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Topic: NEW COMPUTER ACQUIRED - Need a Graphics Card. (Read 10559 times)
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schild
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I have the 6pin pcie power line plugged into the card and its saying to connect the power to it. Maybe i somehow installed it wrong. Dont think so though.
Edit: unless the main power plug on this card is the 8pin and i need to use the 6 to 8pin adapter it came with.
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Goreschach
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Plug them both in. I 100% guarantee it won't catch fire.
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schild
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I dont have a way to plug them both in. Thats the problem. There are no empty 4Pin leads or an 8pin from this shitty hp power supply.
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Goreschach
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Didn't the computer come with some molex adapters? You could probably pick some up at any local tech shop.
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schild
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Molex adapter for what? There's no open molex leads. I have no line from which to run the 8pin adapter to the mobo or psu.  |
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schild
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Did not even know those existed.
_awesome_
Looks like I'll only need one since the card came with a 6 to 8 pin adapter. Will plug that into the PCI-E 6pin lead and plug the SATA to PCI-E adapter into the 6pin slot. Whoop. Off to fry's.
Edit: I have 3 Empty 8-pin SATA cables as well. So I can just run 2 8pin SATA to MOlex if needed and use the supplied Molex to 6pin adapter. So yea, I have outs. Rad.
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« Last Edit: December 21, 2013, 05:09:58 PM by schild »
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Trippy
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No that's not good. You want a dual SATA power to PCI-e adapter so the two 12V pins on the PCI-e are feed from different sources coming out of the back of the power supply. http://www.amazon.com/StarTech-com-SATPCIEXADAP-6-Inch-Express-Adapter/dp/B007Y91B80Edit: Or just get a real power supply. Fry's has some Corsairs but they look like Channel Well versions (all the modular Corsairs are CW), which are still fine, they just aren't Seasonics. |
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« Last Edit: December 21, 2013, 05:21:32 PM by Trippy »
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schild
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Aight. I think frys has something like that also. Trippy, how do sshd partitions work? Or should i not partition this drive?
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Trippy
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Don't partition it. The SSD is not visible to the user on those drives.
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schild
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K.
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schild
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Man, i dont know if any random power supply can fit in this hp piece of shit case.
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Goreschach
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They still make dual rail psu's at under 500 watts?
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schild
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Bought 2 SATA to MOLEX 4-Pin adapters for $2 a piece. Seems like it's working fine. Updating Windows now. Had the wrong key for the ISO I downloaded for Windows though. WHOOPS. Apparently my key was for Windows 7 64 discs, not Windows 7 64 SP1 discs. Balls.
Edit: Looks like it only has 8GB of RAM, rather than 16GB. But better processor than I expected, Lynnfield i7 870.
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« Last Edit: December 21, 2013, 08:51:09 PM by schild »
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schild
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I have absolutely no clue what ISO of Windows I downloaded from some tech forum.... but my Alienware key from the bottom of the laptop worked. I have a sneaking suspicion I know where that ISO came from. >_>
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schild
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IT WORKS, IT REALLY WORKS, OH LAWDY
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Signe
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Muse.
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YAY! Just in time for xmas!  |
My Sig Image: hath rid itself of this mortal coil.
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Chimpy
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I have absolutely no clue what ISO of Windows I downloaded from some tech forum.... but my Alienware key from the bottom of the laptop worked. I have a sneaking suspicion I know where that ISO came from. >_>
Windows 7 does not have OEM keys locked to manufacturer specific installers like XP did. |
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schild
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Ah word, good to know.
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Venkman
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Looks like the MSI 760 is in stock for $260. Is the 770 actually worth the extra $110?
Huh, we might have gotten the exact same card. My MSI 760 just arrived today. Easy to install, though part of that was deciding to put in a 650W power supply years ago. Thing is fucking awesome, quick too, and runs much cooler than my old GTX 260. Glad you got your rig working! |
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schild
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Looks like the MSI 760 is in stock for $260. Is the 770 actually worth the extra $110?
Huh, we might have gotten the exact same card. My MSI 760 just arrived today. Easy to install, though part of that was deciding to put in a 650W power supply years ago. Thing is fucking awesome, quick too, and runs much cooler than my old GTX 260. Glad you got your rig working! Yea, I've had no problems with the card even though I'm drawing power through two daisychained converters off the SATA line. It has been an all-around great card. |
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