I have been buying the pieces for my new gaming machine for a few months now and after seeing the power consumption of the 4850/4870 in Crossfire in other posts I don't think the PSU I bought (Corsair CMPSU-520HX) will cut it with my new system. Perhaps someone could direct me to a PSU that isn't overkill but will be perfect for my soon to be completed system. I bought a E8400 but at the last minute switched to the QX6850 due to an amazing deal. Thanks for reading this post and helping me out.
My setup:
Power Supply: Corsair 520HX
Processor: Quad Core Extreme QX6850 Kentsfield 3.0GHz
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-X48-DS4
Memory: (4GB) Mushkin DDR2 800
HDD: (2) Western Digital 250GB SATA 3.0Gb/s
DVD: Samsung DVD Burner
Heatsink: Zalman 9500 AT
Video Cards: HD 4850 crossfire or 4870 in Crossfire.
My setup:
Power Supply: Corsair 520HX
Processor: Quad Core Extreme QX6850 Kentsfield 3.0GHz
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-X48-DS4
Memory: (4GB) Mushkin DDR2 800
HDD: (2) Western Digital 250GB SATA 3.0Gb/s
DVD: Samsung DVD Burner
Heatsink: Zalman 9500 AT
Video Cards: HD 4850 crossfire or 4870 in Crossfire.