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Brand New 280GTX.....shall i?

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Guys,

I've got the chance to get a GTX 280 for £250 (new). Its the XFX one, i'd have preferred the EVGA or BFG by hay. :)

Atm, my rig is..
E6600
8800GTX
Asus P5B-Deluxe
4GB Geil
Corsair HX620
X-FI Xtreme Music
+ the usual other bits.

I game at 1680x1050 on my Samsung 2232BW 22"

Is it worth the upgrade and can my machine and PSU power it?

Oh and i have the Antec 900, will it fit in that? :)

Cheers!
 
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Go for it if you want to upgrade, never had a problem with XFX.

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that psu will be fine :) i have the same one and it runs my gtx280
i also game at 1680x1050 and got the 280 to replace my 8800gt, it was a nice improvement & now i can have AA in a lot of games that i couldnt before
 
V_R said:
Ashamed to say, no. Its one of those things i've been meaning to do, just never had.

Are the connections on the 280 the same as the 8800GTX or is it a 6 and 8 pin job?
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its a 6 + 8 but you should have 2x 6+2 connectors with the psu :)
 
Langlest said:
its a 6 + 8 but you should have 2x 6+2 connectors with the psu :)
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Just looked at the cables, i cant find what your talking about, have had it for a while now, maybe thats why?

Can i get the cables separately?

Right then ill set myself the job of hitting 3Ghz at least. :)
 
V_R said:
Just looked at the cables, i cant find what your talking about, have had it for a while now, maybe thats why?

Can i get the cables separately?
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The sli cables will be 6 pin each but have an extra 2 pins dangling?

Like this:
pci-e.jpg
 
Nope, not got that... :(

Can i get one from somewhere?

EDIT: just checked order history, got mine in April 07, did they start adding the new cables later i guess?
 
Hmm, i got my 620 at the end of september 07 (god knows when ocuk got that batch), recently ordered one for my brother last month and it had them too.

Are yours just 6 pins? (Not sure if they'd work if you did but have you checked you've not plugged the wrong end into the PSU?)
 
lol, yeah both 6 pins and both running the GTX atm, correctly. :)

Just looking onthe corsair webby, seems i can order extra cables, may give that a go...

http://www.asktheramguy.com/v3/showthread.php?t=73054

Looks like i need the PCI-E 6+2 definitely not got that. :mad:

Yep, in the FAQ's
http://www.corsair.com/faq/default.aspx#Q13

Q. How can I get replacement cables for my modular Corsair PSU?

A. Please send an email to [email protected] with your name, address, phone number and your PSU model and we’ll be happy to help.
 
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Go for it, you should get a 6 to 8 pin adaptor with the card which you can use as a temp solution until corsair send you the 8 pin power cable.
 
V_R said:
lol, yeah both 6 pins and both running the GTX atm, correctly. :)

Just looking onthe corsair webby, seems i can order extra cables, may give that a go...

http://www.asktheramguy.com/v3/showthread.php?t=73054

Looks like i need the PCI-E 6+2 definitely not got that. :mad:

Yep, in the FAQ's
http://www.corsair.com/faq/default.aspx#Q13

Q. How can I get replacement cables for my modular Corsair PSU?

A. Please send an email to [email protected] with your name, address, phone number and your PSU model and we’ll be happy to help.
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i think i remember reading that you can run the card on 2 6pin connectors as the extra 2 connectors are not providing power, im not 100% sure on this :confused: so wait for someone else to confirm or deny it before you give it a try
 
Didn't know they changed the cables! Also didn't know they supplied new cables, so ideal! lol

Yeah the card should have an adapter cable
 
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