SG 850, 4870x2 and WCing?

[Silverion77]

Hey guys,

I bought a SG850 w/ an Antec 1200 case cause of a sweet discount on them, but since then ive made some changes to my build and considering a 4870x2 and WCing it.

Using the eXtreme Outervision calculator with a Q9550 OCed to about 4 GHz w/ 1.45v (just a guess), 2 4870s CF (no x2 update), a fan controller, plus a fan controller and a crap load of fans and pump + 25-30% aging i got around 850watts, but thats exactly what i have.

Will the 850 be fine (and for the future) or should i refund it and get the Corsair HX 1000 (not a big deal i lose like $5) for the extra 150 watts

Thx for all the help

[Oklahoma Wolf]

You don't have 850W of draw there - it will be fine.

[Silverion77]

Oklahoma Wolf to the rescue!!! (read all ur reviews on jguru, thats what made me get the SG lol)

Thx for the reply, thats what i thought

Do u kno about how much it uses (just in case of future upgrades but no CF or SLI i like single cards)

[Oklahoma Wolf]

Maybe 500W. Not much more than that, anyway.

[Silverion77]

Thx

so when that calculator says recommended watts, its leaving room so its not fully loaded and room for more

Now i can keep this awesome psu, SWEET

[Oklahoma Wolf]

Yeah - the capacitor aging option alone bloats the recommendation beyond reason. It's not like you have to worry about the capacitors on that puppy for the next 7 years or so anyway ;)

[burebista]

You can do even a Crossfire (http://www.hardocp.com/article.html?art=MTUzMSw5LCxoZW50aHVzaWFzdA==) of HD4870X2 with Signature 850.

[Damian^]

Most people don't realize how much power their computer uses, let alone at load. A hardcore rig with crossfireX or QuadSLI will only use about 650-700W, but most of the power withdraw come mainly from the video cards and about 300W for all the other parts (cpu, HDD's, fans) a cpu that is overclocked will only raise the current by about 20-30W. And people always mention they will be running many many fans but dont need much power, a 12V rail with about 10-15amps can power about 3 of them from some personal testing ;)

As long as you have a decent name brand power supply with good efficiency and enough amps on the 12V rail/s you will be fine. A set up like yours will only need about 650-700W maybe 750W of a decent power supply.

Long story short - your fine with your current power supply and if you want to throw in another 4870 don't hesitate to do so:)