corsair power connection to my 8800Gt

[marcplante]

I just upgraded my PC to add an MSI 8800GT OC and I added a Corsair HX520 to be sure I'd be able to power it reliably. I used one of the PCIEcables included with the corsair PSU, plugging it into the logical port in its chassis. I only plugged in the 6 pin connector. the extra 2 pin connector is danglign as the only logical prongs are out of reach

I just had my PC freeze followed by an NVidia error message saying that my graphics card is not getting enough power.

Do I need to run a second power lead from the PSU and a Y connector to feed more power to the card? I noticed that the card came with a y-connector, but i figured the corsair had a strong enough rail to run this card.

There is also a secondary 2 hole female power connector on the graphics car plug, and i noticed two prongs on the front of the video card by the power connector. Is this second connector meant to be plugged in as well? seems not since the wires connecting it to the main connector are too short to reach to the front of the card.

Thanks

 

[BassBomb]

Don't make many threads on same issue.

Theres a known issue where random PSU's will give some odd error such that you recieved. I would read up on this as it is rare and im not sure if there is a work around.

 

[smithkt]

See answer to the same question posted in the V&G forum.