Hello, I am recently thinking about upgrading my ancient hd 6670 to an rx 460 2gb. (on extremely tight budget)
There are several models I have been looking at, all the same price, and they all have the exact same power requirements, including the card in question. (minimum being 400w, recommended 450w). One of them has a 6pin connector, where as the other models do not. my psu is 480w, not too sure about manufacturer or 12v rail info, as it is prebuilt and in their infinite wisdom, put the tag on the side that is against the case.
ANYWAYS, my psu has a single 4pin molex that splits off into another 4pin, so my question is could i safely use the 4 pin and it's extra split off 4 pin to power the 6pin model if i choose to get it? with 4 pin to 6 pin adapter of course. (I assume since they are all the same power requirement, that the 6 pin model could offer better/more stable performance as well as oc-ability)
I don't think my other components are needed, but here they are just in case
mobo: ASUSTeK Computer INC. M4A78T-E
8gb ram, ddr3 1333. forget manufacture, but no high end expensive stuff
cpu: ph II x4 970 oc to 4.0gh
basic 500gb hdd
removed the dvd/cd drive, never use it.
Uhm I think that about covers it, thanks very much in advance
There are several models I have been looking at, all the same price, and they all have the exact same power requirements, including the card in question. (minimum being 400w, recommended 450w). One of them has a 6pin connector, where as the other models do not. my psu is 480w, not too sure about manufacturer or 12v rail info, as it is prebuilt and in their infinite wisdom, put the tag on the side that is against the case.
ANYWAYS, my psu has a single 4pin molex that splits off into another 4pin, so my question is could i safely use the 4 pin and it's extra split off 4 pin to power the 6pin model if i choose to get it? with 4 pin to 6 pin adapter of course. (I assume since they are all the same power requirement, that the 6 pin model could offer better/more stable performance as well as oc-ability)
I don't think my other components are needed, but here they are just in case
mobo: ASUSTeK Computer INC. M4A78T-E
8gb ram, ddr3 1333. forget manufacture, but no high end expensive stuff
cpu: ph II x4 970 oc to 4.0gh
basic 500gb hdd
removed the dvd/cd drive, never use it.
Uhm I think that about covers it, thanks very much in advance
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