6-pin to 8-pin GPU connector?

[The Mailman]

hey, installing my 9800 gx2 and just realized I need a 8 pin power connector, whereas my PSU only has 2x6 pins....

the video card should have come with an adapter, ie:
http://www.thetechlounge.com/f...cles/551/images/08.jpg

but didnt..

can i buy this part at any computer store, like tiger direct...or do i have to order it online?

thanks in advance

 

[shangshang]

I think you can also get adapter for 4-pin molex to 8-pin

 

[The Mailman]

yeah?

either way, is this something i can buy at a computer store? id hate to have to wait and have such a small thing shipped to me

 

[CP5670]

If you have a 9800GX2, the single 6-pin to 8-pin kind should suffice. They're hard to come by but a few places do sell them. Try Performance PCs, FrozenCPU or the BFG store.

On the other hand, the dual 6-pin to 8-pin kind that the GTX 280s come with are just about impossible to find anywhere individually. The only realistic way to get that kind seems to be to buy it off someone on a forum who doesn't need it.

 

[shangshang]

ebay:
http://cgi.ebay.com/Cable-conv...trksid=p3286.m20.l1116

Frozencpu has it but for $15 bux w/o shipping. That's a ripoff.

 

[CP5670]

Don't buy that. It looks similar but is the wrong adapter for a video card and will probably fry it. You need an 8-pin PCIE connector, not an 8-pin EPS one.

The stores carrying them have ripoff prices, but there doesn't seem to be any alternative except to buy it from someone like I said.

 

[nitromullet]

http://www.performance-pcs.com...=186&products_id=21721

Cheaper than Frozencpu, but still not cheap.

 

[The Mailman]

got this
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISA...IP:Watchlink:middle:us

hope its the right thing...

 

[CP5670]

Yes, that looks correct. Still a little expensive, but the shipping is reasonable unlike Performance PCs.