AMD vs NVIDIA power connectors

[Catanonia]

Need a little help on a simple question.

My current cards are 2xGTX460 SLI with the standard 2 x power connectors to each card. I think these are 4xPCIE power connectors (2 for each card)


I am swapping these out for a http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-304-SP Shapphire 7950 card and I have never owned an AMD card before.

Do the AMD 7950 cards use the same connectors. I notice it says 8-pin and 6 pin in the specifications and it has got me wondering.

Thanks

 

[chris-82]

I believe they do yes and if you do not have a 8 pin power out on your psu normally an adapter is supplied with the card to make a 6pin into a 8.

As I've seen it psu's are universal so that would have to make the graphics card's also universal regarding the power plug's.

But I've never owned a nividia card so I would wait for someone with more experience to also answer.

 

[Space Monkey]

Ports on both amd and nvidia are the same

 

[Catanonia]

Ports on both amd and nvidia are the same

Thanks, I was hoping so, so simple unplug 2xGTX460 and replace with a single 7950 using 2xPCIE power

 

[Space Monkey]

Thanks, I was hoping so, so simple unplug 2xGTX460 and replace with a single 7950 using 2xPCIE power

Does your PSU have an 8 pin and a 6 pin PCIE cables? Or 2 6pins?

 

[Catanonia]

Does your PSU have an 8 pin and a 6 pin PCIE cables? Or 2 6pins?

Not sure away from my PC for the next few days.

Perhaps we can work it out from the following

I have 4 x graphics card power connectors, all the same plugged into 2 x MSI GTX 460 cards.

There is only one type of connector on my GTX460's so hopefully that will help.

 

[HecFam]

What PSU do you have,

My PSU has 2x 6 pin connectors
and 2x 6+2 pin connectors. so i can do 8 pin if i need to.

 

[Catanonia]

What PSU do you have,

My PSU has 2x 6 pin connectors
and 2x 6+2 pin connectors. so i can do 8 pin if i need to.

ah, ok I will need to check at home, it but I remember it is a corsair 850w (not component) from about 3 years ago.

 

[varkanoid]

it should have 6+2 pin PCIE connectors so you will be fine. As said dont worry the 7950 will come with cables for 6 pin to 8 pin in the box.
One good thing I found with Corsair is if you have cables missing or require certain cable for your PSU and its modular they send them out free of charge.
Happened to me with the 620W.

 

[Catanonia]

it should have 6+2 pin PCIE connectors so you will be fine. As said dont worry the 7950 will come with cables for 6 pin to 8 pin in the box.
One good thing I found with Corsair is if you have cables missing or require certain cable for your PSU and its modular they send them out free of charge.
Happened to me with the 620W.

excellent, thanks

 

[setter]

If it's an HX 850w, it comes with 6x pcie connectors, (2x hard wired, 4x modular). All of them are 8 pin with 2 detachable pins to convert them to 6 pin.

 

[Catanonia]

Thanks all for advice on this and the display port question thread.

Just pulled the trigger on this 7950 http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-304-SP

Also got my 1st free delivery from OC

Thanks again.