i decided to upgrade my gpu from 7970 to r9 390 but i have Powersupply-p610W is it good for r9 390 ? a-c2 720

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i plan to upgrade my gpu from 7970 to r9 390 but i have Powersupply-p610a-c2 720W is it good for r9 390 ? and can i connect 2 x 6-pin AUX Power Connector to this card ?

MY Full Specs:

I7 3770 3.4 - 3.9

16 ram 1600 GHZ

sapphire 7970 hd 3 GB

Powersupply-p610W

HDD Western Digital 500 GB Blue

3 cooler master fans in Cooler Master K380 K-Series Mid Tower
 
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If you need it, you will plug in your 6 pin PCI-e power connector (from your PSU) into the black part of the adapter above and then plug in the white part into the 8 pin PCI-e connector into your GPU.

Now if I have your correct PSU, you will have no need for the adapter above, because you already have an 8 pin adapter (6 + 2 pin pictured below) coming out of your PSU.
86957d1384608154-alimentazione-scheda-video-1345196782_8_pinpci-e2_connectors01.jpg
Well it is recommended that you have 650w PSU. Your PSU is Gigabyte GE-P610A-C2 Superb 720W Power Supply, if my searching is correct. It is an 80 PLUS PSU and comes w/2 x 6+2 pin PCI-e power connectors. Now on the surface this should be okay for your proposed upgrade, but I'd recommend getting at least a bit better PSU with at least 600w of power from Seasonic, Corsair, XFX, or Antec. Your current PSU might be fine, but it would be better if you got a newer one and didn't take any chances.

Product Specification page of the PSU above.
 

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i saw on sapphire page r9 390 need for 2 x 8-pin AUX Power Connector not 2 x 6-pin AUX Power Connector what can i do for this problem ?
 
If you need it, you will plug in your 6 pin PCI-e power connector (from your PSU) into the black part of the adapter above and then plug in the white part into the 8 pin PCI-e connector into your GPU.

Now if I have your correct PSU, you will have no need for the adapter above, because you already have an 8 pin adapter (6 + 2 pin pictured below) coming out of your PSU.
86957d1384608154-alimentazione-scheda-video-1345196782_8_pinpci-e2_connectors01.jpg
 
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Very Strange !!!!!! i saw on gigabyte site the specifications and i found it have (6+2)-pin PCI-E 2.0 Connectors in this link:

http://www.gigabyte.com/products/product-page.aspx?pid=2793#sp

Although i found this image : http://www.nix.ru/autocatalog/power_supply_gigabyte/110205_2236_draft_large.jpg

i am confused ! :D
 

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thank you very much :D i want to take some advices from you whats is the best gpu ( r9 390 nitro sapphire or gtx 970 g1 gigabyte ) ? and can my psu handle r9 390 or gtx 970 ? and can my case fit to r9 390 or gtx 970 ?
 

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in my country egypt there are only 2 brands gigabyte r9 390 g1 gaming and r9 390 nitro so is it good for me to buy gigabyte r9 390 g1 or not ? because i saw a lot of negative reviews about this card
 
Hmm that is interesting. Well you have to decide what works for you. The Nitro is the one that I'd get, but you would need to modify you existing case to accommodate the longer card (needing about 2 inches more of room) or you would need a case that could support the bigger card. I would just open up the case and remove the HD cage and that would give you the room that you need.
 

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so you recommend me to buy nitro ?
how to remove the cage ?
when i remove it where i will put HDD ?
 
Well I would recommend the Nitro over the Gigabyte, but you would need more room in your case. You could measure the distance yourself to verify that your GPU could/couldn't fit.
As far as removing the HD cage, it would require probably at least pulling the screws out holding the HD cage or worse you would need to remove the rivets (if that is how it is assembled).
As far as where your HD's go, it would all depend on what kind of HD's you have. If they are just SSD's, they can go anywhere, because they have no moving parts. If they are regular mechanical HD's it would be a different story.