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lumpsums   09-25-2009 at 11:44:11 PM

Power requirements for [quote=http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102809&Tpk=ATI%20Radeon%20HD%204850%20X2%202GB]this ATI Radeon HD 4850 2X 2GB[/quote] video card are scaring me..

[B]"650 Watt or greater power supply with one 2x3-pin PCIeR power connector and one 2x4-pin PCIeR power connector is required"[/B]

PCIeR? 2x4-pin and 2x3-pin?

I've got a [quote=http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139006&Tpk=cmpsu%20750]CORSAIR 750TX[/quote] PSU with..

[B]"PCI-Express Connector: 4 x 6+2-Pin"
"Connectors:
1 x Main connector (20+4Pin)
1 x 12V(4/8Pin)
8 x peripheral
8 x SATA
2 x Floppy
4 x PCI-E"[/B]

Help me out tomshardware.com techgods.

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Yeah the video cards don't usually use as much as they is the minimum power requirement. Especially when you have a good brand of power supply, you don't have to worry. Like hunter said your "PCI-Express Connector: 4 x 6+2-Pin" will work. It's basically a 2x3 connector with an additional 2x1 plug for use if needed. So you'll just plug a 2x3 connector into one of the power slots and then plug a 2x3 and it's matching 2x1 connector into the 2x4-pin slot. It's the same as the 20+4 pin main connector going into a 24 pin slot.
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Silver Home Brew badge hunter315   09-25-2009 at 11:51:03 PM

The 750TX is plenty, the 6+2 connectors can be plugged into a 2x3 or a 2x4 slot. You are fine, though i wouldnt drop that much on a 4850x2 right now, you may be able to pick up a 5850 for slightly more in a few days.

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lumpsums   09-25-2009 at 11:56:25 PM

hey hunter. you're always here for me. yeah i was looking at Nvidia vs. ATI cards.. price value just makes sense to me now with the ATI, and I know that in October they're coming out with all this new stuff. just for the future, because I'm sure that the requirements will be the same.

thanks hunter, again! im gonna delete this in a few minutes, beings you've taken care of that right thurrr.

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FallenSniper   09-26-2009 at 12:00:30 AM
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Yeah the video cards don't usually use as much as they is the minimum power requirement. Especially when you have a good brand of power supply, you don't have to worry. Like hunter said your "PCI-Express Connector: 4 x 6+2-Pin" will work. It's basically a 2x3 connector with an additional 2x1 plug for use if needed. So you'll just plug a 2x3 connector into one of the power slots and then plug a 2x3 and it's matching 2x1 connector into the 2x4-pin slot. It's the same as the 20+4 pin main connector going into a 24 pin slot.

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Silver Home Brew badge hunter315   09-26-2009 at 12:34:52 AM

Actually their new stuff started coming out on wednesday, the 5850s should be available by tuesday, you wont even need to wait until october, they are here now :D

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lumpsums   10-15-2009 at 05:09:40 AM

hunter315 wrote :

Actually their new stuff started coming out on wednesday, the 5850s should be available by tuesday, you wont even need to wait until october, they are here now :D



we'll see! I'm waiting til the paycheck pours in, waiting to buy the i7 and vga last, beings they're the most expensive, i'm praying with all my antistatic abilities that my beautiful mobo and other parts hold out til build time in a few weeks!

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