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Thinking of my friend, whom just let me know that his GPU has failing fans. (He called them "warped".) I believe that box is a Sandy quad with a GTX 1050 2GB dual-fan Asus model.
I also, within the last year or so, gave him my "HP Power Gaming PC", the one with the i5-7400, GTX 1060 3GB OEM, for his kids, and a slightly-problematic 1440P LCD I picked up cheap "seller refurbished" on ebay for like around $100. Works most of the time, anyways.
So, I think that the HP Gaming PC, has a 300W or 350W PSU, with dual 6-pin PCI-E power connectors. Yet, most cards these days, come with the 8-pin. I know that there are adapters, and I could probably find a dual 6-pin PCI-E to 6+2-pin PCI-E adapter on Newegg, as well as a 6-pin PCI-E to dual 6+2-pin PCI-E adapters.
I think that the PSU is a standard ATX size, so it could probably be replaced easily enough.
But I was thinking, something around an RX 580 8GB, or GTX 1660 / Super / Ti, that used a single 6-pin, might be ideal for his situation. At least, something better than the cheapo OEM GTX 1060 3GB.
I know that there is at least one MSI RX 580 (I think 8GB?) card, that is PCI-E x8 rather than x16 (for some reason), and is also utilizing only a single 6-pin PCI-E power connector.
I know that he prefers NVidia, and I would personally like to find a GTX 1660-family card with a single 6-pin connector. Does anyone know of any, or have any suggestions? Thanks!
Edit: Wouldn't you figure, after going to Newegg, selecting Desktop GPUs, and then selecting GeForce 16-Series, there's no drill-down for supplemental power connector, not under Power Search either. Sigh. Have to break out the might Google, I guess, and brute-search Newegg's listings that way, using keywords.
Edit: That was a bust too. Seems like the highest NVidia GTX cards that still have a 6-pin, are GTX 1650 Super cards. No GTX 1660 / Super / Ti cards that I could find with only a 6-pin and not an 8-pin.
So, it looks like a toss-up between that MSI RX 580 8GB card, or a GTX 1650 Super? Which would perform better? Especially on Blizzard games? (I tend to think NV might be better there.)
Edit: Are there any GTX 1070 or 1070 ti cards, that use TWO 6-pin, rather than an 8-pin?
I also, within the last year or so, gave him my "HP Power Gaming PC", the one with the i5-7400, GTX 1060 3GB OEM, for his kids, and a slightly-problematic 1440P LCD I picked up cheap "seller refurbished" on ebay for like around $100. Works most of the time, anyways.
So, I think that the HP Gaming PC, has a 300W or 350W PSU, with dual 6-pin PCI-E power connectors. Yet, most cards these days, come with the 8-pin. I know that there are adapters, and I could probably find a dual 6-pin PCI-E to 6+2-pin PCI-E adapter on Newegg, as well as a 6-pin PCI-E to dual 6+2-pin PCI-E adapters.
I think that the PSU is a standard ATX size, so it could probably be replaced easily enough.
But I was thinking, something around an RX 580 8GB, or GTX 1660 / Super / Ti, that used a single 6-pin, might be ideal for his situation. At least, something better than the cheapo OEM GTX 1060 3GB.
I know that there is at least one MSI RX 580 (I think 8GB?) card, that is PCI-E x8 rather than x16 (for some reason), and is also utilizing only a single 6-pin PCI-E power connector.
I know that he prefers NVidia, and I would personally like to find a GTX 1660-family card with a single 6-pin connector. Does anyone know of any, or have any suggestions? Thanks!
Edit: Wouldn't you figure, after going to Newegg, selecting Desktop GPUs, and then selecting GeForce 16-Series, there's no drill-down for supplemental power connector, not under Power Search either. Sigh. Have to break out the might Google, I guess, and brute-search Newegg's listings that way, using keywords.
Edit: That was a bust too. Seems like the highest NVidia GTX cards that still have a 6-pin, are GTX 1650 Super cards. No GTX 1660 / Super / Ti cards that I could find with only a 6-pin and not an 8-pin.
So, it looks like a toss-up between that MSI RX 580 8GB card, or a GTX 1650 Super? Which would perform better? Especially on Blizzard games? (I tend to think NV might be better there.)
Edit: Are there any GTX 1070 or 1070 ti cards, that use TWO 6-pin, rather than an 8-pin?
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