XFX ati Radeon hd 4870 512mb pci express power help

jhud

Hi all

I have a question on the following xfx ati radeon hd 4870 512mb pci-express card. Can anyone tell me how many pci-express power leads dose it need as i am building a machine and what to get the correct power supply for it that will have the correct about of connections. The cards is this one http://www3.hardwareversand.de/articledetail.jsp?aid=28210&agid=717

Can anyone tell me if its two pci experess power leads to power it or is one enough.

thanks
John

Effluo

It requires two, but it comes with molex to pci-e connectors so you can essentially get any psu you fancy as long as it has enough wattage, Depending on what else you have in the pc even a good 400-450watt would be fine.

http://www4.hardwareversand.de/articledetail.jsp?aid=24637&agid=240

Make a thread on the B & U forum though so we can see what else you're planning to have.
Post what games you'd like to play and what res screen you'll be playing them on

jhud

Thanks for the reply i am building a
intel quad Q8300
4 gb of pc2 8500
500gb wd 32mb cache
Motherboard Gigabyte GA-EP43-UD3L
XFX Ati Radeon HD 4870 512 mb ram
dvd rw
card reader
22" monitor

psu would be 530w

o/s windows 7 home 64bit

This machine is being built for a friend and he plays world of war craft.

This is why i ask as on the website for graphic card its says two pci-express power
http://www.xfxforce.com/en-us/products/graphiccards/HD%204000series/4870.aspx#4

Effluo

That pc is overkill for WOW

Also if i were you i'd go for a AMD processor rather than the Q8300