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xAdam
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Hey guys, quick question..

 

Im going to pick up one of these cheapy 7970's at the moment for a new build and wanted to know if this power supply would cope fine..

 

i5 3570k

ASROCK Extreme 4 MOBO

Asus HD 7970 Matrix Platinum (ROG EDITION)

Then a few SSD's and the like..

 

with a CX650 PSU. <-- will this be able to cope with a 7970?

 

Im planning to upgrade to crossfire 7970s after a while.. but not yet. Theyre powerful enough for this system at the moment, and i have this power supply already so i dont see the need to buy another right now if its good for a single 7970 :)

 

and yes i do know the new AMD cards are coming out, ive seen the specs and held a few ;) ive got a friend that works with them. Im preferring to go for a cheaper 7970 and take the higher power consumption.

CPU: i5 3570k                                 PSU: CX650 Corsair                 SSD: 128GB Samsung 840

RAM: 16GB Corsair Vengeance     Case: Zalman Z11                    HDD: 500Gb Toshiba & 1TB Western Digital

MOBO: ASrock Extreme 4 Z77        GPU: GTX 770

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Yes thats fine for a SINGLE 7970.

 

You'll need more juice to xfire

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You might want a bigger psu for crossfire, but for a single card setup, that is perfectly adequate.

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