Is my PSU enough for my graphics card? MSI GTX 960 2GB? How do I connect the cables?

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Thomasemmm

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It only requires 400 Watt PSU...I think. Does this mean that I have to connect the 6-pin or 8-pin cables to the graphics card? Cause to be honest I have no idea what the heck to do. Haha sorry I am really a PC noob. Im actually scared to buy the whole card if I wouldn't be able to connect the 6-pin and 8-pin cables. Do I even have to connect the GPU to a 8-pin cable?

Could some very kind soul tell me how to connect the graphics card to the motherboard. I watched this video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rVDY-ICNebQ @6:15
And I have no idea what the red and the black cable was. What did he do?? I assume the black was a 8-pin connector, which he connected to the GPU. Where else did he connect it? :c
Sorry if I'm too dumb for you guys...But thanks in advance!
 
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That's a picture of a molex connector. That PSU is also has a very low power output rating. It's 350 watts. You could probably use it if you had some molex to 6 pin adapters.
If your going to look at upgrading the PSU as well as the GPU though you might just be better off looking at a second hand PC.
http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/id-2667915/wts-gaming-deal-2600-radeon-7950-boost-16gb-gskill-ares-ram.html
This guy is asking $400 for a pretty good setup for example.
Or Perhaps think about a card like this 750ti that recommends a 300watt PSU and requires no auxiliary power input.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814500327
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The first thing to do is know what PSU you actually have. Does it have plugs coming out of it that look like this 8 pin
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Or like this 6 pin
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If you can see the brand and model number of your psu and wattage I could possibly look it up and tell you if it's capable or not.
 
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He doesn't know how to plug a GPU into a motherboard yet. Your being much to broad with that statement.
 
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Here, I uploaded a few pictures, what I think, is that my PC is very weak, although it has Intel Core i7...lol
http://s1027.photobucket.com/user/Thomasemmm/media/Mobile%20Uploads/image_zpsr1kqm0ty.jpg.html

Im not sure if those helps you at all...I have a feeling I took pictures of wrong things...sigh..
 
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That's a picture of a molex connector. That PSU is also has a very low power output rating. It's 350 watts. You could probably use it if you had some molex to 6 pin adapters.
If your going to look at upgrading the PSU as well as the GPU though you might just be better off looking at a second hand PC.
http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/id-2667915/wts-gaming-deal-2600-radeon-7950-boost-16gb-gskill-ares-ram.html
This guy is asking $400 for a pretty good setup for example.
Or Perhaps think about a card like this 750ti that recommends a 300watt PSU and requires no auxiliary power input.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814500327
 
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