Need power supply for 5850 video card.

[Czeslaw]

Hi I am planning to get a 2 new Sapphire 5850 to xfire. And as I wanted to know that will 600 watt power supply be enough for using 5850 video card? What would be a good size without overkill? As I am really excited in buying this card and can’t wait to get this card set up. And how much warranty does xfx provide?

[Yitzchak909]

Sounds great that you are planning to buy a new Sapphire 5850, and I must say that it is the best option you have chosen. I would like to help you with your with giving a suggestion to you that will help you in choosing the right power supply that will suit with your 5850. But for that I would like to know your current configuration details so kindly get back to me with those details so that I can help you better.

[Czeslaw]

I really appreciate your feedback and would also like to thank you for that. My current configuration details are as follows:
• Asus p5q deluxe
• Q6600 3.2Ghz
• Two Sata Hard Drives.
• 1 IDE hard drive
• 1 blue ray burner
• Fans- 5.

[pddaugusto]

You can try out these models:
XFX Black Edition
• Brand- XFX
• Model P1-750B-CAG9
• Series-Black Edition
• Spec
• Type- ATX12V v2.2 / ESP12V v2.91
• Maximum Power-750W
• Fans- 135mm ball bearing fan
• PFC- Active Power Supply
• 5 years warranty.

Corsair CMPSU-750TXV2
• Brand- CORSAIR
• Model- CMPSU-750TXV2
• Series- Enthusiast Series
• Spec
• Type- ATX12V v2.31/ EPS12V v2.92
• Maximum Power- 750W
• Fans- 1
• PFC- Active High Performance Power Supply
• 5 years warranty.
I think XFX black is a limited edition which might be out of stock so you can try out the other model.

[Howitzer]

Hi as far as I know xFx warranties are basic of 5 years. As I would suggest you to buy a 750w power supply bare minimum. As I think that it’s better to buy power supply with more watt as you currently have a 600 watt power supply that might not support in future so I would suggest you to buy a 750 watt now that will work well in future as well.

[Chandranath]

Hi I have been using 2x 5850 in crossfire + amd 1055T Overclocking to 3.8 GHz. And I have a kill watt and as far as I remember I think that it hardly reaches 400 Watt on full load when don’t even overclock. But still I will check it once again today for conformation and I will get back top with the exact information that how much power does it uses from the wall.