Video card adapter?

[Link09]

Ok so here's the deal, i have a Radeon HD 4850 XXX, now i know i need a PCI-E power cord to supply it. With my power supply i don't have this, and i seem screwed, however the card comes with a adapter. It's a 6 pin to 3pin.

Now with that, it seems every thing would work fine and dandy. But of course i look through the manual and it tells me that i SHOULDN'T use the adapter? Can ANYONE shed some light on this situation? If i decide to go ahead with it and use the adapter would anything happen? Or would the card run at less than full speed?

 

[AKM880]

That adapter should be fine, my friend's gaming rig uses one. If it comes with one it should work.

 

[ohiou_grad_06]

Just be sure whatever PSU you are hooking it to has the juice to power that card so that you don't fry anything.

 

[Link09]

Alright well thank you, Um i assume 550W is enough? I may even just get a new power supply to be on the safe side.

 

[AKM880]

What brand and what are the rest of your system components?

 

[Link09]

It's a DiabloTek.

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/searchtools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=541436&Sku=D15-1000&SRCCODE=WEBSD&CMP=OTC-SMARTERDEALS

AMD Athlon 64 X2 6000+

Asus M3A78-CM

Corsair Dual Channel TWINX 2048MB PC6400 DDR2 800MHz

 

[AKM880]

DiabloTek is a cheap PSU, maybe if you have the money upgrade to something better. Corsair, Antec, OCZ are some nicer brands.