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crossfiring an hd radeon 6870

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November 5, 2013 7:44:31 AM

Hey everyone,

So I finally upgraded my motherboard and processor and am contemplating crossfiring my graphics card. I know you're only supposed to crossfire with the same kind of graphics card but my graphics card has been discontinued. I have the HD Radeon 6870 and I am wondering if it is possible to crossfire it with another 800 series or anything like that. Also I am curious if my power supply will be able to support it. My power supply is a 500 watt.

Other specifications:
Motherboard: gigabyte 990fxa-ud3
Processor:AMD fx6350 processor, 6 core

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November 5, 2013 7:50:50 AM

For CFX/SLI, you will need a good quality 650+W since the two GPUs and CPU will push close to 500W peak. Unless you have a very high quality 500W PSU, it may not be able to tough that out for very long.
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November 5, 2013 7:58:15 AM

ehosinski said:
Hey everyone,

So I finally upgraded my motherboard and processor and am contemplating crossfiring my graphics card. I know you're only supposed to crossfire with the same kind of graphics card but my graphics card has been discontinued. I have the HD Radeon 6870 and I am wondering if it is possible to crossfire it with another 800 series or anything like that. Also I am curious if my power supply will be able to support it. My power supply is a 500 watt.

Other specifications:
Motherboard: gigabyte 990fxa-ud3
Processor:AMD fx6350 processor, 6 core

It can crossfire with the HD 6850 as well as other 6870s. It's best to go with a 6870 though.

And Crossfire does have some issues, so you might also want to consider selling your 6870 and just buying a single powerful card.
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November 5, 2013 8:09:12 AM

InvalidError said:
For CFX/SLI, you will need a good quality 650+W since the two GPUs and CPU will push close to 500W peak. Unless you have a very high quality 500W PSU, it may not be able to tough that out for very long.


Ok Thank you both I figured as much as far as power goes. And I guess ill just stick work one card for now is there one you guys would recommend?
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