Installing a geforce 6800, have a question....

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gcp81

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I'm a first-time builder, and I'm a little confused by the power supply installation. I have an evga geforce 6800 and I have a thermaltake TWV 480 power supply.

So the installation guide on the 6800 states that the video card needs one available 4-pin molex that is connected to nothing else in the system. Ok, so that's straightforward.

What gets me is that it also states that one 4-pin molex Y cable is included, and is needed to join the power supply and the power connectors of the PC's other components. I don't know what this is asking me to do. Is this like an extension outlet, basically there to just give me access to an additional molex on another cable?

The TWV comes with 9 connectors, so if the geforce needs a whole line, I still have 6 remaining. With the molex Y included, I would have 7 I think total.

Thanks in advance for the help.
 
it is probably just an extension cord type thing...to get 2 plugs instead of 1.
 
gcp81 said:
I'm a first-time builder, and I'm a little confused by the power supply installation. I have an evga geforce 6800 and I have a thermaltake TWV 480 power supply.

So the installation guide on the 6800 states that the video card needs one available 4-pin molex that is connected to nothing else in the system. Ok, so that's straightforward.

What gets me is that it also states that one 4-pin molex Y cable is included, and is needed to join the power supply and the power connectors of the PC's other components. I don't know what this is asking me to do. Is this like an extension outlet, basically there to just give me access to an additional molex on another cable?

The TWV comes with 9 connectors, so if the geforce needs a whole line, I still have 6 remaining. With the molex Y included, I would have 7 I think total.

Thanks in advance for the help.
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If the main power supply cables will reach the card, and you have enough connectors to go around, don't bother with the Y cable...it just lets you split the four pin molex so you aren't losing a connector.

Its all the same connector, don't worry.
 
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