Quick question regarding an ATI 5850

[PSGamer]

Hello,

I recently specced up a build with a B Grade MSI Ati 5850 Frozr II, and it seems that i wasnt as confident as i thought, got it all built BUT;

There are two 6 pin PCI-E power connectors so im just curious; Is one for the Power to the card itself and the other for the Afterburner functions, or does the card require 2 6 pin connectors? Im only asking because i only have 1 6 pin connector on my Coolermaster 500w PSU, though i know its easy enough to get a molex-to-PciE power adaptor; But i was just curious which one needed to be connected, or if so; if both need to be.

I checked the manual on MSI but it seems its a generic 5800 series manual.

THanks!

 

[opethdisciple]

Requires both connectors.

 

[cmndr_andi]

You need both for it to run correctly.

 

[PSGamer]

Thanks for the quick reply!

Guess i better get a Molex-to-PciE ordered then