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I'm not a road warrior so I don't need Mil-Spec.
That's the same link I used when I bought my motherboard. Maybe you should switch browsers or re-install the your present one.
Why would you ask me if my board was Mil-Spec if you already knew the answer?
ATI Radeon™ HD5870 System Requirements• PCI Express® based PC is required with one X16 lane graphics slot available on the motherboard• 500 Watt or greater power supply with two 75W 6-pin PCI Express® power connectors recommended (600 Watt and four 6-pin connectors for ATI CrossFireX™ technology in • dual mode)
Al, your informed posts are always welcome in any thread I start. I was looking at the system requirements for your cards.http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/267080-28-power-requirements-hd5850-5870-posted4 PIN POWER MOLEX TO 6 PIN PCI-E http://www.canadacomputers.com/product_info.php?cPath=563&item_id=062659
Radeon HD 5870 CrossfireXA second card requires you to add another 188 Watts. You need a 700+ Watt power supply unit if you use it in a high-end system (800 recommended).
I've had my fair share of molex headaches
You've actually had Molex Connecters let go?
I think the problem there is 2 molex connectors for each PCI-E cable. To get full power they can't be piggy-backed.
I'm not sure if we had this discussion back in the latter days of D, but I do think that OCZ is not a reliable PSU. IIRC it was BlackCats that did some pretty heavy load testing on these units with undesirable results, but that was some time back. Thermaltake are another PSU I would avoid. Good ole' Corsair, SeaSonic, and Antec. I have also heard good things about EVGA, although they always appear to be out of price range when I'm looking.
As of February 12, 2014 FirePower Technology has acquired the power supply assets of OCZ Technology Group and PC Power and Cooling. Firepower Technology has announced that it plans to honor the warranty obligations of its installed base and will operate out of the company's facilities in Carlsbad, California.
I threw the Logisys 750W PSU in my new PC and got a black screen until I connected the monitor to Intel HD Graphics 4600 Integrated Graphics. I was worried that it borked my Radeon 7870 video card. Swapped out the PSU with an Antec 550W PSU and got a screen. I can't find the Sledge-O-Matic but I have a 28 ounce framing hammer I can use to tune up that POS.What kind of CPU does it take to get a 7.9 Windows Experience Index rating?