Hiya, my PC specs are:
Windows 7 64-bit Home-premium
Intel Core i5-750 @ 2.67GHz
Corsair XMS3 6gb DDR3 RAM OC @ 2140GHz
NVidia 8800GT 512mb @ Stock Clocks
ASUS P7P55D-LE Motherboard (which I believe does support ATI CrossFire set ups, but not NVidia SLI sadly)
750w PSU (I don't know the exact make and model, but I know the correct wattage)
As you can see, my GPU is falling behind modern standards and is currently the bottleneck of my PC, so I've been considering upgrading to 2 HD 5850s in CrossFire configuration. What I need to know is whether or not it would be worth it for me, and whether my PSU and computer in general would be able to handle 2 such cards. My case has pretty decent airflow too, being a tower case with a 25cm side fan and I believe another 12.5cm fan at both the front and back.
I used the PSU calculator and worked out the required power supply WITH the HD 5850s in CrossFire, and with everything taken into account, it suggested a minimum power supply of 514W (so I'm guessing my 750W is definitely reasonable for the cards?)
P.S not sure if it's irrelevant or not, but here is the card I'm thinking of getting in CrossFire configuration:
http://www.dabs.com/products/xfx-ati-radeon-5850-725mhz-1gb-pci-e-2-1-hdmi--inc-assassins-creed--cod-modern-warfare-2---avp-games--7288.html
Thanks guys, any help is much appreciated!
Windows 7 64-bit Home-premium
Intel Core i5-750 @ 2.67GHz
Corsair XMS3 6gb DDR3 RAM OC @ 2140GHz
NVidia 8800GT 512mb @ Stock Clocks
ASUS P7P55D-LE Motherboard (which I believe does support ATI CrossFire set ups, but not NVidia SLI sadly)
750w PSU (I don't know the exact make and model, but I know the correct wattage)
As you can see, my GPU is falling behind modern standards and is currently the bottleneck of my PC, so I've been considering upgrading to 2 HD 5850s in CrossFire configuration. What I need to know is whether or not it would be worth it for me, and whether my PSU and computer in general would be able to handle 2 such cards. My case has pretty decent airflow too, being a tower case with a 25cm side fan and I believe another 12.5cm fan at both the front and back.
I used the PSU calculator and worked out the required power supply WITH the HD 5850s in CrossFire, and with everything taken into account, it suggested a minimum power supply of 514W (so I'm guessing my 750W is definitely reasonable for the cards?)
P.S not sure if it's irrelevant or not, but here is the card I'm thinking of getting in CrossFire configuration:
http://www.dabs.com/products/xfx-ati-radeon-5850-725mhz-1gb-pci-e-2-1-hdmi--inc-assassins-creed--cod-modern-warfare-2---avp-games--7288.html
Thanks guys, any help is much appreciated!