Corsa750TX and ATI 5770

[solidstategamer]

My PSU: CORSAIR CMPSU-750TX 750W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Compatible with Core i7 Power Supply

My GPU: XFX HD-577A-ZNFC Radeon HD 5770 (Juniper XT) 1GB 128-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card

I am going through some tests to make sure everything is installed correctly. Can someone tell me the proper way to plug in the card to this psu?

Right now, I use one cable with a 6 slot head to connect to the card. However, in the card box there is a piece with two 3 slot heads (4 slots but only 3 have pins, 1 is empty) that merge into one 6 slot head piece.

This adapter thing has a 6 slot head that looks identical to the cable I have plugged in right now.

Is there a difference between these two types of connections? Should I use one over the other?

 

[flyin15sec]

Sounds like a molex to PCIe adapter. You shouldn't need it, as I believe 5770 only has 1 6pin PCIe power plugin.

 

[solidstategamer]

I see... damn. I was hoping this might be the source of my Atikmdag issue but I guess I had it properly plugged in afterall.

Sigh..

 

[solidstategamer]

My rig built 06/02/10

Antec Mini P180 Black Steel MicroATX Mini Tower Computer Case

GIGABYTE GA-P55M-UD2 LGA 1156 Intel P55 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard

XFX HD-577A-ZNFC Radeon HD 5770 (Juniper XT) 1GB 128-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card

CORSAIR CMPSU-750TX 750W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Compatible with Core i7 Power Supply

Intel Core i5-750 Lynnfield 2.66GHz LGA 1156 95W Quad-Core Processor Model BX80605I5750

G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL9D-4GBRL

SAMSUNG Spinpoint F3 HD502HJ 500GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive

SAMSUNG DVD Burner Black SATA Model SH-S223L LightScribe Support - OEM

Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit 1-Pack for System Builders - OEM

COOLER MASTER Hyper 212 Plus Intel Core i5 & Intel Core i7 compatible RR-B10-212P-G1 120mm "heatpipe direct contact" Long life sleeve CPU Cooler

I found the name of the cable. It's a 4 pin to 6 pin adapter. Looks like this:

http://www.evga.com/support/faq/files/pcie%20pwr%20adapter.jpg

Should the two 4 pin pieces be plugged on the same cable or two seperate?

In response to your suggestions, I have disabled Aero and it still crashes. How do I uninstall the KB952287 update in windows 7?

 

[jsc]

You do not need the adapter. The Corsair 750TX has four "6+2" pin PCI power cables.

Or mine does, anyway.

 

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