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I just got my 4850 a few mins ago and I noticed that the power cord, the side that is conected to PSI, only has 3 pins while the PSI power connector has 4 holes. Is that normal?

Message edited by aaclunckaaa on 11-14-2008 at 09:59:41 PM

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This may sound tough, but hopefully you received the video card with software and an instruction manual. You might want to open the instruction manual and see what it says, sometimes important directions on installing and using the video card will be addressed, and you won't have to ask the rest of to do the ground work YOU should have already done...

Reply to marcellis22

? what? I'm not asking for installation instruction I'm asking about the power cord that connects the GC to the PSI. It has 3 pins while PSI cord has 4 holes. The instruction manual only provides a quick install guide that is very short.

Reply to aaclunckaaa

Do you not have a 6/8 pin power connector? I am assuming you are using an adaptor although i would have thought it would be molex(4 pin) to molex connector.

Was that the only connector you received?

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Reply to strangestranger

The only 3 pin connectors I know of in use on the internals of a computer are fan connectors, and they look drastically different, and couldn't power a GPU if they tried. You're mistaking something for something else.

Reply to frozenlead

at one end is a 4 sqare box with 6 holes that seems to go into the GC and at the other end is a 3 pin molex. Could that be a faulty cable though, thats what I'm asking.

Message edited by aaclunckaaa on 11-14-2008 at 10:45:20 PM

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That sounds like the S/PDIF connector that should connect from the video card to either your sound card or motherboard sound input.

Reply to Lord Gornak

Some power supplies (older) do not have the connector required to connect the power supply (PSU) to the Video Card (GPU).
The end of harness with 6pin connector plugs into the end of the Video Card. The other end plugs into one of the moldex connectors on the harness coming from your PSU.
Does the connector you have look something like this?
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Show [...] %20Adapter

Reply to knotknut

Left head is a 6 pin while the right head is a 3 pin like the one in the link. Notice the small yellow wire on the left head.

Message edited by aaclunckaaa on 11-15-2008 at 12:06:05 AM

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so thats the adapter allright.
So your psu doesn't have PCIe power connectors that would fit straight into the power connector on the card?

and the card only needs 12V and ground via the adapter from the molex connector that also has pins for 5V and another ground. The PCIe power connector has 3 ground pins and 3 12V pins, that adapter just couples these with the ones on the molex

Reply to Kari

just to add, if your psu indeed has PCIe power connectors, it would be highly advisable to use those instead

Reply to Kari

Hmm, if it doesn't that could be a problem as it might not be powerful enough to run it, it would have to be pretty old not to have a 6 pin.

Okay good. Cable is correct. Now for your PSU. What is it?

Reply to knotknut

I'm running my 4850 on a no-name 350watt. Smart? No.

...but it does indeed run. Unless he's got a real POS I think he should be fine.

Reply to cheesevillage

My PSU http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6817341010 has two PCI-E. Labeled PCI-E1 and PCI-E2. So I can just plug one of those directly into my GC and it'll run smoothly?

Message edited by aaclunckaaa on 11-15-2008 at 12:46:56 AM

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Yes

Reply to HyperBladeST

It`s normal.

The missing pin is +5v. The forth hole of the 4pin molex connector(Psu) is +5v(red wire).

Your card needs only+12v(yellow) and Ground(Black). not the +5v one.

Reply to Muraddd9

Awsome thnx guys. Srry for my noobishness.

Reply to aaclunckaaa

No problem. Keep us posted on your build.

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