noob question frustrated xfx 4870 x2

[darkBytes]

hi all, gonna seem like a really silly question but i got the xfx 4870 x2

now all the manual says about connecting the power connecters , is that a good connection is to use 2x 6 pin cables or 2x 8 pin connectors


now heres the funny bit , the card itself has 1x 6 pin power connection and 1 x 8

now i can do both with my power supply , but is that what i do ? or do i just connect a 6 or an 8 ?

sorry for silly question , but there manual does not relate to there card

thx in advance

 

[darkBytes]

kk thx guys , thanks for the quick response,

much appreciated

 

[darkBytes]

ahhh damn , though my power supply , has 2 8 connectors one is supposed to go on the main board, damn i got a million sixes , i might be stuffed

 

[darkBytes]

so the additional 8 pin deffor needs to go on the board right ? I go a seasonice 650 wt moduler power supply

 

[darkBytes]

ok well i have 2 x 6 pci-e connectors , trouble is , the card wants one 6 and 1 8 , is it pssible to rig some thing up ?

 

[darkBytes]

The only Molex connector that came with th cards is 2x molex to 6 pin adapter , there is nothing for an 8 pin in the box , I have a spare , 6 pin pci-e cable comming from my power supply, but as i say i dont have an 8 pin pci, I have one that fitds but i need to drop that in my mobo

 

[darkBytes]

hhhmm , the instructions tell me not to plug a 6 pin in the 8 pin connector , so i had best not , looks like i need a new power supply , although my seasonic , is pretty new , just has 2 6 pin pci-e connectors not one 6 and 8.

Apprently 8 bin is a newer standard right , that can draw more watts ?

 

[darkBytes]

thanks all, I got a 6 to 8 cable , working fine now .

Big wayne in aswer to your question , I had a wholessale upgrade

went from one of the first dual cores on a budget asus board , with an 8800GT

i7 920 D0
Gigabyte GA-EX58-Extreme
XFX ATI Radeon HD 4870 X2 2GB
Corsair XMS3 6GB (3x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C7
Dell UltraSharp 2209WA 22"

im running windows 7 64bit , and I am loving it , Im looking to overclock the I7 chip , but sadly i have a Thermalright Ultra-120 Extreme from my old set up but the brackets wont fit my new board , was really hoping to use it , and come back here for advice on the overclock .

Not sure if you can get just the new bracket etc , but i dont think so .

Anyway I guess theres still some room for stock cooler over clocking i guess.

I see Gigabyte have actually published a pdf on how to do it !

Anyway thanks again all for the advice

Bytes

 

[darkBytes]

Sweet !

thanks for the heads up Fella

Bytes