raisethe3 Posted September 22, 2010 Share Posted September 22, 2010 Hi, I have a computer rig with the following specs: Antec 300 case with 5 fans ASUS M4A89GTD Pro/USB 3 Phenom II X2 555 BE @4.0 w/Xigmatek Dark Knight cooler 4GB G Skill Ripjaws WD 1TB Black/ 320GB Seagate/ 1TB WD Blue/500GB WD Black EVGA 8800GT 512MB DDR3 Right now, I plan to upgrade my video card in the near future as well as maybe getting a Phenom II X4 or X6 (not sure yet). The card I will upgrade is the ATI 5850 and will be planning to buy 2 for Crossfire setup. What I need to know is whether my power supply would be enough to power all the upcoming upgrades that I will put. Thanks for your help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wired Posted September 22, 2010 Share Posted September 22, 2010 Checked out the PSU Finder yet? Link's on the left. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raisethe3 Posted September 22, 2010 Author Share Posted September 22, 2010 Forgive me, I am told that its not very accurate? Checked out the PSU Finder yet? Link's on the left. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wired Posted September 22, 2010 Share Posted September 22, 2010 Says who? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raisethe3 Posted September 23, 2010 Author Share Posted September 23, 2010 The PC gurus out there on the web. They say its not accurate? Says who? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsair Employees RAM GUY Posted September 23, 2010 Corsair Employees Share Posted September 23, 2010 I have not spoke to any one who has used our PSU Finder and has had problems using any of the PSUs it has recommended. It's true that its very simple, but its accurate for Corsair PSUs. The major power consumption parts like the CPU and graphics card are the most important factors in determining how much power you need. Hard drives, optical drives, and other accessories can account for 5-10 watts a piece in most cases and its really unnecessary to account for every last watt for each device. We have some headroom built into the calculator to account for the typical components you would normally have in a system. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mummy Posted September 23, 2010 Share Posted September 23, 2010 Look in my spec's and you will notice that yours do fine. ... but for that needed secend, PCI-E power cable (crossfire 4x PCI-E), im not sure. If that TX series has modular cables, you may ask one from Corsair, but if its not modular PSU, you may need to play with adapters to get it to work :( Edit: Ok its non-modular so you need to play with those adapters that come with those cards, if you like to use that PSU. :sigh!: For power it give's 52A for 12V rail(s), so 624W. p.s. If some how, you have that 8pin. EPS connector free, do not use it as PCI-E connector. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raisethe3 Posted September 25, 2010 Author Share Posted September 25, 2010 Thanks for the reply. Please don't mistaken, I am not doubting you guys at all nor the calculator. I am just a bit concern for myself. After all, this setup/upgrade is a bit daunting especially when all the money I spent on it and have it burned up when things goes wrong. A PC guru said that a good quality 650 PSU such as this can power: ATX mobo i7 @4GHz 2xRadeon 5870 12GB DDR3 4x10kRPM HDDs Without any problems. So I should be safe to run a setup like this. I am just a bit paranoid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsair Employees RAM GUY Posted September 28, 2010 Corsair Employees Share Posted September 28, 2010 No problem at all, glad to hear everything is up and running! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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