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Corsair 400cx + 4870, can i get away with it?

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luciferleigh   07-24-2009 at 07:20:35 AM

yeah, basically wanna ask if it will work, or if im stuck with upping the psu to the 450 corsair

 

ga g31 es2l
4 gigs ddr2 800 (2 sticks)
antec 300
e5200
caviar blue 320
ide dvd+rw
corsair 400cx

 

debating if id have to stick with a 4770/4850 or if i can get away with a 4870/gtx 260 with that psu

 

*consider a slight oc on the cpu, 3ghz with the stock cooler, and probably 3.3/3.6 when i get a freezer 7

 

if anyone got this to work gimme a rundown of your rig/settings, would really appreciate it

 

thanks


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theAnimal   07-24-2009 at 09:06:56 AM

Neither the CX400 nor the VX450 have the required PCIe connectors, but either one is powerful enough for that system.

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jtt283   07-24-2009 at 07:37:25 PM

With an OC to 3.4GHz, 10% capacitor aging, the PSU calculator at http://www.extreme.outervision.com/PSUEngine shows 330W.

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luciferleigh   07-25-2009 at 07:38:55 AM

theAnimal wrote :

Neither the CX400 nor the VX450 have the required PCIe connectors, but either one is powerful enough for that system.


yeah, but the 4870 im looking at comes with a molex to pcie adapter, that should work, right?

jtt283 wrote :

With an OC to 3.4GHz, 10% capacitor aging, the PSU calculator at http://www.extreme.outervision.com/PSUEngine shows 330W.


yeah, was using the same thing to test it out, and at 100% cpu and 100% system load @15% capacitor aging i was getting <380 watts even with the vcore at 1.25

anyway, thanks, was just making sure i didnt make anything pop :D

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Bronze CPUs badge jsc   07-25-2009 at 05:23:29 PM

The 4870 needs two PCI-e plugs. My XFX came with 2 adapters. Another brand might not.

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