can this psu handle a crossfire setup

[hossdaddy]

ok my buddy has an Antec Neo 620w and a 4890 1gb card now, can his psu handle a crossfire setup?

 

[Dangman]

Considering that a single HD 4890 can use 200W of power by itself, that's 400W for the two cards alone. So yeah I wouldn't do it.

 

[hossdaddy]

damn! k thnx Danny!

 

[Zero82z]

What is his CPU? Unless he's running ridiculous overclocks on everything, that PSU is enough for two 4890s in Crossfire.

 

[hossdaddy]

you are overruling the great DannyBui???

 

[Zero82z]

Sure, if that's what you want to call it. Now you still didn't answer my question.

 

[SolidBladez]

Just remember that the PSU only has two 6+2 PCIe connectors. So you are going to need to use some molex to 6-pin PCIe adapters.

 

[Dangman]

you are overruling the great DannyBui???

Zero82z knows a lot more about PSUs than I do. So yeah, he can definitely overrule

 

[hvale2k5]

I would get the corsair 650w. Mine can handle dual 5770 fine.

 

[RamonGTP]

I would get the corsair 650w. Mine can handle dual 5770 fine.

If you're going to upgrade a power supply, it would be silly to go from 620 watts to 650 watts. That's hardly an upgrade. Not to mention, 4890's use quite a bit more power than a 5770.

 

[hossdaddy]

hes running an amd quad core stock @ 3.2gig.

 

[Dangman]

hes running an amd quad core stock @ 3.2gig.

Which AMD quad core?

 

[hossdaddy]

AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition Deneb 3.2GHz

 

[Dangman]

Hmm, in a absolute worst case scenario, I would still say it's not enough.

 

[Zero82z]

In a practical scenario, it's enough. He will not overload a 620W PSU with that hardware.

 

[hossdaddy]

Ok thanks guys.