i think my brand new VIDEO CARD is broken

SquonkSC · 01 Aug 2009

edrik said:

are my graphics cards not suitable for SLI then ?

I found out your card is green version which doesn't require, and doesn't have 6pin.

Therefor power is taken from the PCIE slots only.

Because your PSU doesn't provide sufficient power to the PCIE, it won't work.

You've been getting this same answer many times.

So either buy a PSU in the range Mr Grim has given you earlier,
or buy two new graphics cards that do have 6 pins.

The 9800 gt cards are actually 8800's with a new sticker on them.

About SLI I don't know enough to give an educated answer.

Mr Grim?

edrik · 01 Aug 2009

squonksc said:

Well your PSU does have the 6 pin connectors.

One solid 6 pin and one that you can configure 4, 6, or 8 pin.

Do the graphics cards have 6 pin socket? I can't see on the picture.

here are some images

Mark · 01 Aug 2009

Hi Edrik, that card doesn't have the 6 pin connector so as I said earlier you will need to change the PSU or the Cards your using because they just aren't compatible for use in your SLI configuration.

edrik · 01 Aug 2009

are there any cheap PSU's out there which could pack the same punch as a corsair 1000 HX ?

another thing... if i were to get video cards instead of a PSU.... then what would i look for in a video card ? how would i know if my PSU could supply that videocard enough power?

Mark · 01 Aug 2009

This one will do the job for you and you should be able to get one pretty cheap.

Welcome to Corsair :: VX Power Supply Product Information

edrik · 01 Aug 2009

are you suggesting the vx550w ?

could you help me find a nice PSU or vid cards from here - budget of around 7-10 thousand php

http://www.tipidpc.com/useritems.php?username=PCHub

Mark · 01 Aug 2009

The 450 or 550 are both single rail and both will do the job, however if you are thinking of getting some better cards in the future you should probably go for the 550.

Mark · 01 Aug 2009

Here you go i was trying to find somewhere locally you could pick one up and I found this one on EBAY

eBay.ph: CORSAIR ATX 12v v2.2 550w fcc power supply CMPSU-550VX (item 200344231455 end time Jun 19, 2009 15:19:02 PHT)

edrik · 01 Aug 2009

Mr GRiM said:

The 450 or 550 are both single rail and both will do the job, however if you are thinking of getting some better cards in the future you should probably go for the 550.

what if i would change my video cards ? will "faster" cards (like a quadro for example) work with my current PSU ?

Mark · 01 Aug 2009

Yes you could get those as they will have a dedicated 12v rail for each so your PSU will be fine with those cards although they aren't cheap Quadro FX 3800 is $835 US

Newegg.com - PNY VCQFX3800-PCIE-PB Quadro FX3800 1GB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 SLI Supported Workstation Video Card - Workstation Graphics / Video Cards

And the Quadro FX3700 512MB $790 US

Newegg.com - PNY VCQFX3700-PCIE-PB Quadro FX3700 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 SLI Supported Workstation Video Card - Workstation Graphics / Video Cards

This card is great value and would be a huge improvement over your current ones for $150 US.

XFX GS250XZDFC GeForce GTS 250 1GB Core Edition 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card

And this one for $180 US.

GIGABYTE GV-N26OC-896H GeForce GTX 260 OC Core 216 896MB 448-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready Video Card

Just noticed this one as well for the best value and performance for $150 US.

EVGA 896-P3-1255-RX GeForce GTX 260 896MB 448-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card