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Connect3D Ati X1650Xt Quick Yes or No Question

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vwluke   04-27-2007 at 06:22:13 AM

i just got one of these cards for my comp the other day it has a 6 pin power connection on the card but it didn't come with a cable and my power supply doesn't have a cable like that i was wondering if i buy a cable will it make the card better cause it runs without being plugged into the power?

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TonyStark   04-27-2007 at 09:18:22 AM
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If you don't connect the cable, you will get a nice error message telling you to connect the cable when you switch on your PC.

You need one of these:
http://img83.imageshack.us/img83/3592/adapterde9.jpg

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vwluke   04-27-2007 at 07:42:55 PM
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it does work without the power cable plugged in it runs games and everything i was jus wondering if it will make it any better if i plug it into the power

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TonyStark   04-28-2007 at 06:16:46 AM
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it does work without the power cable



A lot of cards don't.

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i was jus wondering if it will make it any better if i plug it into the power



Compare your performance to other benchmarks online. If yours is falling short it is due to a lack of power.

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coolpurplefan   06-24-2007 at 01:41:44 AM
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That's interesting. Does the HIS X1650 XT iSilence II need it? I don't have it plugged in and my machine still works.

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Hatman   06-25-2007 at 09:14:36 PM
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1650xt doesnt NEED to be plugged in aslong as your PCI-e gives it enough juice.

IE if it turns on its all good...

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coolpurplefan   06-25-2007 at 10:42:01 PM
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I have a motherboard that has a molex connector not too far from the video card and I read in the manual that it feeds the video card. It's plugged in and I've played games like BF2 so I know there's no problem with it working.

I just thought it was odd mine doesn't have a connector directly on the card. But, that may be partly due to the fact that the fanless cooling is pretty large.

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