5870 + 5850

[Parasite]

I'm thinking of adding a Ati Radeon 5850 to my 5870, as i should be able to get it fairly cheap, but I'm not sure if my Tagan 700W BZ PipeRock PSU will handle it.

My PC:

Intel i5 2500K @ 4.5 GHz
Gigabyte P67-UD3-B3
G.Skill 1333MHz 2x2GB DDR3
3x Sata2 HDD and 1x SSD
Tagan 700W BZ PipeRock

So what do you guys think? Do I meet the power requirements and is it worth it?

 

[Spooony]

Why not get another 5870. They going for under 200

 

[Parasite]

I live in Iceland and a new one is pretty darn expensive still and not many used going around.

And will the 16x + 4x PCI-Express have much impact on performance?

 

[SicKlown42012]

That PCI-Express configuration will show some limitation, but only a few percent. Adding that 5850 will be a good way to boost your graphics capability.

Your PSU should be enough to handle it, but I'm no expert there so maybe someone more knowledgeable can help you with that.

 

[Parasite]

Well I decided to throw this idea out of the window and go get a 570 GTX or HD 6950 and unlock it, which one would you guys recommend at 1920x1080 res?

 

[grilledcheese]

Why not get another 5870. They going for under 200

Where at?????? Newegg there 230.00 or more.

 

[TakeN0Prisoners]

Well I decided to throw this idea out of the window and go get a 570 GTX or HD 6950 and unlock it, which one would you guys recommend at 1920x1080 res?

That is quite a bit of money for no gain.