ODE lvl 2 Future Upgrades?

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   Ok, So I bought an ODE v2 lvl 2 in July, and it is amazing.  I should post a full review with pics, but it's been a busy summer.  The short version is that I can max out the games that I've always wanted to (Shogun 2, Arkham City, Crysis 2) and retain silky-smooth framerates.  This new level of gaming is great, but now I can never go back to the sub-60 screen chop of the past.  The only way I was able to justify spending this much on a computer was to make it a "4-year investment", basically, I won't allow myself to buy a new computer until July of 2016.  So now I'm looking at realistic ways to stretch the life of this very well-built computer, and I was wondering if it would be feasible to put another video card in at some point.

Right now, it has the Corsair 800W PSU, the Z77 V-LX Mobo, and one Radeon HD 7950.  What I've been able to decipher so far is:

1) The Z77 V-LX does NOT support SLI, but does support AMD Crossfirex

2) The HD 7950 is a comparatively low power-consumer, pulling 144W during peak gaming situations (http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/AMD/HD_7950/25.html)

Does anyone have insight on how adding another 7950 in the future would impact my PSU, case temp, performance, and Mobo?

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Herkucheeze Members Profile Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 09 Jul 2012 Online Status: Offline Posts: 8	Quote Reply Topic: ODE lvl 2 Future Upgrades? Posted: 13 Aug 2012 at 8:29am
	Ok, So I bought an ODE v2 lvl 2 in July, and it is amazing. I should post a full review with pics, but it's been a busy summer. The short version is that I can max out the games that I've always wanted to (Shogun 2, Arkham City, Crysis 2) and retain silky-smooth framerates. This new level of gaming is great, but now I can never go back to the sub-60 screen chop of the past. The only way I was able to justify spending this much on a computer was to make it a "4-year investment", basically, I won't allow myself to buy a new computer until July of 2016. So now I'm looking at realistic ways to stretch the life of this very well-built computer, and I was wondering if it would be feasible to put another video card in at some point. Right now, it has the Corsair 800W PSU, the Z77 V-LX Mobo, and one Radeon HD 7950. What I've been able to decipher so far is: 1) The Z77 V-LX does NOT support SLI, but does support AMD Crossfirex 2) The HD 7950 is a comparatively low power-consumer, pulling 144W during peak gaming situations (http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/AMD/HD_7950/25.html) Does anyone have insight on how adding another 7950 in the future would impact my PSU, case temp, performance, and Mobo?

bprat22 Members Profile Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List DS ELITE DigitalStorm East -- (Unofficially!) Joined: 08 Jun 2011 Online Status: Offline Posts: 20391	Quote Reply Posted: 13 Aug 2012 at 8:53am
	Hi Herkucheeze... The only potential problem I would see is that the second PCIe x 16 slot, the black one, is only a x4 wired slot, meaning the second card might not work at its full potential. Now, how much the second 7950 would be throttled by the x4 lanes I can't say. It will probably work and give you a boost, but not as if the slot was a x8 for example. If the second, black slot, was a PCIe 3.0 slot it would be fine but I believe its a PCIe 2.0 slot, so no boost with 3.0 I think if you need to upgrade several months from now or next year, you might consider a newer generation single card, but that depends on the cost of course. Good luck. Edited by bprat22 - 13 Aug 2012 at 8:54am

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