graphics and psu question

[TimBlanchard]

1. does the sapphire x1950 pro need a special connection to psu

2. if it does will the graphics card come with it

3. will any 500w+ psu be able to have this connection or does it need a certain number of pins or a certain socket

(im not talking about being able to have enough power im talking about connection from psu to grahpics card)

Thanks for you help

Tim

 

[Nukem]

When you buy a card new... Yes it will have all the adaptors needed if your PSU doesn't have them... The standard PSU will have the 4 pin molex to fit the PCIe convertor onto them... BUT I highly recommend you look for a PSU (or have one already) that has at least 18A on the +12v side (the higher the better)

 

[TimBlanchard]

why?

 

[jonny_uk]

as above it will come with the adaptor but you need to make sure you have an empty socket free on your psu to plug the vid card connecter into.

I got a new OCZ modstream PSU last week which came with everything so i just connected the GPU directly to the slot on the psu

 

[jonny_uk]

why?

Thats what i thought, 18AMP what? thats huge, we dont even use 18AMP in the uk, the biggest we have is 13A

 

[TimBlanchard]

what bout this one will it have enough slots, right connector, and powerful enuf

http://www.dabs.com/productview.asp...ec+sp&PageMode=3&SearchKey=All&SearchMode=All

 

[jonny_uk]

are you from the UK then?
And no the above isnt a very good price, i got this one last week http://www.ebuyer.com/UK/product/102953 slightly more power, much better looking and cheaper, still a top name brand in the computer world too, plus it has loads of connections for GPU and other devices and all the cables you'd ever need.

Also i can vouch for the ordering process and top service from ebuyer

 

[TimBlanchard]

1 too expensive

2. im looking @ dabs.com because they have the cheapest card & free delivery (-£7)

 

[jonny_uk]

Sorry i didnt know the dabs price was including VAT

 

[Nukem]

Thats what i thought, 18AMP what? thats huge, we dont even use 18AMP in the uk, the biggest we have is 13A

Most video cards will recommend a voltage depending on the card. take a look at the card manufacturer and see what they recommend. Most people here will even advise 18-20 Amps... the higher end cards even recommend 24-35 Amps. (35 if you run SLI) That can also be a combo if your PSU has dual +12V's. So if you have 2 rails with 13 Amps then you'll be good...