Help with a PSU for Xfire 7970s.

CCardinals5

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I recently purchased a second 7970 to put into xfire with my first one. I have an OCZ ZT 750W PSU at the moment. I will overclock them once I get them configured. I also have a 3570k running at 4.2 Ghz. Will my PSU have enough headroom for the overclock without being in the danger zone?

The PSU guides/stickies confused me. I don't understand the amperage vs. voltage and how to determine if I have enough, especially for the overclocking.

Thanks in advance!

PSU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817341052

GPUs: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814202008
 
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lothdk

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Going by reviews, that are using a more power hungry CPU/setup than yours, you should have no issues, as even during stress testing it "only" reached around 650W, normal gaming will require less.

 

Dark Lord of Tech

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Antec High Current Gamer Series HCG-900 900W ATX12V v2.3 / EPS12V v2.91 SLI Certified CrossFire Certified 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC Power Supply - Intel Haswell Fully Compatible


$129.99


or


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