new build, this time amd

Well I need more then one because I'm going to eventually have 3 monitors and would ask like the option of connecting it to my tv. So would 2 5870 and a lower end one for the physx work? Maybe with a 1200 psi?
 
While going straight into an Xfire setup isn't usually a good thing, the 6000 series cards scale amazingly well in Crossfire and two HD 6870s will soundly thrash a GTX480 while producing less noise and heat. I don't see what the problem with just getting two of the cards is. Plus they'll run 3 monitors very well.
 
nice build giver shit i just built a Intel core i7 950, 12 gig ddr3 2000 ram and a sweet raideon 5970. nice to have what you want even if it is an overkill. someday in the near future it wont be.
 
pachm said:
...i just built a Intel core i7 950, 12 gig ddr3 2000 ram and a sweet raideon 5970. nice to have what you want even if it is an overkill. someday in the near future it wont be.
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Post your specs and what was the cost if you don't mind me asking? I am looking at a similar build...
 
specs=
.core i7 950 M Cache, 3.06 GHz, 4.80 GT/s Intel® QPI
.700 w corsair psu
.Sapphire Radeon HD5970 725MHZ 2GB 4.0GHZ DDR5 PCIe
.Coolermaster Haf X EATX Tower Case Black 6X5.25 5X3.5INT No PS Front USB3.0
.Corsair Dominator GT 12GB 3X4GB DDR3-2000 CL9-10-9-27 Intel XMP Triple Channel Memory Kit W/ Fan
.Western Digital WD15EARS Caviar Green 1.5TB SATA 64MB Cache 3.5IN Hard Drive
. Dell Ultrasharp U2410 24IN Widescreen LCD Monitor
.stock heat sinks and fans runs cool as a cucumber
total cost= $1900.00 Canadian

Thats the best i can tell ya im not sure of the mother board as a friend ordered it for me so that everything would work together lol.
 
1- Why on earth are you building from tigerdirect? Newegg.ca is better. So is NCIX.com.

2- Stay the hell away form OCZ Gold. They have some good RAM, but that isn't it.

3- 1600W is complete overkill for this. Three 6870's and a Phenom II should use no more than 700W...an 850W unit would be comfortably adequate for this build. A 750W would also probably work, but you'd be pushing it. Best to leave some head room.

4- Why an H70? It's both more expensive and less effective than a good air cooler.
 
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