EVGA Nvidia 7950GT KO 512MB GDDR3

[dkardaris]

I was looking at the EVGA Nvidia 7950GT KO 512MB GDDR3 for my Dell 8400.

But it comes with a 6 pin power cord, how come?

Shouldnt I be able to slap this into the PCI-E slot and be good to go?

Thanks.

 

[SNGX1275]

Nope, it needs extra power. PCIe can only supply 65W (I think...) the card requires more than that.

 

[mailpup]

Even my old ATI Radeon 9700 Pro AGP card from 2001 or 2002 has an auxiliary power connector. That idea has been around for awhile.

 

[kpo6969]

I was looking at the EVGA Nvidia 7950GT KO 512MB GDDR3 for my Dell 8400.

But it comes with a 6 pin power cord, how come?

Shouldnt I be able to slap this into the PCI-E slot and be good to go?

Thanks.

http://www.dellcommunity.com/supportforums/board/message?board.id=games_buy&thread.id=7278

 

[dkardaris]

thanks for all your help, nixed that card. At this point. I may just keep my X1600 as the best card I can have at this point. Stupid underpowered machine