I've had an Asus EAH 6970 since January and just last week bought an EAH 6970 DCII to go crossfire in my Asus P6T motherboard. I was too eager when ordering and now that it's here I realize I have a few issues...
With my original card I had two of my screens plugged in through DVI and the third through a DVI to Displayport mini adapter. Now that I have the new card I realize it doesn't have any mini adapters on it. If I plug in the DCII into the first PCI Express sloth can I have my two DVI screens plugged into it and the third screen plugged into the second card? Or should I leave my current card where it is and not mess with the plugs and just add the DCII below it? Either way it seems like the card will be hitting the tops of the onboard USB plugs and it'll be a very tight fit.
The other issue has to do with power plugs. My current Antec 850 Watt power supply has two 6 pin plugs and two 8 pin plugs for video cards. The DCII can use both 8 pin plugs but the older 6970 requires one 8 and one 6. Is there any sort of hack I can use to get it working with this power supply or do I just need to get a something new like a Corsair TX850?
Thanks for any help or insight into this predicament!
With my original card I had two of my screens plugged in through DVI and the third through a DVI to Displayport mini adapter. Now that I have the new card I realize it doesn't have any mini adapters on it. If I plug in the DCII into the first PCI Express sloth can I have my two DVI screens plugged into it and the third screen plugged into the second card? Or should I leave my current card where it is and not mess with the plugs and just add the DCII below it? Either way it seems like the card will be hitting the tops of the onboard USB plugs and it'll be a very tight fit.
The other issue has to do with power plugs. My current Antec 850 Watt power supply has two 6 pin plugs and two 8 pin plugs for video cards. The DCII can use both 8 pin plugs but the older 6970 requires one 8 and one 6. Is there any sort of hack I can use to get it working with this power supply or do I just need to get a something new like a Corsair TX850?
Thanks for any help or insight into this predicament!