8800GTS Requires Two PCI-E Power Connectors?

xbadwolfx · 02-24-2008, 10:09 PM

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814127325

I was going to buy it, until I looked at this picture and saw that the power cable has two white plugs at the end.

I ordered my custom PC pre-built so I am new to this. can someone explain how I would go about plugging this into my power supply?

My PSU only has 1 PCI-E 6pin connector. i already have an open PCI-E x16 slot open, but I am not sure how this would plug into my power supply.

in that picture, what does the black end of the power cable plug into?

oscaryu1 · 02-24-2008, 10:13 PM

Plugs into your GFX. (Yellow, red, black) one. You'll need a "4 pin to 6 pin adapter".

xbadwolfx · 02-24-2008, 10:15 PM

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Originally Posted by oscaryu1

Plugs into your GFX. (Yellow, red, black) one. You'll need a "4 pin to 6 pin adapter".

Ok, so the black end plugs into the graphic card. My power supply only has 1 PCI-E 6pin connector.

One of the white plugs goes into the 6pin connector. Where does the other white plug go?

oscaryu1 · 02-24-2008, 10:17 PM

Into the card. It needs 2, so the one your PSU has and the adapter one.

xbadwolfx · 02-24-2008, 10:27 PM

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Originally Posted by oscaryu1

Into the card. It needs 2, so the one your PSU has and the adapter one.

It turns out that one of the cables is a 4-pin molex connector. do i need to plug the card into the 6pin PCI-E AND the 4-pin molex? or is it either of the two for convenience?

diduknowthat · 02-24-2008, 10:37 PM

The adapter is there in case your PSU doesn't have a PCI-Express power connector. Use either the pci-express power connector or the adapter, which requires 2 molex to power.

xbadwolfx · 02-24-2008, 10:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by diduknowthat

The adapter is there in case your PSU doesn't have a PCI-Express power connector. Use either the pci-express power connector or the adapter, which requires 2 molex to power.

So your saying that the graphic card has the regular 6pin connector even though its not shown in any of the pictures?

02-24-2008, 10:09 PM	#1 (permalink)
xbadwolfx Silver Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Marlboro, NJ Age: 20 Posts: 101	8800GTS Requires Two PCI-E Power Connectors? http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814127325 I was going to buy it, until I looked at this picture and saw that the power cable has two white plugs at the end. I ordered my custom PC pre-built so I am new to this. can someone explain how I would go about plugging this into my power supply? My PSU only has 1 PCI-E 6pin connector. i already have an open PCI-E x16 slot open, but I am not sure how this would plug into my power supply. in that picture, what does the black end of the power cable plug into?

02-24-2008, 10:13 PM	#2 (permalink)
oscaryu1 VIP Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Houston, Texas Age: 13 Posts: 9,694	Plugs into your GFX. (Yellow, red, black) one. You'll need a "4 pin to 6 pin adapter". __________________ Core 2 Duo E2140 1.6GHz @ 3.04GHz GA-P31-DS3L pqi Turbo CL4 DDR2-800 2GB Sapphire HD3850 256MB Sony Writemaster DVD Burner EIDE Seagate Barracuda 80GB 7200.9 8MB SATII

02-24-2008, 10:17 PM	#4 (permalink)
oscaryu1 VIP Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Houston, Texas Age: 13 Posts: 9,694	Into the card. It needs 2, so the one your PSU has and the adapter one. __________________ Core 2 Duo E2140 1.6GHz @ 3.04GHz GA-P31-DS3L pqi Turbo CL4 DDR2-800 2GB Sapphire HD3850 256MB Sony Writemaster DVD Burner EIDE Seagate Barracuda 80GB 7200.9 8MB SATII

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diduknowthat formerly liuliuboy Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Massachusetts Age: 17 Posts: 6,112	The adapter is there in case your PSU doesn't have a PCI-Express power connector. Use either the pci-express power connector or the adapter, which requires 2 molex to power. __________________ Silent Tuned \| 3D Marks 06: 11566 Q6600 2.4ghz CPU \| Gigabyte GA-P35 LGA 775 MB EVGA 8800gt 512mb Video Card G.Skill 4GB Ram \| Western Digital 400GB HD X-Fi Xtrememusic Sound Card Antec P180B Case \| Scythe Ninja HSF CM Real Power Pro 650watt PSU

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