Getting a 4870, What PSU would i need?

revorocksrevorocks England, East Sussex, Hove Member
edited September 2008 in Hardware
Hi, at the moment i have enough money for a 4870 so im going to get one. Originally i was going to get a new case but i figured that my currant case will do.

Also in the future im thinking of going crossfire.

What sort of wattage should i need?
Im looking for a modular power supply with 6 pin and 8 pin connectors.
I found this http://www.ebuyer.com/product/134694 .

It looks the part so do you think that will run 2 4870's?
Or could i save some money with somthing more suitable.

Thanks.

Comments

  • revorocksrevorocks England, East Sussex, Hove Member
    edited September 2008
    Ohh, that one doesnt have the 8 pin pci-e power.
  • TurboPenguinTurboPenguin Orangevale, CA
    edited September 2008
    We kinda need more information, you said you were gonna run 4870 and then possibly do crossfire... But what CPU, Ram (number of sticks) number of HDD and ODD, any add in cards (ie sound card/raid card...) I would suggest that you go higher, mainly because the higher you go now the longer you make make it last. I would suggest http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817153062

    it has more than enough plus, all the conenctors you will need... If you want the best warranty get the PC Power & Cooling model, its more expensive but lifetime warranty.

    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817703013
  • revorocksrevorocks England, East Sussex, Hove Member
    edited September 2008
    Those are not modular though, i deffinatly wan
  • revorocksrevorocks England, East Sussex, Hove Member
    edited September 2008
    Those arn't modular though
    I definatly want modular as i hate cables having to be bunched up and hanging around at the top.
  • RyderRyder Kalamazoo, Mi Icrontian
    edited September 2008
    OCZ ModXstream 780.
  • ThraxThrax 🐌 Austin, TX Icrontian
    edited September 2008
    Shill!
  • revorocksrevorocks England, East Sussex, Hove Member
    edited September 2008
    Im stuck, this
    http://www.ebuyer.com/product/135618/show_product_specifications?spectype=extended

    or this

    http://www.ebuyer.com/product/134694

    No reviews on the ocz psu, Plus, i would like nicly sleeved cables aswell. The coolermaster has, does the ocz?
  • revorocksrevorocks England, East Sussex, Hove Member
    edited September 2008
    Ohh also, has anyone seen the xilence psus?

    Are they any good?
    http://www.ebuyer.com/product/147886
  • muddocktormuddocktor
    edited September 2008
    I've never heard of those last psu's you linked to.

    I would recommend the Corsair HX620 for your needs (single vid card). It's built for Corsair by Seasonic, uses all Japanese capacitors in it, modular, and plenty powerful enough to run a 4870. It is also almost dead silent too. I have one of those and it's a high quality product and it also doesn't have the ripple problem that the the psu's built on the FSP Epsilon platform have at high load levels (which I believe some of the OCZ units are based on).

    If you want to go Crossfire with 2 4870's in the future, I wouldn't go with anything less than something like this BFG ES800W. Another very high quality psu, but not modular unfortunately.
  • revorocksrevorocks England, East Sussex, Hove Member
    edited September 2008
    OK then, corsair it is.
    Are those flat cables easy for cable management? can they be sleeved easily?
  • revorocksrevorocks England, East Sussex, Hove Member
    edited September 2008
    Ohh, i read up that they cant be easily sleeved in other colours :( Ohh well, guess ill have to loose my uv stuff.
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