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Will a graphics card that has one 6pin power plug and another 8 pin power plug work if my PSUs has two 6pins and I use a 6 pin to 8 pin adapter on it (HD4870X2)? Or will it work fine with just two 6pins?

Also, is this a suitable adapter?
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6812198016

It needs an 8-pin but why or how could I know... ;)

Apoptosis wrote:It needs an 8-pin but why or how could I know... ;)

Someone has a 4870X2

wait, so does the 3870X2 need an 8 pin? or just the 4870X2

a while back people said it only needed 2 6 pin cables IM SO CONFUSED NOW

Apoptosis wrote:It needs an 8-pin but why or how could I know... ;)

So I can't just use that adapter on it Apop?

I don't see any reason it wouldn't work. I'm using an 8 pin to 6 pin adapter on my current video card and I've had no problems. Especially if an adapter is specifically made for that purpose, I'd assume you wouldn't have any problems with it.

Currently all the extra two pins are are two ground wires, which only carry electricity back to the PSU. So using an adaptor will be fine (unless you have a really skimpy PSU, with wires barely thick enough, but most PSUs are ok on this front)

Dan

so are the ground wires needed?

With the high end new cards, if the card detects them not there, it won't work.

Dan

well wtf, everyone said my 3870X2 didnt need the 8, only the two 6's, guess i gotta buy that converter linked above, maybe i can use my once $450, now sub- $300 paperwieght after all

Well your card might not need them, but the 4870X2 mentioned above apparently needs them ;)
And probably the 280GTX needs them too.

I don't know specific cards, so I'd check them out on a card by card basis.

Dan

well, if the converter works, great, if it doesn't, i may sell the card for college, as it stands, all it does is beep twice after i turn it on, and i get no video

Apoptosis wrote:It needs an 8-pin but why or how could I know... ;)

Apops, could you try an adapter?