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etzelr1990

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Okay now I am in a dilemma here, this is currently my set up.

ATX Mid Tower Case, 2x 120mm fans, 1x 80mm fan.
OCZ 4Gb 1600mhz Reaper Cas Latency 8
BIOSTAR A780L3L AM3 AMD 760G Micro ATX AMD Motherboard
Radeon HD 4870X2
WD Raptor 74gb 10k rpm drive
Cheiftec 600watt 25/25amps on 2 12V Rails.

Okay heres the problem, it says on newegg that its a 6x2 pin connector but its actually a 8 pin connector, So I tried purchasing a Molex to 6 pin connector and I had to force it in the slot and it still was not working properly and I know I should not have to force it.

Here is the powersupply:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817202017

Here is the cable I purchased:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16812186087

Now I am guessing the solution is either to buy a New powersupply with a 6x2 pin connector, or buy a new video card with just a 8pin connector.

What power supplies would you recommend? Now I know the 4870x2 requires, 650 Watts and 50amps "I Think".

I am also considering moving to a full tower and buying a 1000watt PSU, for 4870x2 crossfire, as I know my current case would not provide attequite cooling. What would you recommend for that? Also ofcourse I know that my motherboard does not support crossfire, so I would have to upgrade that aswell.

Thanks,
Etzelr1990
 
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According to cheiftec, that power supply comes with an 8 pin cpu power connector and a 6 pin pci express power connector. So the 8 pin is actually for the 12 volt cpu connection, not the video card. There should be a 6 pin connection for the video card.
 
Ah I gotcha well there is no 6pin connectors at all only 2 8 pin connectors.

also just wondering where did you find that its a power connector for cpu's? On newegg it says
PCI-Express Connector 1 x 6-Pin, 1 x 6+2-Pin
 
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