8800 GTX - New power supply?

[bloodline76]

I was wondering if I upgraded to a GTX would I need a new power supply?

I have the OCZ GameXStream 700w Silent SLI Ready ATX2 Power Supply from OCUK.

I was wondering as it only have two 6 pins, one goes in the mother board at the moment and the other in the graphics card. Doesnt the GTX require 2 6 pin plugs?

Thanks

 

[willhub]

I was wondering if I upgraded to a GTX would I need a new power supply?

I have the OCZ GameXStream 700w Silent SLI Ready ATX2 Power Supply from OCUK.

I was wondering as it only have two 6 pins, one goes in the mother board at the moment and the other in the graphics card. Doesnt the GTX require 2 6 pin plugs?

Thanks

Yea but the GTX will come with some Molex- PCI-E connectors .

 

[helmutcheese]

I was wondering if I upgraded to a GTX would I need a new power supply?

I have the OCZ GameXStream 700w Silent SLI Ready ATX2 Power Supply from OCUK.

I was wondering as it only have two 6 pins, one goes in the mother board at the moment and the other in the graphics card. Doesnt the GTX require 2 6 pin plugs?

Thanks

The connection you put into your Mobo aint the same as the GPU's, they are marked PCI-E, and the Mobo is normally 4/8pins.

That Modern SLI ready PSU should cover it.

 

[bloodline76]

Sry not sure what pins were, 8, 6 or 4, so i guessed but thanks for your quick replies.

Do you think it would be able to handle the new 9800? And anyone know if they are coming out with different ranges? Like 320MB, 640MB and such?

Just wondering if its worth hanging on for as I am not in a rush.

 

[helmutcheese]

Well I know the 9800 are more powerfull but also smaller Die (65nm) so could use less power per bang.

I personally think your PSU will run it powerwise and connections wise, but God are they loud.

 

[Smoogels]

I have the OCZ 700w and it has 2 pci 6 pin power leads

-and i have ran a GTX of it in the past.

 

[helmutcheese]

Correct but he thinks he is currently using 1 of the 6 pins for his Mobo which it cant be as it used a 4pin or 8pin

 

[bloodline76]

Correct but he thinks he is currently using 1 of the 6 pins for his Mobo which it cant be as it used a 4pin or 8pin

I could be mistaken, didnt notice another 6 pin one. Its so nicely tied up I dont want to go looking lol

 

[LoadsaMoney]

You have an SLi PSU, so you definately have 2x 6x Pins, otherwise it would not be SLi.

 

[helmutcheese]

He knows that, but he needs to find the 2x 4pins for his Mobo (may only need 1 but normally 2 on high end CPU+SLI.

 

[Orange]

Sorry to hijack the topic.
With the corsair hx620w, it comes with 2 6-8 pin pci-e plugs.

Should i connect the GTX with those 2? Or should i use one of the molex connectors