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Old 12-12-2004, 11:28 PM
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Do I need a PCI-e power connector for PCI-e graphics cards?http://www.bleedinedge.com/guides/ps...select_02.html

I have an Antec Truepower 430w power supply and I don't think it has a cable like that.
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProduc...103-908&depa=0

I have a refurbished Chaintech nVIDIA GeForce 6600GT Video Card, 128MB DDR3, 128-Bit, TV-Out/DVI, PCI-Express video card on order but I'm thinking I might need an updated PSU or an extension for it. What do you guys think?
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Old 12-12-2004, 11:49 PM
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The only PCI-E 6600GT i know of that needs a power connector is the AOpen one. The card can draw all of its required power from the PCI-E slot
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Old 12-13-2004, 12:44 AM
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The only PCI-E 6600GT i know of that needs a power connector is the AOpen one. The card can draw all of its required power from the PCI-E slot

Thats good to know but whats the little tab for in the picture thats attached to this message then?
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Thats good to know but whats the little tab for in the picture thats attached to this message then?
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And SLI is for what again?
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SLI - Scalable Link Interface. It is the ability to use a pair of PCI-E video boards but produce only a single output. http://www.nvidia.com/page/sli.html
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SLI - Scalable Link Interface. It is the ability to use a pair of PCI-E video boards but produce only a single output. http://www.nvidia.com/page/sli.html

I'm guessing you'd need 2 PCI-express ports on your board to make that possible.
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I'm guessing you'd need 2 PCI-express ports on your board to make that possible.
Yes you would be correct there and a SLI conector, but that comes with the board.
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Yes you would be correct there and a SLI conector, but that comes with the board.

Do they have to be 2 of the exact same card?
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Yes both card have to be identical or it will not work properly or at all.
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