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azanon · 06-22-08, 10:48 PM

I have a Seasonic S12 Energy+ 650 Watt, with 2, 6-pin PCI-E's and 52A total shared on 4, +12V rails.

IF i were to get the BFG GTX 280, could I get away with using both of those adapters; the 2, 6-pin PCI-E to 8-pin PCI-E, as well as the 2 molex to one PCI-E for the other connector? My total amps should be enough since I only have one HDD, 2x2GB DDR2, and a Q9450 on a P5Q motherboard. Too risky?

06-22-08, 10:48 PM	#1
azanon Registered User Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 101	Can you use 2 power adapters on this card? I have a Seasonic S12 Energy+ 650 Watt, with 2, 6-pin PCI-E's and 52A total shared on 4, +12V rails. IF i were to get the BFG GTX 280, could I get away with using both of those adapters; the 2, 6-pin PCI-E to 8-pin PCI-E, as well as the 2 molex to one PCI-E for the other connector? My total amps should be enough since I only have one HDD, 2x2GB DDR2, and a Q9450 on a P5Q motherboard. Too risky?