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Old 07-03-2011, 04:13 AM   #2
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End of year? It's way too early to start planning!
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Old 07-03-2011, 04:42 AM   #3
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well i am too excited or well, i guess i will post it up again close to year end then.

Just one quick question would the Seasonic 620 be enough for the system so far? If it is will it be enough if i added another 6970 for crossfire?

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Technology, pricing, deals etc. change too fast to plan early. Some of those change practically daily. I do understand being like a kid at Christmas and wanting to look through the "catalog" so to speak.
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No, a 620 is not enough for a pair of 6970's. Just one requires a 550. The M12 620 isn't even on the certified list but it will handle one of them fine.

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Old 07-03-2011, 01:58 PM   #6
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By the end of the year the 7000 ATI and 600 Nvidia might be out!
Why on earth would anyone need 2 x 6970 cards? You will need a 1300W+ power supply depending on what CPU and other hardware you have in your machine!
If you really want to go all out then get 1 x 6990 and you can get away with a 900W power supply!

When you Crossfire 2 identical cards you do not get double the video processing!!
You get about 140% tops and many games still cannot take advantage of it.
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