I am new here and have a few questions that hopefully someone can help me or shed some light for me on.
I have been running a EVGA GTX 470 for the past few years on an Antec Earthwatts 650 PSU, and just recently one of my good friends gave me his old video card, which is an MSI Lightning GTX 680.
It came in the mail this morning, and when I tried to install it, I noticed that my PSU only has 1 6+2 pin and 1 6 pin PCI-E power pin.
I did a little research, and found that you can get a power pin to go from a 6 to 8 pin? I also read somewhere that the two extra wires on a 8-pin can provide power if need be. I do not plan at any time to overclock the card at all.
What I am wondering is can I use my one 6+2 and my one 6 pin power plugs and be ok? Or should I buy one of those plugs that I can go from 6 to 8 for the extra power?
I am not sure exactly how much power difference is between the 470/680. I do know the 470 was a big power hog, and I thought that I read somewhere that the 680 uses just as much or less power than the 470.
Or should I consider buying a new PSU?
Here is what else I am running in my case-
AMD Phenom II X4 965 @ 3.6
1 HDD 7600RPM (I believe) Caviar Black Western Dig.
1 basic DVD-RW burner
4 fans (2X120mm, 1X140mm, 1X200mm)
Please let me know if there is any more info you guys need, I was very excited when this finally came in the mail, and am kinda bummed I might need a new PSU to enjoy this card.
PS-I mostly play CS:GO, DayZ, MS Flight Simulator X, and sometimes play BF3/4, and am running a 32in TV at 1366X768.
I have been running a EVGA GTX 470 for the past few years on an Antec Earthwatts 650 PSU, and just recently one of my good friends gave me his old video card, which is an MSI Lightning GTX 680.
It came in the mail this morning, and when I tried to install it, I noticed that my PSU only has 1 6+2 pin and 1 6 pin PCI-E power pin.
I did a little research, and found that you can get a power pin to go from a 6 to 8 pin? I also read somewhere that the two extra wires on a 8-pin can provide power if need be. I do not plan at any time to overclock the card at all.
What I am wondering is can I use my one 6+2 and my one 6 pin power plugs and be ok? Or should I buy one of those plugs that I can go from 6 to 8 for the extra power?
I am not sure exactly how much power difference is between the 470/680. I do know the 470 was a big power hog, and I thought that I read somewhere that the 680 uses just as much or less power than the 470.
Or should I consider buying a new PSU?
Here is what else I am running in my case-
AMD Phenom II X4 965 @ 3.6
1 HDD 7600RPM (I believe) Caviar Black Western Dig.
1 basic DVD-RW burner
4 fans (2X120mm, 1X140mm, 1X200mm)
Please let me know if there is any more info you guys need, I was very excited when this finally came in the mail, and am kinda bummed I might need a new PSU to enjoy this card.
PS-I mostly play CS:GO, DayZ, MS Flight Simulator X, and sometimes play BF3/4, and am running a 32in TV at 1366X768.
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