Which Slot?

Mikeey44 · 21 Jun 2009 at 23:23

Hey guys, noob question, i have the 'Gigabyte EX58-UD5 Intel X58 (Socket 1366) PCI-Express DDR3 Motherboard'

Which slot do i put my new 4890 gfx card in? i know they are mostly PCI-e, but do i put it in the blue, or the single orange one at the far left?

thanks

Freelanc3r · 21 Jun 2009 at 23:24

Either of the blue ones

on that board:

Blue = Pci-e
White = Pci
Orange = Another pci-e, maybe crossfire

nitr0uk · 21 Jun 2009 at 23:24

Blue, as said above

Mikeey44 · 21 Jun 2009 at 23:25

cheers guys Xxxxxxxxx

Mikeey44 · 21 Jun 2009 at 23:52

whats the ideal power cables for the 4890? is it 6 pin to six pin modular cables?!

Microwave · 22 Jun 2009 at 00:04

Look how many holes they are on the card

Most modern cards take 2 6pin power cables.

Mikeey44 · 22 Jun 2009 at 00:11

yeh there are two 6 pin slots 4sure, just my modular power supply didnt come supplied with enough :/ all i have is one hard drive + an ide optical drive, my modular power supply didnt come with ANY 6 to 6 pin connectors .. ' :s lol where do u buy them .. cant find them on the site

can somebody tell me how you power a two slot 6pin 4890 with this modular power supply:

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-032-OC

since it only has 1 6pin?

Mikeey44 · 22 Jun 2009 at 01:05

stresssssed

skippy2421 · 22 Jun 2009 at 01:12

chill dude, let me get this clear you have one 6 pin cable yes but you need another right? First try looking for another pci-e cable such as a 6+2 pin cable, this would be like your normal 6 pin but with 2 extra dangling off, you can use this but not connect the spare two.

*edit* spec on your link says it has a 6+2 pin cable you need to use this

ShaolinDreams · 22 Jun 2009 at 02:12

be a bit hard plugging the spare 2, into nowhere

but yeh as mentioned use the 6+2 cable or some gfx cards come with a 2x molex to 6pin adaptor i think

Mikeey44 · 22 Jun 2009 at 03:05

thats great guys, found the 6+2, i think i got a bit confused as the 6pin + the 6+2pin have an 8pin end, that plug into the two 8pin sockets of the modular supply, thats right though right? i thought it was 6pin either end

FaceplantSi · 22 Jun 2009 at 07:31

Yes that's fine - the end that plugs into the actual PSU doesnt necessarily have to be 6 pin as well - could be anything depending on manufacturer and most are colour coded so you cant go wrong.

Mikeey44 · 22 Jun 2009 at 16:23

thankyou! that should be me completed finegrs crossed