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OCZ ModXStream 700w PSU xfire?

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700 watts is more than enough to power a system with two ATI Radeon HD 5850 or 5870 video cards in Crossfire mode. The official recommendation at the ATI web site is a 600 watt power supply with 40 amps on the 12 volt rail(s) for Crossfire.
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cgintz said:
It just sucks that they're so expensive.

That's not really expensive. That's about average for a good PSU in that capacity range. And even so, a 650 watt Corsair or Antec has more usable power (50 - 52 amps @ 12 volts compared to the OCZ's 46 amps).

Ive been looking at this power supply as well, and while the wattage is enough i am fairly certain it cannot support Crossfire for two 5850/5870s due to each video card needing two PCIE connectors, so 4 in total with two cards. and this power supply only has two PCIE connectors... not 100% certain, but am I right?

cgintz said:
Yeah it doesn't have enough. but molex is fine i think.


im a bit of a noob, not completely clear what you are referring to... are you saying you can convert the 4 molex connectors on the PSU to PCIE?

If yes, does the video card or the PSU come with adapters?
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