So I'm going to be putting a superclocked EVGA GeForce GTX 780 in my build, and I'm using a psu with only one 12v rail (link here). This PSU comes with PCI-e connector cables where one end has a standard 8-pin connector to go into the PSU and the other end has *both* an 8-pin connection and a 6+2-pin connection. Two of these cables come included with the PSU.
The graphics card in question requires one 8-pin connection and one 6-pin connection (both off of the 12v rail, IIRC).
Given the specs of the card vs the graphics performance I deem acceptable (definition at the end), I don't plan on doing any SLI anytime soon. So my question is, can I run the card off of just one of the provided PCIe cables, or do I need to use both?
Acceptable level of graphics performance: The computer I'm using right now gets at best 25 fps in WoW with the graphics on the lowest settings in DirectX 9 mode, at 800x600 resolution. We're aiming to beat that
At the moment, the games I'm going to be running on this system are WoW, LOTRO, the Mass Effect Trilogy, any Gears of War game I can get my hands on, Evochron: Mercenary, and Halo 1 & 2.
The graphics card in question requires one 8-pin connection and one 6-pin connection (both off of the 12v rail, IIRC).
Given the specs of the card vs the graphics performance I deem acceptable (definition at the end), I don't plan on doing any SLI anytime soon. So my question is, can I run the card off of just one of the provided PCIe cables, or do I need to use both?
Acceptable level of graphics performance: The computer I'm using right now gets at best 25 fps in WoW with the graphics on the lowest settings in DirectX 9 mode, at 800x600 resolution. We're aiming to beat that
At the moment, the games I'm going to be running on this system are WoW, LOTRO, the Mass Effect Trilogy, any Gears of War game I can get my hands on, Evochron: Mercenary, and Halo 1 & 2.
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