :\
 
It should be noted you don't have to spend $200 to get a decent 850W PSU to do what you want. The Antec listed above is a very good supply, but there are some 80+ certified that are quite a bit less. Gold certified PSU's always sell for a premium.
 
Stuka87 said:
It should be noted you don't have to spend $200 to get a decent 850W PSU to do what you want. The Antec listed above is a very good supply, but there are some 80+ certified that are quite a bit less. Gold certified PSU's always sell for a premium.
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I have a 1300W platinum rated one and it cost me 225$. I wouldnt spend more than 140$ on an 850W PSU, and it better be damn good for that price.
 
Since this is more of a PSU question, I am moving it to Power supplies.
 
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