easy question about installing new video card

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Thunderdome

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So I got my HD 5850 today, and will be installing it, along with a new 700 w power supply this evening in my Dell XPS 8300. Its all a tight fit, but should work. Now my question is does it matter what I plug into on the graphic card? I see to sections I can plug into, either works fine or is there one I should be using?

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voyagerfan99 said:
You're supposed to plug them both in. That's why they're there.
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Thanks, I for some reason the other was for connecting to another video card, not sure why lol

Saves me some headaches tonight when I would definitely be trying to figure out why it wasn't working when I had everything connected properly, so I would think.
 
Thunderdome said:
Thanks, I for some reason the other was for connecting to another video card, not sure why lol

Saves me some headaches tonight when I would definitely be trying to figure out why it wasn't working when I had everything connected properly, so I would think.
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Nope. That's what the sli/crossfire tabs are for on the top part of the card.
 
voyagerfan99 said:
Nope. That's what the sli/crossfire tabs are for on the top part of the card.
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No idea where those are on the card, but it doesn't matter as I wont be doing that and my mother board doesn't have option for adding a second graphics card that matches what I have now, the slots that are left are not the same as the video card I just put in.
 
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