No you wouldn't need any adapters with that one, although I personally wouldn't use it. Never really heard of that brand and it has two rails. Don't quote me on this but I remember reading somewhere that a single higher capacity rail is more reliable and better than two.
If you want a descent sound card, the Xonar DX is pretty good. And not too expensive.That's good to hear. I was worried that I would have to blow $150 on a new monitor I'm thinking of adding a sound card to my rig, but I have no experience with sound cards and do not know which is good or not. Could someone refer me to a decent sound card?
You can't compare PSU's based on the watts.Umm, that PSU is pretty much the bare minimum for that GPU. Also you're gonna have to buy this since it requires 2x6 pin.
Actually, it's more the components used. Brand doesn't always mean quality.not in all the time. a single rail PSU is nice but there are some good multi rail PSU's out there too. the brand and the amperage is the thing that matters the most.
P (watts) = VI = 12 x 27 = 324W
and a single 4870 uses a max of about ~150W (4850's use about 100-110W max), and I think all of that power will be coming from the +12V rail.
Technically a 4870 would use up to about 12.5A from the +12V rail. Though you'd want headroom over that.
Ah, ok. Anyways, with whatever PSU you go with PCP&C or Corsair (both high-end brands), you're still going to have to buy the adapter I posted previously to convert the molex to PCI-E.