I bought a HD 6870 but only have 1 6 pin connector

[Amon99]

Hello,

I recently purchased AMD HD Radeon 6870 and discovered it requires 2 6 pin PCI-E connectors. I think my PC only shipped with one as the graphics card it came with only required 1.

I'm not sure which part of my power supply is the name but it says LC650 GP2 and ATX12V V2.2 and says 550W at the bottom next to MAX combined wattage and peak load.

Need help with this! Thanks in advance

 

[gordonfreeman]

Power supply is fine, we need to know the name of the motherboard in order to see if it will fit the card. But if you have already received the card you should try and fit it, if it doesnt fit send it back. The card itself will fit into a single PCI 16 Express port but requires the space of two. So there may be room. Try it.

 

[Amon99]

I don't think you understand what i meant, my power supply only has 1 6 pin PCI-E connector to insert in my graphics card to power it, it requires 2 is there anything i can do?

 

[Amon99]

My motherboard is
Manufacturer : ASUSTeK Computer INC.
Model : P5K SE/EPU Rev 1.xx
Chipset : Intel P35/G33/G31 Rev. A2
Southbridge : Intel 82801IB(ICH9)
LPCIO: Winbond W83627DHG

 

[gordonfreeman]

Oh sorry my bad, yeah you can get a splitter or converter, they are available from lots of places like here : http://www.play.com/PC/PCs/4-/3516123/PCI-E-PCI-Express-Graphics-Molex-Power-Cable/Product.html?_%24ja=tsid:11518%7Ccat:3516123%7Cprd:3516123

 

[Amon99]

Really? i thought about that but the instructions tell me not to use that haha

 

[gordonfreeman]

I used it for like a year on a 5850 I think it was, worked fine and no fires. If I were you though I would use it as a temporary measure and invest in a new PSU in couple of months. A nice branded 600W power supply will last you a long long time. Good investment.

 

[Amon99]

alright i might give that a try, thanks for the help!