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Rydawg5143

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I boguht a 2nd 4870, not even thinking about my PSU. Come home to instal and figure out i dont have 2 extra PCI-e 6 pins :p SO now i get to find another PSU.

I have an Antec 650 truepower trio

Dont want to spend a bunch and I like modular. I had a corair 750 before and there was too many unused cables. I use all the cables the antec one has, so just need 1 with similar cables + 2 pci-e ones :p
 
Go get the Corsair 750W back! :p I agree, the ST70F is nice because its completely modular and typically low priced for a modular unit. The only weird thing about it is that it has no switch. :mad:
 
It'll give you power, but the question we have would be whether your PSU is up to it.
I'm not sure on Antec units, as they USED to be great, but from what I've been reading, it seems they're now hit or miss.
Dunno about the specific PSU, but I think you should be fine.
Sorry I couldn't be more helpful.
 
using the newegg 'wattage' calculator, my system would need 815w...... Do I really or is newegg's thing just broke like that :p
 
Heh, I forgot it comes with those adapters, lol.

System in sig? You'll be in the 450W range with Crossfire, at full load. Thats 70% capacity, so you should be fine. The 650 Trio is built by Seasonic, so you're good -- just don't push it to 90% or higher :p (see JG review).

Antec used to be great? I guess. I think they're better now, though, since they learned their lesson with the TP2 and SP2 CWT built units, lol. In all fairness, its not all CWT's fault... its Antec's, for not cooling the PSUs properly (stupid fuhjjyu caps). They use Seasonic now, though slightly lower quality Seasonic. They also use Delta now, too.
 
My PSU has 6 Molex connectors. Currently I am using 4 of them on fans. Though I doubt turning 2 fans off would make much difference in my cooling. Is there away around this that doesnt involve anothe PSU ?
 
Rydawg5143 said:
My PSU has 6 Molex connectors. Currently I am using 4 of them on fans. Though I doubt turning 2 fans off would make much difference in my cooling. Is there away around this that doesnt involve anothe PSU ?
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Why don't you just piggy back (daisy chain) the molex connectors going to your fans? You shouldn't need a separate dedicated molex from the PSU to power your fans.
 
Motley said:
Why don't you just piggy back (daisy chain) the molex connectors going to your fans? You shouldn't need a separate dedicated molex from the PSU to power your fans.
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Thought i read somewhere it wasnt a good idea. But perhaps it wouldnt matter with such low w fans?
 
They're all being powered off of the same +12v rail, so you're still "daisy chaining" them, just not directly. :p
 
You could daisy chain them all, directly, and free up 3 of the 4 molex connectors. ;)
 
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