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[bigmen 2007]

Hello all again.. Thanks for your answers, they were all really helpful.. One last question though. Is xfx a trustful company? I think it's new to computer systems, since I hadn't heard it before last year..

I want to buy the psu which was recommended in this post from xfx, and a 7970 Ghz (@1050Mhz) from this company, since I like its design.

Also I think that 50Mhz is not a big difference from Gigabyte's card, or is it?

 

[Sleepingforest]

They are generally reliable, I believe. I would steer you away from the recommended PSU though, not because it is bad, but because it is more than you need. This Strider Essential is made by a great company and is enough for what you need, plus it's only $50 after shippin and rebate. If you don't want to deal with rebates, this Corsair CX500 is only $60, including shipping.

 

[mfenn]

Hello all again.. Thanks for your answers, they were all really helpful.. One last question though. Is xfx a trustful company? I think it's new to computer systems, since I hadn't heard it before last year..

I want to buy the psu which was recommended in this post from xfx, and a 7970 Ghz (@1050Mhz) from this company, since I like its design.

Also I think that 50Mhz is not a big difference from Gigabyte's card, or is it?

XFX has been around for about 11 years or so, strange that you haven't run into them before. Their parts are good as long as the price is right.

 

[bigmen 2007]

They are generally reliable, I believe. I would steer you away from the recommended PSU though, not because it is bad, but because it is more than you need. This Strider Essential is made by a great company and is enough for what you need, plus it's only $50 after shippin and rebate. If you don't want to deal with rebates, this Corsair CX500 is only $60, including shipping.

Unfortunately, can't buy from newegg. I am from Greece, so they don't do over atlantic shipments. I want a stronger PSU in case that I want to add another GPU in the future.

 

[Essence_of_War]

Before you commit to a multi-gpu build, have you done the cost-effectiveness math for yourself?

You'll need the 2nd GPU, a MoBo that can not only support, but do CrossFire well (multiple slots that can do simultaneous x16?), the larger PSU that will be less efficient when you don't have it hooked up to the 2nd PSU, and a monitor upgrade to even see the difference.

SleepingForest and lehtv have already pointed out that a 7950 already maxes out basically everything at 1080, and that it's more cost effective to get one 7950 now, pocket the difference from all of the stuff above, and then sell the 7950 and upgrade to a nicer single gpu in a year or two.

Are you planning on an 3x1080 eyefinity set-up or a monitor upgrade to 2560x1440/1600? If you're doing either of those, and you really want max settings in Crysis 3, crossfire/sli is probably the only way to do that, but at 1080 it seems like you're looking at marginal return on your investment.