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  • 29-04-2010 2:15pm
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    jo30nathan
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    i'm building my own pc soon and have 2 1gb ati radeon 5450 graphics cards, can anyone help me as to what size power supply would i require?:confused:


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    Venom
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    jo30nathan wrote: »
    i'm building my own pc soon and have 2 1gb ati radeon 5450 graphics cards, can anyone help me as to what size power supply would i require?:confused:

    Depends on what else will be going into the PC such as amount of fans,Hard Drives,Disc drives etc? Also a PSU is probably the most future proof item in a PC so buy a good brand and power level.


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    jo30nathan
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    Well so far AMD Phenom II X4 955, GIGABYTE GA-790XT-USB3 ,VERITECH 2 x 2 GB DDR3, SAPPHIRE TECHNOLOGY Radeon HD 5450 - HDMI - 1 GB GDDR3 , most likely a couple of TB drive's and in future more memory etc. thanks for the advice


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    AlmightyCushion
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    I know this in't related to your original post but please don't tell me you bought those 2 5450s to crossfire them and use for gaming? The 5450 is a terrible card for gaming (well high end gaming) and crossfiring it won't make it much better. If possible return them/sell them and get something like the 5770 or 4870.


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    Deano12345
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    AlmightyCushion wrote: »
    I know this in't related to your original post but please don't tell me you bought those 2 5450s to crossfire them and use for gaming? The 5450 is a terrible card for gaming (well high end gaming) and crossfiring it won't make it much better. If possible return them/sell them and get something like the 5770 or 4870.

    +1 I'd definitely look into getting something different if I was gaming

    Also, a Corsair VX 550 (or similar high quality PSU) will run your computer just fine, with headroom


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    jo30nathan
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    There not for gaming besides warcraft. Got em cheap so said they'd be a good start. can always upgrade em later


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    jo30nathan
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    Finally finished my p c and its amazing. graphics are brilliant with the dual 5450's.( Only tested with warcraft but on high settings they handle it great)


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    Deano12345
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    jo30nathan wrote: »
    Finally finished my p c and its amazing. graphics are brilliant with the dual 5450's.( Only tested with warcraft but on high settings they handle it great)

    World of Warcraft or Warcraft 3 ?

    Congrats on finishing your build :D


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