8800 GTS

Hello everyone. I'm brand new to the forums and I need some help please.

I'm building a new rig, and everything is going perfect so far. There is just one little thing I cannot figure out, and I figured this would be the best place to ask.

I have a Gigabyte GA-M57SLI-S4 and an Nvidia 8800GTS.

There is a 6 pin power connector on the back of the card (ok that was a no brainer) and a 4 pin, 12-volt connection on the mobo labeled PCI_E 12 volts.

My power supply can more than handle the load, so do I connect power to BOTH of these connections, or JUST the 6 pin connector on the video card?

I've read both manuals (mobo and vid card) and neither one is being very specific.

Any help is appreciated.

Right, right, the 6 pin connector IS connected straight to the power supply, but there is also a connector on the mobo itself that, like I said, is labeled PCI_E, and it takes 12 volts according to the mobo manual.

I'm leaving it disconnected until someone says different.

Thanks! Now, all I have to do is get my OS to cooperate, lol.

Not to sound ignorant, but I want to know why I should connect the 4 pin as well.

... and that word is exactly the reason I question what others say.
I want to be 100% sure about what to do with that mobo connection.
It's NOT connected right now and everything seems to be fine. I haven't tried to run any games yet though.

http://america.giga-byte.com/FileL [...] _2.0_e.pdf

Page 16...

Ah well.....

I have an evga board, and they say to connect the power, but again, like in DeCaff2006's case, it doesn't specify why. I am still finishing the rig, and I will proably connect extra 4 pin on the board. I will post the results when I finish the build.