9800 gtx oc molex connectors

[aza13]

Hello,

I am planning on getting a Nvidia 9800 gtx oc graphics card. While researching the card, i found that it requires 2 6pins power connectors. I have one 6pin connector already, however i do not have a second which means i would have to use the 4 to 6pin molex. The problem is... On the splitter which has 2 4pin connectors to the one 6pin, i only have one 4pin conect from my psu which means i am short one 4pin connector. Anyone have any ideas on what i should do to fix this? Thanks for any advice in advance.

 

[michiganteddybear]

what power supply do you have, it may be a good time to upgrade that to prevent possible issues with the new graphic card

 

[aza13]

It came with the machine. i have a 8800gt oc in it now and it holds up with no sweat. Also is it possible to just plug in one 4pin connector and not use the second? thanks.

 

[Shadow703793]

UPGRADE YOU PSU. The ones come with the case are CR@P. I recommend a PP&C 610 or a Corsair 520 or better. Watts do not = quality.

 

[aza13]

I have a dell xps, and from what i understand... the psu's that comes with it are pretty good. Anyone have any other suggestions other than upgrading the psu?

 

[nukemaster]

You have to use both the connectors. What power supply is it?

Some case power supplies are fine. Antec's EA 500 should run that fine for example. I ran my 8800GTX with my Antec SP450(NOT RECOMMENDED, but i had no choice at the time)

 

[nukemaster]

Are there any more suggestion other than swapping out the psu....it seems like people rush to this solution.
BTW my PSU is rated at 550-600... i have a dell xps.

Look on the side of the unit for the rails

see if you can find a max combined rating for the 12volt rails(there may be more then one, but you can not just add the ratings of each)

Even better if you can take a picture of it.

 

[aza13]

I'm at work atm, so i can't take a look at it. Its a dell XPS 410 Pentium D 2.8 ghz, 2 gigs of ddr2, 320gb of hdd space.

 

[Shadow703793]

I wouldn't trust Dell with any thing. It's not just amps,watts,etc that decides the quality of a PSU. The quality of a PSU is decided by rail stability, max rail load, and a few other things such as manufacture quality (ie how good are the caps,etc).

 

[lashrimp]

Assuming you power supply can provide enough ampere on the 12V rail.
Check your PCI-E adapter. If the 12v lines are combined on the 6 pin connector. You can just use one 4-pin molex. If they are seperated, get this molex splitter.
http://www.monoprice.com/products/product.asp?c_id=102&cp_id=10228&cs_id=1022802&p_id=1313&seq=1&format=2

 

[aza13]

Thanks for all of your help!