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620w -> 9800gx2?

Post Date: 2008-04-08
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    Posted: 08 Apr 2008 at 11:12pm

i have a http://www.digitalstormonline.com/4933.asp PSU and im wondering if it will support a 9800gx2. i have read this card requires a 6 pin and an 8 pin connection http://www.overclockersclub.com/vimages/xfx_9800gx2/15.jpg the power cord currently going to my video card is a 6 pin PCI-E, and there is a small attachment on the end of it that has an additional 2 slots, as if it were designed to fit a 6 or 8 pin connection.
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  Quote guest Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Posted: 08 Apr 2008 at 11:13pm

maybe im drunk and didnt know it, but the 2 pictures (the one with the check, and the one with the "x") look the exact same to me.
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There is a mechanical issue with the 9800 cards and virtually ALL PSUs. Nvidia has made the locking tab slot on the card narrow enough that most 8pin and most 6+2 pin connectors will not fully snap in. They will work electrically but, the tab will not lock the connector into the slot on the card.

Corsair PSU's will work just fine electrically but you may either have to leave the tab out of the slot temporarily or cut the tab off. Nvidia is supposed to supply their partners with a proper adapter within a couple of weeks to negate the need for this. If you can't wait or if your cable will not work with the tab on it, you can clip the tab off the PCI-e cable. Some users have been able to wiggle and "finesse" the connectors in so this may not apply to everyone.

OFFICIAL CORSAIR STATEMENT: If you need to clip the tab on the PCI-e connector to make the connector work with these cards, it DOES NOT constitute a voided warranty.
Any other modifications to the cables or PSU as stated by the warranty terms WILL constitute a voided warranty.
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  Quote guest Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Posted: 08 Apr 2008 at 11:28pm
thanks skyR thats very helpful Smile
ill probably just get one and then pick up an adapter when they come out, i would guess that it is not too complicated of a piece
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