PSU for q6600 and 4870x2?

[known12345]

I have a q6600 and an ABIT IP35-E motherboard and currently have a corsair 520HX power supply. Right now I am only using an 8800gt and so I think I am well within the limits of my power supply however I may want to upgrade to a 4870x2 in the future and so I was wondering if anyone would know if my power supply would still be able to handle my future set up?

 

[Dangman]

Yes, the Corsair 520HX is more than capable of powering your rig with the HD4870X2

 

[SolidBladez]

The Corsair 520HX has 40A across the 12V+ rails. I believe you should be fine.

 

[geok1ng]

The Corsair 520HX has 40A across the 12V+ rails. I believe you should be fine.

yeap but the it is a NOT a single rail 40A. IT WILL NOT handle the 4870X2 8pin PCIe connector since it has a max 18A cap on any single rail.

I have an HX620w from Corsair and it used to run my 8800gt+E4300 just fine until i decided to improve airflow with 4 120mm fans

can you believe that this 620w PSU simply can NOT handle the 4x3A because it caused the PCIe 6 pin to fail?

Go for silverstone 750w single rail solutions.

 

[Dangman]

OK, The Corsair 620HX and 520HX ARE single rail designs. If you read any decent review of them, you'll see that they are in fact single-rail designs.