4870's are on the loose!!

[WhiteEagle]

I would never do that! Scrap the case...yeah right!

[azianai]

lol thats the 1 case i absolutely love, but unavailable unless i buy a blackbird lol

[Parker]

My buddy from HP, helped design the blackbird..... he got one for free to.

[azianai]

parker, how much you like that buddy of yours...you get the case to me somehow, a 4850 is yours LOL

btw, is the rumor true that the 4870'll release a 1gb version (not the 4870x2)

Iif i read correctly, the 4870 needs 2 6 pci-e pins. Now, would anyone want to think if the 2 molex to 6 pin pcie has any adverse effects on the PSU? Cause i'd be upgrading my PSU to a TX650 that i can get for 80 bucks, but that only has 2 pcie pins. The TX750 is doable for 100, but thats a hefty rebate to eat 1st (at $45). Maybe i should just hold off and wait on my 4850s b4 doing anything lol

[theburan]

I'm running one off my 3870's off an adapter right now, actually (and one of my 3870's even came with an adapter, that was ONE molex to pci-e, which I thought was odd). Also having to use an adapter to power my dvd drives... lol. The 450w powersupply i'm using right now doesnt have enough plugs for all my sata drives.

Anyways, it seems to run pretty good. All things considered, at least.

As long as the psu has the juice to begin with, using an adapter shouldn't cause any issues.

[Boy'nBlack]

I agree there, but to a point. Here in this case, almost positive it will work with a 6-pin and THEN an adapter. I wouldn't put an adapter on both though.

I feel 2 molex needs to be on a real 6 or 8-pin adapter. Real being the main feed. If you plug in one 6-pin and adapt the next, you're good. Same with Crossfire/SLI if both have the native pin on each card, and then adapt the second connection.

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That has two 6-pin, and plenty of molex that would normally go to waste. I was hoping to catch the 750 on sale, but think those days are over now that crossfire is back in an actual desire. Mine were about $125...while the nVidia marketed ones (exactly the same) were $75 more. (Good lord, now they have a blue one with a different price)

And I don't think HP had anything to do with the case. Rahul Sood, if anyone, had majority hand in it's building and design, lots of Zalman influence though, Asetek made the cooling, and who knows who made the BIOS work like it does. This is pure Voodoo, not HP.

[azianai]

either way, i want the case!
Oh and chiefvalue's got some good PSU deals going on right now, almost bought the 750W Silverstone modular PSU for 140 shipped, but someone's selling me a 850W silverstone Modular for 130 shipper lol

[theburan]

Nice! I'm stuck with this: V I P E R L A I R .com - Cooler Master Real Power 450W, Pg 1/2 for the time being... 450w didnt seem like enough for crossfire and 3 hard drives and all my fans, but it's holding up pretty well. Still think it's not quite enough juice... plus it looks really ghetto (not even a fan grill right now, had to gank that for a case), but everything is stable with it.

Hope you're new psu works great!

[azianai]

theburan, you can buy my HX520 if you want!

[polobunny]

Originally Posted by azianai

theburan, you can buy my HX520 if you want!

I bet it'll be too expensive.
Still offering $300 shipped for the GX2 :P