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April 8, 2014 6:57:30 PM

Hello, I recently built a new gaming PC. It has a PNY GEforce GTX 770 2GB Video Card. I followed the instructions to plug two 6-pin power connectors to the video card (even though one of the ports on the card is 8-pins). I turned on the PC and it said "Please power down and connect the PCIe power cable(s) for this graphics card" I do not believe it is the power supply because it is 700 watts when it said it needed 600 watts. I made sure everything was plugged in. I also unplugged the power cables from the power supply and it says the same message. Please help.

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April 8, 2014 6:58:48 PM

What power supply do you have? The amperage may be wrong.
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April 8, 2014 7:01:40 PM

Blaise170 said:
What power supply do you have? The amperage may be wrong.


I have the Xion 700W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply.

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April 8, 2014 7:14:57 PM

All of the Xions have 50A on the +12V rails and the 780 needs a minimum of 43A. I have a feeling that it may be your PSU - Xions are poor for voltage regulation and can only generate 50A at peak - which is something that won't happen very often.
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April 9, 2014 3:44:50 AM

Blaise170 said:
All of the Xions have 50A on the +12V rails and the 780 needs a minimum of 43A. I have a feeling that it may be your PSU - Xions are poor for voltage regulation and can only generate 50A at peak - which is something that won't happen very often.


Are you saying I need a power supply with a higher wattage?
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