help please

fabdabcab · 15 Dec 2010 at 21:14

my new graphics card turned up today xfx 6870 go to install it only to find i dont have enough leads to power it :mad:

it requires two power leads where as i only have one my power suply is also only a 450 watt i'm guesing i need to change my power supply ? im in process of upgrading i have the gpu above and was planning on an i5 and motherboard,ssd, what power would i need and more inportantly what power supply would give me all the leads i need? im so gutted :mad:

fabdabcab · 15 Dec 2010 at 21:26

no it only had a crossfire adaptor with it the power supply is a 450w made by CWT i currently have a AMD phenom II x2 550 3400mhz 4 gig mem 1 slot amd radeon 5750 graphics upgrading to mentioned above

fabdabcab · 15 Dec 2010 at 21:32

thanks but i dont apear to have any of them white connectors spare either?

fabdabcab · 15 Dec 2010 at 21:40

just one it must be a very basic power supply i have no spare cables whatso ever! i am going to want to cross fire to in the future so may aswell get a decent power supply now i suppose looks like im going to have to get this one delivered to work so i dont get my behind kicked by the missis !

fabdabcab · 15 Dec 2010 at 21:42

or does that cable plug in back of hard drive to draw power ? sorry im a bit out of date with comps these days?

fabdabcab · 15 Dec 2010 at 21:45

thanks for your help

fabdabcab · 15 Dec 2010 at 21:54

before i make my purchase will that psu be powerfull enough for the i5 if i decide to overclock i will all so be watercooling the system but not sure if my current water cooler is up to job! one thing at a time though! will there still be enough juice if i add things on at later date ect.. sorry for all questions.

fabdabcab · 15 Dec 2010 at 22:00

thanks guys