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Is my PSU enough for 5870 CF

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coolermaster extreme power 700W (80 % efficiency at 'typical' load) i7 950 X58A-UD3R WD SATA 500GB HD WD SATA 1.5TB HD 6GB G.Skill Trident 2000mhz ram Syncmaster 2494HS monitor HD 5870 GPU (wanting to go 2 for crossfire) no overclocks or additional fans/water cooling So is my psu enough IF i want to go crossfire? will it fry or destroy my parts?

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You should be fine, since you're not OCing, but it is a bit close to the PSUs full load.

The Extreme-power series weren't great PSUs to start with, and you'll be pulling about 550W on full load out of the 624W it has.

I really wouldn't risk it with 52amps.

I've seen benchmarks that show a system with two 5870s draw around 550w+ with everything at stock settings, and 650w+ with some overclocking.

I would get the corsair 850w, it's a great PSU with around 70amps on a single 12v rail.
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