geforce 8800gtx dead help getting new card


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    geforce 8800gtx dead help getting new card


    i want to get NVIDIA GeForce GT 430 PCI-E Graphics Card ut will my motherboard support it i got my pc back in 2007 and my previous card was geforce 8800gtx
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    my mother board is
    ASUS P5N-E SLI
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    Hi

    They both use the PCI-E slot but the 430 is phyisically bigger in size, so check you have enough space in your case. Also, I'm pretty sure it requires a 6 and 8 pin power supply. If you don't have an 8 pin (Some PSU's have an additional 2 pin next to the 6 pin, so that you can combine them) you can buy an adaptor to convert your 6 pin to an 8 pin.

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    UKMedia
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    my geforce has 2 power thing going into it and there is one that is not going it to it
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    this is the power supply i have OCZ GameXStream 600W-700W Power Supply *EOL - OCZ
    can you chec kplease to see if it has 8 pins
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    also were my graphic card is going to the power supply it has 6 wire going into and there is 2 more holes that have no wire going into it
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    aso this is the specs for motherboard Asus P5N-E SLI Review (Page 1 of 11) | APH Networks
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    Hi

    Your PSU only has 2 x 6 pin power supplies for a PCI-E card. You will need to buy an adaptor - 6 To 8 Pin PCI-E Adapter - PC Power & Cooling

    Your grapics card won't perform correctly without this.

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    UKMedia said:
    Hi

    Your PSU only has 2 x 6 pin power supplies for a PCI-E card. You will need to buy an adaptor - 6 To 8 Pin PCI-E Adapter - PC Power & Cooling

    Your grapics card won't perform correctly without this.

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    UKMedia
    Sorry, no.

    The link Wicca gave stated that the PSU has a 6 pin PCI-E Plus a 6+2 pin one (usable as either 6 or 8 pin). That'll cover any current graphics card at 300W or less. (Some dual GPU cards use two 8 pin PCI-E power connectors, but I doubt that Wicca is in the market for one of those.)
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    Sorry, I missed that.

    UKMedia
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