Hi All,
First post here. Hope you can help me with some advice I need.
Currently, I'm running the following:
Asus P5WDG2 WS Pro Motherboard
Core2Duo E6600
4Gb Corsair Dominator DDR2 RAM
EVGA 7950GX2
800w Tagan PSU
I am in the market for a new video card. I have read the review here on Hexus which states 2 x 5850's are blowing away all in their path. GTX480 and HD5970 included.
Here is my problem.
Is my current setup good enough to consider running 2 x 5850's on?
I know that a single PCI-E Slot will run at 16x and utilising the two PCI-E slots will run at 8x however I also know that the performance drop should be negligable having read another forum post here on Hexus (can't post the links as I've not enough posts yet)
Also is the 800w PSU powerful enough? It's certainly not a cheap model as I'd never put a cheap PSU in my machine.
Basically, would I benefit from 2x5850's without overhauling my entire system until such time I can overhaul it?
Thanks in advance.


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