2 x hd 4850 or 2x hd4879 for this psu?

Johnny Joaozinhe

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Hi all

I'm planning to build a new system and was wondering if I could do 2x4850 (512mb or 1gb) or 2x4870 (also 512mb or 1gb) crossfire on this PSU:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817341019&nm_mc=OTC-pr1c3grabb3r&cm_mmc=OTC-pr1c3grabb3r-_-Power+Supplies-_-OCZ+Technology-_-17341019

This PSU has only 2xPCI-e connectors and there's something I'm confused about: the hd 4850 512mb has only 1 connector right? Do these two - hd 4850 1gb and hd 4870 512mb - have 1 or 2 connectors? The 4870 1gb has 2 connectors so I can't run 2 of them on this PSU right?

This has been confusing me forever and I can't seem to find a clear answer searching on google and such. Any help would be much appreciated!

Parts list so far:

(On a 23" 1920x1080 monitor)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131366
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103652&cm_re=Phenom_II_X3_720-_-19-103-652-_-Product
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.aspx?item=N82E16835233003
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820145218
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811146061
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835185054
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835185054
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136319&cm_re=wd_hdd_caviar_black-_-22-136-319-_-Product


PS: DO you think I could get cheaper ddr3 ram or should I go with at least the one I listed?


Thank you!


 
Solution
u can use 2x4850 for sure...
and u still can use 2x4870, with 4pin to 6pin molex cables... but that's not recommended... :)