GPU Upgrade: A Tale

That same specs site says I need 1x 6-pin 75W. Later down the list (not sure why) it says I need 1x 8-pin 150W. Nowhere does it say I need x2 8-pin, which is why I'm still confused.

Lets rearrange the specifications a bit and see if it is easier to comprehend. Looks to me they are saying 1x6-pin and 1x8-pin. Unless you are going with Crossfire, then 2x6-pin and 2x8-pin would be needed.

Edit:
You can use 6-pin power in a 8-pin connector, the connectors are keyed so they will only go one way.

Yes I think they are saying one 6 pin and one 8 pin but instead it has two 8 pins.

If it works it works though

This made me do a double-take. Heh-heh. This would never have crossed my mind -- I am far from daring when it comes to these things. Anyways, good job, St1ckM4n! Whew! I wonder, though, what the "amputated" plastic appendage was for? Apparently, it was there just for aesthetic reasons?

PS: Cool photo of that chef's knife cutting into the GPU, too! I just love that one.

Yeah, aesthetic only. It wasn't 'scooping' the air. The attached pic shows location of fan header cable and screws which joined the plastic to the heatsink.

St1ckm4n's new title: King of ghetto mods haha.

I wonder why would they add such unnecessary length to these already massive cards. I was under the assumption that my 6970 was MASSIVE and would be the upper limit of what I should expect. As I'm gonna be in the market for a new card soon, I'll have to take this into consideration. I already have to angle my card to fit it in. I'm using the Cooler Master HAF something.

BTW, nice story telling. I felt involved emotionally. Part of me died when you mentioned hacksaw.

Best post EVER!