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[Jack1n]

Originally Posted by floppers95

Thanks for the suggestions....

But since I don't live in the US (assume that you guys are. no offense intended) I'd have to pay a bit more then 300$. For example: the 7950 in my country can cost up to 565,39 USD

Same here,i got mine for 425$ a while back and it was the cheapest possible price here in israel,the nvidia card that was priced about the same was a GTX570 so it was clear to me which card i wanted to get,it should still be considerbly cheaper in your country than a 7970 or a 670.

[Frag Maniac]

On that PSU you should have four Pci-Ex connectors that are 6+2, meaning an 8-Pin that has two detachable pin sockets that can be removed for 6-Pin use, and four 6-Pin connectors too.

In short, the only way you'd have trouble using a card that requires two 8-Pin connectors is if you actually lost 3 of your 6+2 Pin cables the PSU came with, or it was missing them in the first place.

[floppers95]

Sorry to bug you guys again. But about that PSU "problem". So I finally got a Sapphire 7970 HD vapor-x GHz edition with 3gb gddr5 ram. I watched an unboxing just so I would know what to expect... But mine is a little different then the one I saw on YouTube. Mine as two 8 pin connectors. I'm looking at my PSU manual and I can see the 2 extra pins on its 8 pin connector are black wires (one ground and the other sense, whatever that is :s ) So would I be able to just fit in a 8/6 pin connectors in there?

[animal007uk]

If your PSU is the one you listed in your opening post then it should have the required connections you need. And no i would not risk trying it with just an 8 and 6 pin connector.

[tokyoduong]

Originally Posted by floppers95

Sorry to bug you guys again. But about that PSU "problem". So I finally got a Sapphire 7970 HD vapor-x GHz edition with 3gb gddr5 ram. I watched an unboxing just so I would know what to expect... But mine is a little different then the one I saw on YouTube. Mine as two 8 pin connectors. I'm looking at my PSU manual and I can see the 2 extra pins on its 8 pin connector are black wires (one ground and the other sense, whatever that is :s ) So would I be able to just fit in a 8/6 pin connectors in there?

Nice purchase!
Don't do a ghetto rigging to expensive hardware lol. Just buy an adapter for your connectors or a PSU with the right connections.

[floppers95]

Originally Posted by animal007uk

If your PSU is the one you listed in your opening post then it should have the required connections you need. And no i would not risk trying it with just an 8 and 6 pin connector.

I have looked at all 4 of them! .... and non of them has two 8 pin connectors. Only 1 6 pin connector and 1 6/8 pin connector! I think the 14day return policy is a bit overdue. What do I make of FOUR 6 & 6/8 pin connectors? I could use an adapter, but that would just seem stupid if I'm ever going to overclock it in the future... I have asked this once but I don't think I have gotten an reply on it. Could I plug 2 blue 8 pin connectors into my PSU, and only use the 6/8 connectors in the graphics card and leave the two 6 pin connectors hanging?

[animal007uk]

You sure there ain't 2 small pins hanging anywere? 2+6 = 8 that is how it is on one of my cables on my PSU.

Seems odd that such a powerfull PSU does not have 2 x 8 pin or maybe it does but you are worryed about not using the ones that are left over? If you have spare ones hanging don't worry as this is normal

sorry i miss read your post, So your saying you have 6 pin and 6/8pin if so then use the 8 pin ones and dont worry about the 6 pins there just spare and wont hurt if not being used

[BiggieShady]

Originally Posted by animal007uk

You sure there ain't 2 small pins hanging anywere?

It should look like this




if not, get one of these

[animal007uk]

I think the op has some 6 pin ones without the 2 pin to turn it into 8 pin, And also some 6 and 8 pin cables in one so just use the 8 pin and it wont matter if the 6 pin are hanging as they are spare.

[d1nky]

Originally Posted by Aquinus

There are a lot of people here who don't live in the US. It would help us find a reasonable price product if you gave us your budget plus the country you live in.

Also mediasorcerer doesn't live the US, Melbourne is in Australia

plus its even more expensive with 20% tax (robbing ******) I envy the guys who get components at a reasonable price with average tax

[floppers95]

Originally Posted by d1nky

plus its even more expensive with 20% tax (robbing ******) I envy the guys who get components at a reasonable price with average tax

IRRELEVANT!: I Don't want to show off but. I was able to sell my old Radeon Hd 6950 for almost 120£ (GBP) and bought the 7970 for 362.12£. Which I find be cheap, considering the cheapest GTX 680 I could find was 55£ more expensive.

Ok I have plugged it all in (using an adapter for the 1st 8pin PCIE power slot, since I'm only testing) My PC seems to be running as it should, even though only at the BIOS start screen and it says "No keyboard found" next line says "Press F1 to Run SETUP" I've always found that funny but yeah! Thanks for helping me make a qualified purchase and may others find any use of this thread cheers

I am loving my new "Sapphire"

[animal007uk]

Yeah i bought the normal sapphire 7970 and love it, Mine is not so good for overclocking but this does not bother me one bit as i can still get 1050mhz out of it and all me games run sweet