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Connecting GTX 970

Posted: Sun Aug 16, 2015 4:06 pm
by Avago-Earo
Just got a GTX 970:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00N ... ge_o01_s00

I only have a 6 pin connector from my PSU. My PSU is 650W and is 80 Plus Bronze rated and it came with the Gigabyte case (I built this rig last October and am new to building (Mobo: Asus Z87-K, CPU: 4th Gen i5 4660, GPU: EVGA GT 740 SC)) and I have had no problems with black outs and such.

As a solution, I ordered a 2xMolex to 8 Pin Adapter :
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B002 ... ge_o00_s00

Will this work? I've been reading up a bit on line but have little knowledge regarding electrics, but my understanding is that all the connections from the PSU are at 12 Volts and the components draw the required Watts that they regulate so, so long as the wires and connections are rated for the Amp load it should be OK. Is this right? As anyone in the know can probably tell, I know nothing about this sort of thing.

Cheers for any advice :)

Re: Connecting GTX 970

Posted: Sun Aug 16, 2015 4:28 pm
by TorTorden
I think it should. But I'm suprised this adapter wasn't included with the card.

Re: Connecting GTX 970

Posted: Sun Aug 16, 2015 4:34 pm
by Avago-Earo
TorTorden wrote:I think it should. But I'm suprised this adapter wasn't included with the card.


Yes, but considering the price, £260 and Metal Gear Solid V came free with it (got sent the code already, don't know if it's my thing but I'll give it a go), I'm not too concerned. The adapter comes tomorrow.

Cheers for the reply.

Re: Connecting GTX 970

Posted: Mon Aug 17, 2015 3:27 pm
by Avago-Earo
Yeah, well it worked. Temps are nice and low.

Wow! from the GT 740 to the GTX 970... Unbelievable! Ultra settings 50 FPS in Space Stations. I shit thee not!

Going to try it out on my Nexus 7 and Trinus Gyre Oculus Thrift.

Right, Off I fuck then :)

Re: Connecting GTX 970

Posted: Mon Aug 17, 2015 4:46 pm
by Flip
Excellent! :)

Re: Connecting GTX 970

Posted: Mon Aug 17, 2015 4:56 pm
by TorTorden
Avago-Earo wrote:Yeah, well it worked. Temps are nice and low.

Wow! from the GT 740 to the GTX 970... Unbelievable! Ultra settings 50 FPS in Space Stations. I shit thee not!

Going to try it out on my Nexus 7 and Trinus Gyre Oculus Thrift.

Right, Off I fuck then :)


Great, happy to hear its working, and yes that's a pretty potent upgrade :)
If you don't have a high Res screen I would recommend trying the nvidia dynamic or super resolution settings (I'm not entirely sure what they call it).

Basically it lets you render the entire game at a higher resolution than your screen, downsample it to your screens resolution. Good trick to fix twinkling pixels around edge rendering and or glitches in anti aliasing.

Re: Connecting GTX 970

Posted: Tue Aug 18, 2015 1:48 am
by Avago-Earo
Cheers TorTorden, I'll check that out. I'm currently on a 32" 1080p TV.