Which PCIe cables to use?

[COLLINS311]

I have a thermaltake 850W power supply and an 8800 GTX. My question is do I use the modular PCIe cables or the non modular PCIe calbes that are attached permanently with the 24 Pin ATX connector. The PSU documentation wasn't very clear on this. I'm not sure if the modular ones have the dedicated rail or not or vice versa with the non modular ones. Sorry if this is a stupid question.

Thanks

 

[tool_462]

Use the already supplied ones, they will be on their own rail also. The modular are just if you choose to go SLI 8800 cards or need 4 plugs at some point.

Not a stupid question either...

 

[COLLINS311]

Thanks for the reply Tool. Those are the ones I was using, and everythign has been working fine. I just didn't want to damage anything and don't really know enough about PSU's to know for sure. My decision to not use the modular ones was based on not wanting to have two extra cables in my case when I didn't need them.

Thanks again!

 

[tool_462]

No problem, thats why those extras are modular At the point of buying an 850watt PSU they assume you will use two of them.

 

[COLLINS311]

true. I'm an idiot, i should use common sense and stop being so paranoid. I just dropped alot of dough and i'm being a girl.

thanks again!

 

[tool_462]

I probably would have asked before I even turned the PC on

 

[COLLINS311]

true. Thats my "yeah i got everything lets get it together ASAP" side though. Slowly as time goes on I keep thinking of little details...that I might have wanted to think abuot before. I'm not an avid builder so I don't really do this everyday. As opposed to someone, like yourself, who actually constructs their own case(if i'm reading your sig right)....that just seems impossible to me. Especially after drilling holes in mine(pain!)

 

[tool_462]

Practice and time are all it takes. I'm a noob when it comes to case modding, only been into PCs since I started college and I'm only a sophomore, so only about 1.5-2 years of PC learning under my belt.

I just wish I had more money/time (mostly $$) to work on some more custom cases.

Here is my case:
http://forumz.tomshardware.com/modules.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&t=217098&highlight=wood