Hi guys,
I'm planning to upgrade my current GPU to a Sapphire HD 6970 2GB x2 crossfire config. (I like AMD now so please don't advice me to try the GTX 5xx series.) I will also replace the stock cooling with Arctic Cooling Accelero Xtreme Plus on both the cards. I need to know a few things before I order the cards. I have given all the details I could about my current config so that my current WATT usage can be calculated more accurately.
Intel Core 2 Extreme QX9770 @ 3.20GHz (Stock Clock)
Zalman CNPS9700 LED CPU Cooler
Gigabyte X48T-DQ6 Board
Gigabyte ODIN GT 800W PSU
XFX GTX260 XXX Edition GPU with Arctic Cooling Xtreme Accelero GTX Pro
8GB (2GB x4) RAM Corsair Dominator DDR3 @1333Mhz (Stock Clock)
4 x 1TB Samsung Spinpoint F3 32MB HDD
1x WD Velociraptor 300GB HDD
Creative X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty Champion (PCI Express 1x)
GGC-H20L LG Blu-ray Drive
Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit
GigaByte 3D Aurora 570 Black ATX Case
Samsung BX2450 (@ 1920 x 1080)
Things I already know:
1. Here you can see 2 x HD 6970 running on an Antec 750W PSU with the CPU @ 5Ghz. I personally found it weird.
2. A Sapphire HD 6970 2GB fits perfectly into my case. So there shouldn't be any case problems.
3. The X48 Chipset allows Dual 16x PCI-E lanes, so crossfire should be at its max. This is how the board looks like (Just incase).
Things I want to know:
1. Will MY 800W PSU be enough for the crossfire on default clocks?
2. Will 2 of them (with Arctic Cooling Accelero Xtreme Plus) fit and be able to breathe on my mobo?
3. Will MY 800W PSU be enough for the crossfire overclocked?
4. What problems will I encounter with this setup (if at all any)?
5. What will be the performance gain over my current GTX260?
No, I'm not going to be using multiple displays. I'm just preparing for Battlefield 3
I'm planning to upgrade my current GPU to a Sapphire HD 6970 2GB x2 crossfire config. (I like AMD now so please don't advice me to try the GTX 5xx series.) I will also replace the stock cooling with Arctic Cooling Accelero Xtreme Plus on both the cards. I need to know a few things before I order the cards. I have given all the details I could about my current config so that my current WATT usage can be calculated more accurately.
Intel Core 2 Extreme QX9770 @ 3.20GHz (Stock Clock)
Zalman CNPS9700 LED CPU Cooler
Gigabyte X48T-DQ6 Board
Gigabyte ODIN GT 800W PSU
XFX GTX260 XXX Edition GPU with Arctic Cooling Xtreme Accelero GTX Pro
8GB (2GB x4) RAM Corsair Dominator DDR3 @1333Mhz (Stock Clock)
4 x 1TB Samsung Spinpoint F3 32MB HDD
1x WD Velociraptor 300GB HDD
Creative X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty Champion (PCI Express 1x)
GGC-H20L LG Blu-ray Drive
Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit
GigaByte 3D Aurora 570 Black ATX Case
Samsung BX2450 (@ 1920 x 1080)
Things I already know:
1. Here you can see 2 x HD 6970 running on an Antec 750W PSU with the CPU @ 5Ghz. I personally found it weird.
2. A Sapphire HD 6970 2GB fits perfectly into my case. So there shouldn't be any case problems.
3. The X48 Chipset allows Dual 16x PCI-E lanes, so crossfire should be at its max. This is how the board looks like (Just incase).
Things I want to know:
1. Will MY 800W PSU be enough for the crossfire on default clocks?
2. Will 2 of them (with Arctic Cooling Accelero Xtreme Plus) fit and be able to breathe on my mobo?
3. Will MY 800W PSU be enough for the crossfire overclocked?
4. What problems will I encounter with this setup (if at all any)?
5. What will be the performance gain over my current GTX260?
No, I'm not going to be using multiple displays. I'm just preparing for Battlefield 3