Alright, so I bought this Asus HD 6950 card (link here:https://www.asus.com/Graphics-Cards/EAH6950_DCII2DI4S1GD5/overview/), and I've put it inside just barely as the card is massive. At this point, I'm not sure it's entirely inserted in or not, but when i connect it to the power without having either 6/8 pin connected to it a red light shines, so I take it that it IS connected to the pci-e slot and it IS drawing power. However, at this point, I've tried 2 things.
1.Connect the 6+2 connector from my PSU to the 6+2 port (leaving the 6 pin one open). I boot the PC and there's no video, no fans, no signs of life other than the illuminating red dot on top of the card.
2.Insert the 6 part of the 6+2 connector the the 6 pin port. Boot the pc. Fans start up, everything seems perfect but no display is shown.
So I am here to ask, would the problem be that both 6 and 8 pin ports MUST be connected? If so, then I'll scout around town to find a molex/sata to 6 pin adapter and try to get it to work (because all I have is a single 6+2 connector)
My psu is a Be quiet! e-400w (link here: http://www.bequiet.com/en/powersupply/83).
And before you go on and on and on about how the 6950 requires at least 500w, extreme PSU calculator showed that i only need 361W. And my PSU is not of the shit rank. The GPU requires at least 30 amps on the 12v rail and this one has 14+16v (as it is dual rail) and a combined output of 384W, so technically SHOULD be able to run my setup, right?
EDIT: I should probably note that I don't hear any beeps, my mobo has never given any beeps to begin with, it's pretty old and I actually think it doesn't have the ability to beep at all. It's a P5LD2 SE if anyone cares.
Also my PC is fully functional right now as I've reversed the installation and am on my HD 4670 right now.
All in all, the question is in the title. If the answer is "No, you only need 8/6 pin connected" then i'll probably go to some store and test if the gpu works or not at all.
1.Connect the 6+2 connector from my PSU to the 6+2 port (leaving the 6 pin one open). I boot the PC and there's no video, no fans, no signs of life other than the illuminating red dot on top of the card.
2.Insert the 6 part of the 6+2 connector the the 6 pin port. Boot the pc. Fans start up, everything seems perfect but no display is shown.
So I am here to ask, would the problem be that both 6 and 8 pin ports MUST be connected? If so, then I'll scout around town to find a molex/sata to 6 pin adapter and try to get it to work (because all I have is a single 6+2 connector)
My psu is a Be quiet! e-400w (link here: http://www.bequiet.com/en/powersupply/83).
And before you go on and on and on about how the 6950 requires at least 500w, extreme PSU calculator showed that i only need 361W. And my PSU is not of the shit rank. The GPU requires at least 30 amps on the 12v rail and this one has 14+16v (as it is dual rail) and a combined output of 384W, so technically SHOULD be able to run my setup, right?
EDIT: I should probably note that I don't hear any beeps, my mobo has never given any beeps to begin with, it's pretty old and I actually think it doesn't have the ability to beep at all. It's a P5LD2 SE if anyone cares.
Also my PC is fully functional right now as I've reversed the installation and am on my HD 4670 right now.
All in all, the question is in the title. If the answer is "No, you only need 8/6 pin connected" then i'll probably go to some store and test if the gpu works or not at all.