CF 5850 - i7 and Power

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Limp Gawd
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My 5850 arrives tomorrow and I fully expect to buy another one in the future... That means I will need 4 x 6 pin PCIE power connectors and also a PSU that can support the loads.

Most reviews say with a Vanilla i7 set up it will pull around 480W under load and an astonishing 180W idle... quite the range....

It's probably safe to assume that because these cards use less power than a 4870 the list below provided by AMD would suffice.

http://game.amd.com/us-en/crossfirex_components.aspx?p=3

Any personal suggestions? the XFX 850W is the newest PSU out post 5850 / 5870 release...
 
500w for one and 600w for two is what they are saying you would need, the way I would look at it 600w for one and 750w for two, thats what I would do but then it also depends on what else you want run of it.

Get the XFX and the girly attachment :p
 
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