14 DAY TRIAL // When AMD released its graphics cards with CrossFireX capabilities, end-users all around the world were most likely eager to see just how much of a graphical performance increase such setups would present. Of course, CrossFireX scenarios aren't exactly the most common, as in order to set one up, one needs a suitable motherboard and two identical cards which feature this technology. Still, one other condition which may have caused headaches is the need for power supply strong and reliable enough to support such power-hungry configurations. be quiet! has now answered the need for powerful and reliable PSUs with nine models which have already received ATI CrossFireX certification.
The power supplies with of CrossFireX support include one PSU belonging to the Pure Power L7 line and three models from the Straight Power 7 CM family, with the remaining 5 belonging to the product line known as the Straight Power 7. The models have wattages between 450W and 700W and are, as already mentioned, officially capable of powering graphics setups using multiple graphics processing units.
The PSU from the Pure Power L7 family comes with a power of 530W and has an estimated price tag of about 61.90 Euro. The CrossFireX-ready PSUs from the Straight Power 7 CM line are the 480W model (priced at 99.90Euro), the 580W (set at around 119.90 Euro) and the 680W version which costs 139.90 Euro. Finally, the PSU models belonging to the Straight Power 7 family are those with capacities of 450W, 500W, 550W, 600W and 700W. These products come with respective price tags of 74.90 Euro, 89.90 Euro, 99.90 Euro, 109.90 Euro and 129.90 Euro.
For those end-users interested in more information on the products besides just their multi-GPU support, all the models are detailed on the official be quiet! website. The actual information may be found here.