Hi, i just wanted to know, does the X850XT need the 6 pin power cord from the psu pluged into it? Or is the pci express able to power up the x850xt video card?

thank you.

You need it.

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No thanks.

Do you know what would happen if i don't use it? thank you.

It wouldn't work.

Some people are like slinkies....
Not really good for anything but you cant help smile when you see one tumble down the stairs.

i thought if i don't use the 6 pin power card that it would down clock, but it seems like it won't work at all.

thank you all for the reply.

You get the red video BIOS screen saying 'Plug in the PCI-E power you moron!'

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