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help with my 2900 pro

ants83

ants83

ants83

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just swapped it for my x1950 pro and it runs but nothing on the screen? why has it two slots for the power? i am using 1 of these is that correct?
 
You need to put two 6 pin connectors in for it to work, or one 6 pin connector and one 8 pin connector.

Matthew
 
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i need a six pin and 8 pin no?
 
As said that 8pin socket will take 6pin PCI-E connector as well leaving the 2 pins on the right empty. It will work just do it. Does the manual not explain it?
 
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All up and working now? The only reason the ATI card has an 8 pin connector is that ATI wanted to ensure a clean power supply before they enabled the ATI Overdrive option in their drivers. You can overclock normally using ATI Tool or Rivatuner with two 6 pin power connectors without problem.
 
steve258 said:
As said that 8pin socket will take 6pin PCI-E connector as well leaving the 2 pins on the left empty. It will work just do it. Does the manual not explain it?
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Looking at the shape of the holes, wouldnt it leave the 2 holes on the right of the 8pin empty?
 
Minstadave said:
Yeah thats fine, you'll need a 2 molex --> 6 pin PCI-E adaptor so you can connect the second power input.
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The Corsair HX520 has two dedicated pci-e connectors, no need to use a molex to pci-e adaptor. According to jonny guru's webby, those are nasty anyway and the power delivered is actually reduced. Try and avoid the molex convertors where possible.

Ant > The corsair is fine for the job, and the two 6 pins will work PERFECTLY :) If you want to overclock with two 6 pins, you will need to use the software called ATI tool or AMD GPU tool to get it working.

Have fun and enjoy your new card :) (it easily overclocks to XT speeds btw, so you just saved yourself at least £60 :D)

Matthew
 
Scougar said:
The Corsair HX520 has two dedicated pci-e connectors, no need to use a molex to pci-e adaptor. According to jonny guru's webby, those are nasty anyway and the power delivered is actually reduced. Try and avoid the molex convertors where possible.

Ant > The corsair is fine for the job, and the two 6 pins will work PERFECTLY :) If you want to overclock with two 6 pins, you will need to use the software called ATI tool or AMD GPU tool to get it working.

Have fun and enjoy your new card :) (it easily overclocks to XT speeds btw, so you just saved yourself at least £60 :D)

Matthew
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ok thanks all. should i use the ati tool for overclocking or is it easier just to flash the card?
 
ants83 said:
ok thanks all. should i use the ati tool for overclocking or is it easier just to flash the card?
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Just agreeing with Minstadave. Start off with ati tool and get it upto xt speeds first and a little beyond first. This will confirm everything is ok with the card. If you flash it and it can't run those speeds, you might find your a bit stuffed :( (not sure if the card starts on low clocks when you boot up (before windows)).

Matthew
 
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