- Jan 16, 2016
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Hello Folks,
I'm not a pro when it comes to upgrading and making sure older components are compatible with newer ones, so I need to be very sure whether my current rig can support the graphics card I intend to buy. It is a lot of money and I just want to be 100% I'm not in over my head as my system is a bit old, but the card itself will be making the biggest difference at this point I believe.
The card I want to purchase: GV-N960G1 GAMING-4GD
Power requirements, in particular the pins (i.e. 400W with one 6-pin & one 8-pin external power connectors) worry me the most as my PSU seems to only have a 4-pin and 5-pin connector.
Current system looks as such:
Mobo >> Intel DX58SO Extreme Series (the 2 x PCIe 2.0 x16 worries me)
CPU >> Intel(R) Core(TM) i7 CPU 950 @ 3.07GHz
PSU >> Cooler Master RS-650-PCAR-ER (the 4-pin and 5-pin connectors worries me)
Confirmation and advice would be greatly appreciated.
Kind regards.
EDIT 1: Hello again. Okay, so I think I've answered one of the questions partly. I was mistaken about my PSU having 4-pin and 5-pin connectors. I confused the numbering of the connectors with being 4-pin and 5-pin (apologies...). However... it as I've managed to figure out the PSU has 6-pin connectors. As I understand it though 6-pin connectors do not fit into 8-pin connectors, so I take it this will be a problem?
I'm not a pro when it comes to upgrading and making sure older components are compatible with newer ones, so I need to be very sure whether my current rig can support the graphics card I intend to buy. It is a lot of money and I just want to be 100% I'm not in over my head as my system is a bit old, but the card itself will be making the biggest difference at this point I believe.
The card I want to purchase: GV-N960G1 GAMING-4GD
Power requirements, in particular the pins (i.e. 400W with one 6-pin & one 8-pin external power connectors) worry me the most as my PSU seems to only have a 4-pin and 5-pin connector.
Current system looks as such:
Mobo >> Intel DX58SO Extreme Series (the 2 x PCIe 2.0 x16 worries me)
CPU >> Intel(R) Core(TM) i7 CPU 950 @ 3.07GHz
PSU >> Cooler Master RS-650-PCAR-ER (the 4-pin and 5-pin connectors worries me)
Confirmation and advice would be greatly appreciated.
Kind regards.
EDIT 1: Hello again. Okay, so I think I've answered one of the questions partly. I was mistaken about my PSU having 4-pin and 5-pin connectors. I confused the numbering of the connectors with being 4-pin and 5-pin (apologies...). However... it as I've managed to figure out the PSU has 6-pin connectors. As I understand it though 6-pin connectors do not fit into 8-pin connectors, so I take it this will be a problem?
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