GeForce 7xxx Series and "Power Dongles"

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Vaevictus

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The 7xxx series cards specify that they require one or two extra hard disk drive "power dongles." Is this just a 4-pin peripheral cord, that I can feed from my power supply? If not, what kind of cord is it, and do I need to go out and purchase one?
 
What card exactly are you buying? If it's a PCI-E, then you should be able to just plug in the PCI-E power cable from the PSU, or use two molex connectors if you dont have one.
 
Are you sure that requires external power? I had a 7600GS PCI-E and it didnt require anything, but that may be because PCI-E can deliver more power...

But you should have enough molex connectors.
 
Many sites state that it requires a "an available hard disk drive power dongle," which I assume (basing this on very little knowledge) is an external power supply. Sounds like things should work out though. Thanks a lot.
 
HERE's one on newegg.com... it looks like you need an extra 4 pin molex connector to plug into the very end of the card, a 350W PSU, and at least 20 amps on the 12v rail :P...

EDIT: those are just the pictures i guess... linked wrong page but it still does the trick... 3rd one from the left is the one you want to look at...
 
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the card may not work properly, if at all... it needs some extra juice to make everything work properly...
 
Bl00dFox said:
So... it would POST, but still be unstable?
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It will still boot up, and run perfectly stable.. but, it will underclock itself.
so the performance is completely down the drain ;) ( At least, that happens when i dont connect am on my 7800GTX.. :o )
It even gives a message on windows that that power connector isnt connected ;)
 
Some graphic cards, especially the new ones are so powerful, they need their own power like a hard drive does. The 4-pin molex cable in your powersupply needs to go into your graphics card. There should be a hole to put it in. If you fail to do so, the computer will say something to you when you boot up to Windows. It is not some external power. Just use the powersupply that you have and add a 4-pin molex cable into your video card. Here is a picture if you don't know what it is.
http://www.frontx.com/pro/c207_3fp2.gif
 
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