Hey all,
I have most of the parts for my computer now. Just recieved my vid card today, but ran into a problem. My PSU doesn't have a 6-pin PCI-E connector that is required for the Sapphire Radeon X1900xt 256mb. My PSU is just a 450watt that came with my case, a Raidmax X1.
Question is, do I have to entirely buy another PSU? Right now, the vid card is connected ONLY to the PCI-E x16, and looking at other places, it seems the x1900xt is power-hungry. Is there a converter cable for a 4pin molex to make it a 6-pin PCI-E power connector? Or any other solutions?
For all intents and purposes, this is my first time building a system. I don't want to fry/damage any parts.
This is all running on a Gigabyte GA-965P-DS3 mobo. Please help, the CPU and hard drive arrive tomorrow, and I haven't had a working computer in a month. Thanks
I have most of the parts for my computer now. Just recieved my vid card today, but ran into a problem. My PSU doesn't have a 6-pin PCI-E connector that is required for the Sapphire Radeon X1900xt 256mb. My PSU is just a 450watt that came with my case, a Raidmax X1.
Question is, do I have to entirely buy another PSU? Right now, the vid card is connected ONLY to the PCI-E x16, and looking at other places, it seems the x1900xt is power-hungry. Is there a converter cable for a 4pin molex to make it a 6-pin PCI-E power connector? Or any other solutions?
For all intents and purposes, this is my first time building a system. I don't want to fry/damage any parts.
This is all running on a Gigabyte GA-965P-DS3 mobo. Please help, the CPU and hard drive arrive tomorrow, and I haven't had a working computer in a month. Thanks
