is 680W enough?????

[stainremover]

I have a Hiper Type R Mk II 680W. Currently I am running:

Tyan Tempest i5000XT
2 x Intel Xeon E5320 1.86ghz
4x2gb FB-DIMM
4x160gb SATA II on a 3wae 9550sxu
Asus 3870x2
X-Fi w/ drive bay

My power supply powers the system fine (at least I don't know of any issues with it). I want to drop in another 3870 (not X2, just a regular 3870) for 3way crossfire and also pin mod my chips to 1333fsb for 2.33 ghz. I'm worried the two increases in power will be too much for my 680w.

 

[Digital Viper-X-]

seems ok

 

[Zero82z]

It should be okay. Since you'll be running your quads at fairly low speeds, the power requirements shouldn't be too bad.

 

[stainremover]

i just worry since i ran the thing using that extreme psu calculator, and i got allmost 800. (with aging on 25%)

 

[Digital Viper-X-]

well since you do have dual quad core.
instead of getting another 3870 why not look into a 4870x2 and sell ur 3870x2?

 

[Zero82z]

i just worry since i ran the thing using that extreme psu calculator, and i got allmost 800. (with aging on 25%)

There is not a single PSU calculator out there that is actually accurate.

 

[Tekkaman]

I think Digital Viper's idea is good. Either 4870x2's or 4850 in xfire but I have no idea what resolution you game at.

 

[stainremover]

I think Digital Viper's idea is good. Either 4870x2's or 4850 in xfire but I have no idea what resolution you game at.

yeah, i hear this suggestion a lot. i game at 1680x1050, so my card is plenty for it. i got it for about the price of a single 4850 (169 + shipping at the egg). while i wouldn't mind an upgrade, it's kind of hard to sell a 3870x2 with all these posts telling people not to have one...