Hello Yahoo People!! :)I am willing to buy a Power Supply for my Ati Radeon HD 6870 which needs two 6-pin connectors and I don't have enough money to buy a PSU with two 6-pin connectors because they are too expensive! So I need help on two things:_______________________________________________________1)I want to know of a good power supply with one 6-pin connector.2)If i plug one 6-pin connector to the GPU (Which comes with the PSU) and another 4-pin to 6-pin adapter would that be okay? If not why? I mean will it affect the performance to the GPU or is it dangerous? (This is my question)3)And I need to know of a good PSU Brand but not so expensive! below ?35.00. (If u guys know of good offer on only Argos .uk or Amazon .uk Please tell me!_______________________________________________________Thank U!! :)
Yes the molex to 6 pin splitter will work. The card itself uses 151W max at 100% load. Toss in a traditional system and the tally may reach 350W at most. This suggests a 400W psu. Do you have the capability of Crossfire(two AMD GPU based gfx cards)? This PSU amazon .uk/OCZ-OCZ-ZS550W-U is high quality enough in addition to being powerful enough to run 2 of those cards and the rest of the system. Your 6870 needs a +12 Volt current rating of about 16A and that OCz has a +12 Volt current rating of 38 Amps. One needs to worry about power consumption as well as the amp rating so they don't blow a fuse due to the overload. Modern quality PSUs are equipped with overload protection among other self preservation features which that OCZ has. It also has your 2x6pin(1x6pin and 1x6+2 pin) connections for your card. You don't want a PSU that is JUST enough or provides the power but not the amp rating or other roadblock. amazon .uk/Zalman-ZM400-ST- is closer to your budget and is still higher quality with 1x6 and 1x6+2 PCIe power connections.
1. If your radeon comes with 2 6pin connectors, why are you asking about a good PS with one 6pin connector? Find a good power supply with 2 6pin connectors. 2. It really depends on the wattage of the power supply. If it's a crappy 400w PS then no. If it's a pretty good 600w ps and you don't have too many peripherals plugged in, like multiple hard drives, multiple optical drives tons of memory, etc, then it should be fine. 3. My god. Don't cheap out on a PS!! Say you were going to form a car racing team for Formula. You bought a ferarri enginehad lotus make your body, the best suspension and everythingnow it comes time for the tireswould you go and buy some $30 goodyear tires? OR say engine, would you buy the best parts then go find a yugo and put that engine in your formula racer? Heck no. If it were me? I'd spend at least $100 on a power supply. And I did. OCZ 750w. And I bought a cheap video card, radeon 6790, that I can upgrade later.
