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April 18, 2013, 10:52:34 PM
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I think some power supplys have a single 12v rail thats capable of delivering xx amps and other supplies have multiple rails, each delivering a fraction of the total current available. Mine only has 2 PCIe outputs, so to put another card in here I need to get another PSU. Unless there's some other way around that.

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April 18, 2013, 10:59:04 PM
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More info on what PSU you have specifically?

I only saw "750w Thermaltake". But they have different model lines, and they are of various quality (ThermalTake Toughpower, awesome, ThermalTake TR2, total garbage in the garbage can, both 750W).
EDIT: There are tons of SATA/MOLEX -> PCIE converters, assuming your PSU is of quality to be able to deliver the amps needed.



Pretty sure my 7970 is going back to the shop. Tried it on 2 different machines, 2 different power supplies, 2 different monitors, 2 different connectors (HDMI and DVI) still get no screen of any kind. Computer still boots fine, still mines at nice speeds, but I'd still prefer one that actually displays something.
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April 19, 2013, 10:16:29 AM
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Definately send it back, if ya ever wanted to sell it later on it's a bonus if it will actually have an output that works lol.

Yeah, this PSU is pretty old but still workin, I've never had a problem with ThermalTake.
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