Help Me TBG, You're My Only Hope:

[KublaKhan]

So.. My Gigabyte 5850 OC (GIGABYTE GV-R585OC-1GD Radeon HD 5850 (Cypress Pro) 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card w/ ATI Eyefinity - Newegg.com) has gone to the GPU graveyard. Luckily, I had a 8800 GT to fill in until I can get another card.. which a member here as offered me: a XFX 6970.

Now, the 5850 needed two 6 pin connectors to power and the 6970 requires a 6 pin and a 8 pin.

This is my power supply: Apevia ATX-JV 650W - APEVIA JAVA ATX-JV650W 650W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready Power Supply - Newegg.com - Is this power supply enough to handle the 6970 plus all my other stuff?

Recommendations?

Thanks for reading:

 

[Soulzz]

650W should be more than enough.

 

[KublaKhan]

650W should be more than enough.

Sorry about that pic! heh - let me edit it to something more friendly..

 

[Matt-aka-FAST]

If you aren't going crossfire then 650 should be enough.

 

[Soulzz]

Kubla, how do you find these pictures.. LOL!

 

[RainMotorsports]

That sucks the 6970 especially in overclocked forms is just on or just above the rated limited for dual 6 pin which is 150 watts. Honestly though 8 pin connectors are horseshit. They add 2 small guage grounds and then call for beefing up the 12+ lines. If your PSU has 8 pin spec wiring you could run an adapter just fine. If its 6 pin spec gauge then yeah not worth the risk.

A few bucks more you can get a modular corsair from Microcenter but its in store only so thats a bust.

 

[Thelus]

Adventure, excitement, a Jedi craves not these things. Go to tomshardware.com go to best gaming cards for your money and check out that list.

 

[RainMotorsports]

Adventure, excitement, a Jedi craves not these things. Go to tomshardware.com go to best gaming cards for your money and check out that list.

He isn't buying a card. Aint got that kind of money.