I'm looking to buy a nVidia 8800GTX and one of the reviews for the specific card mentioned that it needs to be plugged in to the PSU with a special connector. Is this true? What kind of connector does it need, and how may? Can you keep it simple please, ie the big connector that goes into the motherboard, the one that goes into HDs and CD drives, the one that goes into SATA drives, etc.

If it needs a specialized connector most manufacturers will supply an adapter that will connect to an existing IDE power connector. AMD Athlonxp 3200+ OC Asus A7N8x-deluxe-E ATI AIW 9600pro 2x WD SATA raptors/raid0 160gb Corsair XMS3200 16x Lite-on DVD 12x DVD-R wireless card used as p

Almost all high end video cards have to be connected to the power supply. There's a special 6-pin PCI-E plug for video cards...here's a pic: http://www.highpowersupply.com/icon... If your power supply doesn't have one, you'll need an adapter...here's a pic: http://www.power-on.com/images/prod... Notice that the adapter uses two 4-pin HDD plugs, so make sure you have two available. As a matter of fact, you should take a close look at your power supply specs (see label on the side)...it may not be able to handle the added load from that video card. Also, if you're gonna run the 8800GTX with the "AMD 3000+", don't waste your time. That CPU will bottleneck the video so bad that it won't come close to it's true performance level. The 8800GTX needs the fastest CPUs to be able to "show it's stuff". This article will explain: http://www.tomshardware.com/2006/11... One last thing...if you're thinking of upgrading to Vista, DON'T DO IT!! A quick read thru the Vista forum should supply you with enough info to change your mind. BTW, nVidia's advice is to stick with XP.

I'm planning on upgrading my whole computer in a couple of months once Vista has had some of it's problems sorted out. I know I wont get the best out of this card with my current computer. However it will give me a boost now and it will still be a good card in a couple of months.

Why waste $500-600+ on a video card when you obviously don't have enough horsepower to run it?

Also the GeForce 8600 series of DX10 cards should be out in about a month, so yeah! How To Ask Questions The Smart Way

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