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9800gt power problem !

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when i powered my 9800gt with the 6 pin connector " which came directly from my PSU " it said

"very low power ! - forceware has degraded its performance to a low level for optimized run "

so ,

1. i shutdown my system
2. removed the 6 pin connector
3. used the "2 molex to 6 pin connector" which came with my 9800gt .
4. restarted my system
5. voila ... it runs great ...

question is " why dint it have enuf power supply when i powered my card thru the 6 pin connector which came directly from my psu" ? and how come it is working fine when i used the "molex to 6 pin connector " ???


PLS . i need to kno wut is wrong ... somebody temme the difference btw the 2 !

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btw , here re my psu specs

zebronics m500W .
12v dual RAIL ,
15A ON 12v1 and 17 A on 12v2
combined is 384 W

Reply to varwiz

because 9800gt requires 2x 6pin pcie connector to run properly so when u use molex or other name of molex is converter it converts the power into 1pin that runs 9800gt in full power.

Reply to redwine01

Strange, but haven't heard of zebronics much, so not sure how far I would trust that power supply.

Reply to ohiou_grad_06
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