Video Card Power Connector Question

[Bobsy]

Hello all,

My PSU is a OCZ ModXStream Pro 500W. It comes with one 6-pin PCI-E connector as well as one 6+2-pin PCI-E connector.

I would like to upgrade my integrated graphics by adding a GTX 460 GPU in my computer. The GTX 460 requires two 6-pin PCI-E connectors.

Question, which you already guessed I am sure: how can I provide power to the GPU?

From the picture of the contents of the video card box (http://bit.ly/bDZvyJ), it looks like there is some sort of Molex-to-6pinPCIE converter. Looks like two Molex connectors are needed to power one PCI-E connector.

Basically, will my PSU allow me to power the video card correctly? Thanks.

 

[Henry Chinaski]

You don't need to use any converter. Your PSU has all the connectors that you need. You can use the (6+2)-pin conector as a 6-pin connector, so you have two 6-pin PCIe connectors to power the GTX460.

 

[Bobsy]

I should have looked at the modular connectors before asking such a dumb question. I just did and found that, as you all know, the 6+2 is exactly that: a 6-pin with a 2-pin that you can just leave aside. This is not like a 8-pin connector. Alright, problem solved!