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SimonCollier702

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Quick question, would I have enough spare power to add a 2nd graphics card at a later date?

Case
CORSAIR 275R AIRFLOW TEMPERED GLASS GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X 12 Core CPU (3.7GHz-4.8GHz/70MB CACHE/AM4)
Motherboard
ASUS® CROSSHAIR VIII HERO (DDR4, PCIe 4.0, CrossFireX/SLI) - RGB Ready!
Memory (RAM)
32GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 3600MHz (4 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
16GB AMD RADEON™ RX 6800 XT - HDMI, DP - DX® 12 (Delivery before Xmas not guaranteed)
1st M.2 SSD Drive
1TB SEAGATE FIRECUDA 520 GEN 4 PCIe NVMe (up to 5000MB/R, 4400MB/W)
1st M.2 SSD Drive
1TB SEAGATE FIRECUDA 520 GEN 4 PCIe NVMe (up to 5000MB/R, 4400MB/W)
RAID
RAID 0 (STRIPED VOLUME - 2 x same size & model HDD / SSD)
Power Supply
CORSAIR 750W RMx SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling
Corsair H100i RGB PLATINUM Hydro Series High Performance CPU Cooler
Thermal Paste
ARCTIC MX-4 EXTREME THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY COMPOUND
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Network Card
10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT (Wi-Fi NOT INCLUDED)
Wireless Network Card
WIRELESS INTEL® Wi-Fi 6 AX200 2,400Mbps/5GHz, 300Mbps/2.4GHz PCI-E CARD + BT 5.0
USB/Thunderbolt Options
MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 2 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS
Operating System
Windows 10 Home 64 Bit - inc. Single Licence [KUK-00001]
Operating System Language
United Kingdom - English Language
 
steaky360

steaky360

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@SimonCollier702 Depends on the GPU doesn't it?

But I'm not sure why you'd want too... SLi/Crossfire is dead in the water - if you're using the card(s) for some professional type application where multiple cards are still relevant you might want a different card entirely. If you're just mining (or similar) using lots of individual GPUs then as I said at the start, depends on what GPU you're going to add. I'd say though generally you'd want a larger PSU.
 
ubuysa

ubuysa

The BSOD Doctor
SimonCollier702 said:
I'm a bit behind the times on the technology front. Thanks for the heads up :D
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If you post your intended uses, the monitor(s) you'll be using and your maximum budget then people will gladly spec up a suitable build for you. :)

Why would you waste the cost of a 1TB NVMe SSD just for RAID? Develop a proper backup strategy instead.
 
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SimonCollier702

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ubuysa said:
If you post your intended uses, the monitor(s) you'll be using and your maximum budget then people will gladly spec up a suitable build for you. :)

Why would you waste the cost of a 1TB NVMe SSD just for RAID? Develop a proper backup strategy instead.
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I'm not doing the raid 0 set-up for back up purposes, I'm doing it for the increased read/write performance boost

Feed your greed for speed by installing SSDs in RAID 0

An SSD upgrade will boost your PC's performance. Upgrading to two SSDs in RAID 0 will render it mind-bendingly fast.
www.pcworld.com www.pcworld.com

it's an old post but I'm assuming it still applies? :)
 
AgentCooper

AgentCooper

At Least I Have Chicken
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SimonCollier702 said:
I'm not doing the raid 0 set-up for back up purposes, I'm doing it for the increased read/write performance boost

Feed your greed for speed by installing SSDs in RAID 0

An SSD upgrade will boost your PC's performance. Upgrading to two SSDs in RAID 0 will render it mind-bendingly fast.
www.pcworld.com www.pcworld.com

it's an old post but I'm assuming it still applies? :)
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Look at the read/write speeds of an NVMe compared to a standard SSD, it’s completely unnecessary 👍
 
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Gavras

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With NVME it’s actually quite surprising the results you get.


basically, not best idea for gaming but consider for big file stuff BUT caveat that Intel users just move along, these speeds are not for you.
 
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