My dad wants to buy a 8600GT for his pc because me and him want to be able to play halo 2 but all the ones I see require additional power...
can someone find me one that does not require a 6-pin pci-e power connector? (from newegg preferably)

All 8600's need an additional power source. What I suggest is you check that your computer has enough power, if not, buy a PSU(power supply) along with it. I'd suggest a 350Watt or so. High quality PSU's though.

Are you sure your dad is looking at an 8600GT and not an 8600GTS? The 8600GTS requires a power connector; the 8600GT does not.

If your PSU has at least 20A on its +12v rail (take a look at the sticker on your PSU), then you could use a 2 Molex to PCI-E Y adaptor to power the card.

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eMachines are notorious for having crappy PSUs (usually Bestec). I suggest getting at least a 400W unit & spending no less than $50. Here's a good one:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...

And here are 3 good 8600GT's...click on the specification tab & notice the different core clock speeds:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...

As jackbomb said, none of the 8600GT's require the PSU plug-in.

Have a XFX 8600GT Fatal1ty (Code : PV-T84J-U1D4) which doesn't need any additional power supply. Good overclocker too.

http://www.xfxforce.com/web/product...

I though the 8500's didn't need power. I learned something I guess.

"I though the 8500's didn't need power"

All cards need power...lol.

The 8500GT is inferior to the 8600GT. *Most* of them use GDDR2 memory rather than GDDR3, plus they only have 16 stream processors as compared to 32 for the 8600GT.

i am currently using 8600GT. it does not need extra power, just make sure you have a high quality PSU (500w+), and everything should run smoothyl.