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Cloudkill

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13. June 2006 @ 06:31

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Ok so I've saved up and I?ve got £400 from my old PC, so I get £400 off a Crossfire Machine that I would like to build.

I'm not going to do this until next month sometime so I need all the advice I can get.

So far I know that I need a master card to run another ATi card that?s crossfire compatible so this is what I have put together so far.
I Want to use it for all that latest games like UR2007 so I need every new shader model everything you guys can think of that I have missed...

1 x Connect3d ATI Radeon X1900 512Mb Crossfire master card edition

1 x Sapphire ATI Radeon X1900 512M PCI-E Crossfire Edition

MSI RD480 Neo2-FI SKT939 2xPCI-E Crossfire support DDR400 8channel audio LAN ATX

Corsair (VS1GBKIT400C3) 1024MB (2 x 512MB Matched Pair), DDR400 / PC3200, non-ECC, Unbuffered, CL3, Memory Modules With Lifetime Warranty

AMD Athlon 64 (ADA4400CDBOX) X2 4400+ socket 939 Dual Core 2.2Ghz 1Mb and 1Mb Cache

I've got a 500Watt PSU and a Casebuy 413-C 250mm Side Fan That's all came from my Clawhammer Machine. And a 120GB Wester Digital HDD I might buy another one later.

Anything else you can think of that I might need and will it all work?

Thanks alot

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MstrPppts

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13. June 2006 @ 07:28

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you need a higher wattage PSU like 850 Watts and it needs to have crossfire support

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Cloudkill

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13. June 2006 @ 08:05

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Ok what do you think of this PSU http://www.overclock.co.uk/product.php?productid=19281&cat=265&vi...

I'd like to go cheaper than that but if i have to spend that money i will.

Ok ive found this one it peaks at 630Watt this one...
Hiper 580W Type-R Modular PSU - Black with UV reacted cables

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MstrPppts

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13. June 2006 @ 09:04

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well you can try the 580 watt one i was reading more and i saw that

"For CrossFire: 550 watt power supply or greater, 38 Amps on 12 volt rail Power supply must support 6-pin PCI Express connector (CrossFire requires 2 x 6-pin connectors)" but your always safer with a higher voltage then what it normally says so i'd say about a 650 Watt power supply would work

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Cloudkill

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13. June 2006 @ 09:42

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So everything else if fine then?
Thanks for your help!.

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