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chris120   10-29-2008 at 10:01:13 PM

hi,

i have recently bought a nvidia geforce 9800 gt and am having problems. i have slotted it in but there is a cable with 2 3 pin adapters and i have no where to plug them in. i have a dell dimension 5100. any help would gratefully received.

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Delluser1   10-30-2008 at 11:35:33 AM
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Your 5100 most likely has the 305 watt power supply, which is a bit old and lite for the 9800GT, and it sounds as though you have no free 4 pin connectors to use with the adapter.
Buy a new power supply, you can use almost any standard ATX unit, here's one option
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6817371007

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chris120   10-30-2008 at 02:22:22 PM
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Thanks for the advice.

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