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easyrider · Dec 27, 2010, 10:43 AM

There seems to be some scaremongering going on with regards to the 8 pin and 6 pin power connectors of the 6970 and the fact the 6950 has 2 x 6 pin connectors.

Is it true that 8 pin just provided extra earths and not additional volts?

Dec 27, 2010, 10:43 AM	#62
easyrider Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 20 (0.02/day) Thanks: 4 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	There seems to be some scaremongering going on with regards to the 8 pin and 6 pin power connectors of the 6970 and the fact the 6950 has 2 x 6 pin connectors. Is it true that 8 pin just provided extra earths and not additional volts?