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XFX HD Radeon 5770 Under-Powered?
Hey
after doing a HDD change out (was 5 now only have 3) i noticed something wrong with the 6pin to dual molex connector one of the 12v wires had melted at the molex connector, at first i thought it was nothing massive to worry about but then i remembered while playing GTA EFLC i kept getting severe Frame-drops and screen resets, i know the game itself is a bad port but i first noticed a Frame drop or several in my two Guitar Hero Games, Ive repaired the cable and kept a VERY close eye on it and the wire gets warm but not burn temp, now Ive come to two conclusions, 1. My unbranded 500W PSU just isn't up to the task to power the card and im better off buying a PSU with a 6PIN already on it instead of using the splitter. 2. the cable i bought was extremely cheap and you can tell by sight its a Knock Off.
Ive done a few PSU sites to see what everything i have pulls in and the lowest was 331W highest was 474W so logically im a bit baffled ha, what is it really pulling.
i believe my specs are below, any advise?
12v - 22A max Output