Is this a a good enough psu?

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#1 jstamm33
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I am thinking about getting a 9800 gx2 as opposed to a 5770, because dx 11 is not a concern of mine. I have a cooler master 600 watt psu, would this be good enough for this card? And can anyone tell me if the 9800 gx2 is still considered a good card? My xfx 9800 gt just died so this would be its replacement..

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How much is this 9800GX2 going for? If it's more than $200, you might as well geta HD4890or GTX 275(if you can find either one)as singlegpu solutions are always preffered over dual gpu ones.

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#3 jstamm33
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How much is this 9800GX2 going for? If it's more than $200, you might as well geta HD4890or GTX 275(if you can find either one)as singlegpu solutions are always preffered over dual gpu ones.

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I'm seeing them go for anywhere between 120-180 on ebay. Most are used tho. Seems like a good to me and I hear that it keeps up with the GTX 280
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[QUOTE="kaitanuvax"]

How much is this 9800GX2 going for? If it's more than $200, you might as well geta HD4890or GTX 275(if you can find either one)as singlegpu solutions are always preffered over dual gpu ones.

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I'm seeing them go for anywhere between 120-180 on ebay. Most are used tho. Seems like a good to me and I hear that it keeps up with the GTX 280

Well, since you're already shopping on ebay, I suggest you look for the two other cards I mentioned. They're just as good as a 9800GX2 - and you won't have to worry about the microstuttering that comes with dual GPU solutions.

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#5 jstamm33
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[QUOTE="jstamm33"][QUOTE="kaitanuvax"]

How much is this 9800GX2 going for? If it's more than $200, you might as well geta HD4890or GTX 275(if you can find either one)as singlegpu solutions are always preffered over dual gpu ones.

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I'm seeing them go for anywhere between 120-180 on ebay. Most are used tho. Seems like a good to me and I hear that it keeps up with the GTX 280

Well, since you're already shopping on ebay, I suggest you look for the two other cards I mentioned. They're just as good as a 9800GX2 - and you won't have to worry about the microstuttering that comes with dual GPU solutions.

would my cooler master 600 watt psu, be able to handle the 4890 then?
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[QUOTE="kaitanuvax"]

[QUOTE="jstamm33"] I'm seeing them go for anywhere between 120-180 on ebay. Most are used tho. Seems like a good to me and I hear that it keeps up with the GTX 280jstamm33

Well, since you're already shopping on ebay, I suggest you look for the two other cards I mentioned. They're just as good as a 9800GX2 - and you won't have to worry about the microstuttering that comes with dual GPU solutions.

would my cooler master 600 watt psu, be able to handle the 4890 then?

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#7 ionusX
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hd 4890 = gtx 275=9800gx2 preformance wise

gtx280 = hd 5830 :P

anyway the only gpu you cant take OP would be the cards from the gtx 400 line, gtx 295, asus R.O.G. Mars and the hd 5970 4GB toxic edition.