• Need help with a LP4 to 6 pin cable.
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I'm thinking about buying a ATI 4870. As most of you may already this requires 2 x 6 pin connectors. Unfortunately, my PSU doesn't have any, however, there is a cable (in the link below) which enables 1 6 pin connector. [url]http://img.systemaxdev.com/productmedia/htmlimages/cten/StarTech/138626.jpg[/url] I was wondering if those 2 LP4 connectors have to be connected to the molex's in order to work or does only 1 have to be? Hopefully just the 1 because i've only got 2 molex's.
No 6 pin connector and only 2 Molex? I'd say you need a new PSU first. Your current one almost certainly isn't powerful enough to run a 4870.
The power supply is a 620 watt. [url]http://www.ebuyer.com/product/164596[/url]
[QUOTE=stefdom4;16649248]The power supply is a 620 watt. [url]http://www.ebuyer.com/product/164596[/url][/QUOTE] Cheap no-name PSUs like that one tend to blow up if you push them even a little. Probably why they give you so few connectors.
[QUOTE=stefdom4;16648611]I'm thinking about buying a ATI 4870. As most of you may already this requires 2 x 6 pin connectors. Unfortunately, my PSU doesn't have any, however, there is a cable (in the link below) which enables 1 6 pin connector. [url]http://img.systemaxdev.com/productmedia/htmlimages/cten/StarTech/138626.jpg[/url] I was wondering if those 2 LP4 connectors have to be connected to the molex's in order to work or does only 1 have to be? Hopefully just the 1 because i've only got 2 molex's.[/QUOTE] As some other people have said, if a PSU doesn't have power connectors, it isn't going to run a card that needs them. [editline]03:57PM[/editline] Get something like [url=http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817371026]this[/url] it's expensive, but saves energy, is silent, and cold, even though I have a higher wattage antec, this shouldn't be MUCH different in said terms.
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