ati 5870

DarthJonny · 11-05-2009, 05:27 AM

hey just need some help with choosing a graphics card.

my friend has a cousin or something that works at ati and said he could get me card for cheap. ive been looking at the 5870, its compatible with most of my system, im just concerned about my power supply. i have a corsair HX 850w, its only good for SLI and not crossfire. but if i can get a really good single card im not going to worry about dual gpu's. ive looked at the corsair site and it has a psu finder app that can sugest a psu depending on your system. and my 850w doesnt come up. but the HX 650w does. so can i get the 5870 or not?

thnx in advance. i almost have my computer finished just waiting on a couple more paychecks...lol.

linkin93 · 11-05-2009, 05:45 AM

If your PSU can do Sli it can do CF. just make sure you have enough pci-e connectors. 850w is plenty of power.

Fatback · 11-05-2009, 05:55 AM

If a PSU is SLI ready/certificated then it is obviously Crossfire ready/certificated to. Especially considering most ATI cards actually use less power then Nvidia cards. Also the corsair HX850w does say it is SLI and Crossfire ready see for your self http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...-009-_-Product. You will be able to power 2 5870's with no problem.

So your good to go

DarthJonny · 11-05-2009, 02:29 PM

thats the TX850W not the HX series lol. and the corsair website says nothing about crosfire they only have the SLI symbol thing. theres nothing that even mentions crossfire.

DarthJonny · 11-05-2009, 02:31 PM

new egg says it can do crossfire tho. lol

ETSA · 11-05-2009, 04:03 PM

It just means a certain type and number of connectors, you can view on newegg how many connectors and the type on the graphics card page, and than you can view the type and number of connectors on your PSU on the manufacturer website.

The 5870 sre badass cards, they almost perform at 4870 x2 levels!

DarthJonny · 11-05-2009, 04:16 PM

i know how many conectors are on the PSU i already have it.
yes the card is very badass, people have posted very high scores using this card.
+ it has directX 11.

DarthJonny · 11-05-2009, 04:16 PM

yay i got my first bar. lol

CardboardSword · 11-07-2009, 04:05 AM

Yeah pretty much no contest here. 5870 is tog dog right now, let alone 2 of the suckers.

Stoic Sentinel · 11-07-2009, 04:15 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DarthJonny

hey just need some help with choosing a graphics card.

my friend has a cousin or something that works at ati and said he could get me card for cheap. ive been looking at the 5870, its compatible with most of my system, im just concerned about my power supply. i have a corsair HX 850w, its only good for SLI and not crossfire. but if i can get a really good single card im not going to worry about dual gpu's. ive looked at the corsair site and it has a psu finder app that can sugest a psu depending on your system. and my 850w doesnt come up. but the HX 650w does. so can i get the 5870 or not?

thnx in advance. i almost have my computer finished just waiting on a couple more paychecks...lol.

*Notice the "or something". You should have more respect for this guy. He's getting you one of the best cards on the market

11-05-2009, 05:27 AM	#1 (permalink)
DarthJonny Bronze Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 33	ati 5870 hey just need some help with choosing a graphics card. my friend has a cousin or something that works at ati and said he could get me card for cheap. ive been looking at the 5870, its compatible with most of my system, im just concerned about my power supply. i have a corsair HX 850w, its only good for SLI and not crossfire. but if i can get a really good single card im not going to worry about dual gpu's. ive looked at the corsair site and it has a psu finder app that can sugest a psu depending on your system. and my 850w doesnt come up. but the HX 650w does. so can i get the 5870 or not? thnx in advance. i almost have my computer finished just waiting on a couple more paychecks...lol.

11-05-2009, 05:45 AM	#2 (permalink)
linkin93 Diamond Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: NSW, Australia Age: 16 Posts: 2,330	If your PSU can do Sli it can do CF. just make sure you have enough pci-e connectors. 850w is plenty of power. __________________ System CM Storm Scout - Asus P5N-E SLI - Core 2 Duo E4500 @ 3.02Ghz - 2x1GB Corsair XMS2 @ 900mhz - Sapphire HD 3870 - WD 250GB Caviar SE16 - SHAW 860W - Windows 7 Ultimate x64 Perhiprials Logitech G5 Mouse - Logitech R-10 Speakers - Targus Keyboard - HP L1470 17" 1280x1024 Monitor

11-05-2009, 05:55 AM	#3 (permalink)
Fatback Diamond Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Kannapolis, NC Age: 18 Posts: 2,510	If a PSU is SLI ready/certificated then it is obviously Crossfire ready/certificated to. Especially considering most ATI cards actually use less power then Nvidia cards. Also the corsair HX850w does say it is SLI and Crossfire ready see for your self http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...-009-_-Product. You will be able to power 2 5870's with no problem. So your good to go __________________ Display: 40" Polaroid LCD TV Mobo: ASUS M4A78-EM CPU:AMD Phenom X3 8650 @2.6Ghz RAM: 4GB OCZ Blade Series @908Mhz GPU: XFX HD 4850 512MB PSU: 400w Corsair HDD: OS:250GB Seagate 7200.10/Storage:WD Caviar Blue 320GB OS: Windows Vista Home Premium 32bit/Linux Ubuntu 32bit Fatback Definition

11-05-2009, 04:03 PM	#6 (permalink)
ETSA Diamond Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: WA Age: 25 Posts: 2,530	It just means a certain type and number of connectors, you can view on newegg how many connectors and the type on the graphics card page, and than you can view the type and number of connectors on your PSU on the manufacturer website. The 5870 sre badass cards, they almost perform at 4870 x2 levels! __________________ Cooler Master Cosmos 1010 Corsair 850 Watt PSU Gigabyte GA-EX58-UD5 Intel Core i7 920 @ 3.2 /w Noctua NH-U12P SE1366 3GB Corsair Dominator DDR3 1600Mhz HD4870x2 2GB DDR5 FOLDING FOR THE GOOD OF MANKIND :F@H Team 44358

11-07-2009, 04:05 AM	#9 (permalink)
CardboardSword Gold Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Newfoundland, Canada Age: 19 Posts: 308	Yeah pretty much no contest here. 5870 is tog dog right now, let alone 2 of the suckers. __________________ CPU- Pentium EE 840 @ 3.2Ghz (Intel mobo, no OC) RAM- 2Gb Dell brand, 533Mhz GPU- HIS 4850 Ice Q4 PSU- 460w Dell XPS Case- Tacky Dell XPS gen 5

11-05-2009, 02:29 PM	#4 (permalink)
DarthJonny Bronze Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 33	thats the TX850W not the HX series lol. and the corsair website says nothing about crosfire they only have the SLI symbol thing. theres nothing that even mentions crossfire.

11-05-2009, 02:31 PM	#5 (permalink)
DarthJonny Bronze Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 33	new egg says it can do crossfire tho. lol

11-05-2009, 04:16 PM	#7 (permalink)
DarthJonny Bronze Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 33	i know how many conectors are on the PSU i already have it. yes the card is very badass, people have posted very high scores using this card. + it has directX 11.

11-05-2009, 04:16 PM	#8 (permalink)
DarthJonny Bronze Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 33	yay i got my first bar. lol

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