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rickyjb

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24. May 2010 @ 14:33

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hi im thinking of adding a second 5870 some time within the next few months, and just wanted some advice on power consumption and if i will have to upgrade my psu.
i also wanted to know what the best 5870 i could get , as there are the new 2 gb versions like the sapphire toxic one and the new asus matrix and some 1gb versions the asus v2 and the gigabyte superclocked

my pc specs now are :
Processor:
Intel(R) Core(TM) i7 CPU 920 stock speed 2.67GHz (8 CPUs), overclocked speed ~3.54GHz

Memory:
6144MB RAM

Hard Drive:
319 GB

Video Card:
ATI asus Radeon HD 5870 Series

Monitor:
40" samsung led tv

Sound Card:
ATI HDMI Output (ATI High Definition Audio Device)

Speakers/Headphones:
creative 5.1 surround sound

Operating System:
Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit

Motherboard:
gigabyte intel x58

Computer Case:
NZXT Lexa s

power supply: corsair 750w modular

cooling corsair h50 closed water cooling unit and a few case fans

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