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Title: Question about graphic card power connector Post by: kr105 on June 07, 2011, 03:51:17 AM Hello,
Today i bought a new hd5850 (EAH5850, the Asus one) and i was planning to add it to my minning rig. I noticed that on my PSU only left one free 6 pin PCIe power connector and some free molex, but the problem/question is: The graphic card needs a 6pin connector and a 8pin connector at the same time, but currently i have one 6pin connector and one molex to 6pin connector, both connectors fit in the card but the second one leave 2 unused "pins" that the 8pins connector should provide. I turned on the computer and it went fine, but i'm worried about the 2 free pins. I need to buy the 8 pin connector or i can feel safe with the current config? Title: Re: Question about graphic card power connector Post by: LegitBit on June 07, 2011, 03:55:22 AM .... run it at spec, if the card manufacturer decided the card needed 8+6 pins then that is likely the best way to run the card.
Title: Re: Question about graphic card power connector Post by: MaGNeT on June 07, 2011, 04:34:27 AM .... run it at spec, if the card manufacturer decided the card needed 8+6 pins then that is likely the best way to run the card. True, but if you underclock the ram to 300Mhz and undervolt a bit, like I did, I guess it doesn't really matter. If it works, it works... |