I'm not sure if I have a 6 pin connector to my power supply. I've already ordered my card, what do I do? I do have 2 free 4 pins.
It may come with a molex to 6 pin adapter... mine did, but I didn't order the same card as you. But if it doesn't you can pick one up for cheap... or better yet, get a new power supply. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16812887001 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16817139003
i just said like 50 times that the 8800 included an adapter... if you got an 8600 or 7600, then it's a non-issue since they don't draw enough power to need one.
fans use like one watt, maybe 2 watts tops. excluding the 9600GT, there has never been a midrange card which needed auxiliary power. That's a highend and mid-highend thing only. lower end cards just don't need the extra juice. and yes the card will eb hooked up to the power supply but only indirectly. It plugs into the motherboard and receives power from the board. The board is connected directly to the power supply.
Sweet. I was just reading some reviews on various sites and found that it runs fairly cool under load and works swimmingly with a 300watt power supply... Guess I bought the perfect card. You guys were very helpful, thank so much. Now if only I can figure out what thermal paste is...
Thermal paste helps keep the processor cool, such as grease helps keep engines and moving parts well lubricated. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thermal_grease If you need some (which I'm not sure why you'd need it, unless you bought an aftermarket cooler for your 8600, which is unnecessary) I'd recommend Arctic Silver
Replacing the regular thermal pads with some AS5 or something would give a few degrees C drop at most. Not worth it unless you're swapping the cooler.
Bought the 8600GT, got it today and tried it out... AWESOME. Installation was a breeze and it performs admirably. Thanks for the help deciding, guys.
the 8600GT all but begs to be run at 8600GTS speeds. just letting you know... nice 30-50% increase in performance if you're up to overclocking. If you want to know how, just download ATitool and/or Rivatuner and overclock through there. Fair warning it'll run a bit hotter, but it's usually nothing to worry about. http://www.legionhardware.com/document.php?id=657&p=0
