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imcanadian
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Posted: Mon Aug 15, 2016 10:56 am |
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I am thinking about upgrading the graphic card but still the same with AMD. I realized that lots of better or new graphic card had 2 6-pin sockets that need to be plug in the graphic card. My question is that right now on my power supply unit which have one 6+2 PCIe connector and other is 6 pin connector. Will that work to plug both 6+2 PCIe connector and 6 pin connector. Or have to get one 6-Pin PCI Express Power Adapter Cable to Dual Molex 4-Pin to PCIe 6-Pin. Or not necessary because of 6 pin connector to plug in the graphic card. Also do I have to uninstall all files of AMD as well or not necessary because I will have the same software with AMD but different manufacturer.
Let me know about this.
John
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dvair
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Posted: Mon Aug 15, 2016 12:52 pm |
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Joined: Sun Apr 15, 2012 2:39 am Posts: 680 Location: Johnstown, NY
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You can use the 6+2 to connect to a 6. The last 2 should be able to be slightly separated from the 6 so that it fits. Not sure about AMD drivers, but usually its best to uninstall all the software, power down and change cards, reboot and install the newest set of drivers.
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imcanadian
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Posted: Mon Aug 15, 2016 1:10 pm |
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OK I will uninstall the AMD drivers before shut down and change the card. Now about the cables from the power supply unit -- can I plug one with only 6-pin connector and the other is 6+2 pin connector but will not use 2 pin so I will have both 1 with 6 pin and other is 6 pin too from 6+2 connector. Will that work or not??
Let me know about this.
John
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dvair
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Posted: Mon Aug 15, 2016 9:56 pm |
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Yes that will work fine, you just leave the +2 dangling.
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jaylach
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Posted: Mon Aug 15, 2016 10:01 pm |
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Joined: Wed Mar 21, 2012 5:09 am Posts: 9438 Location: The state of confusion; I just use Wyoming for mail.
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As David has already stated you should be able to use the 6+2 cable but may have to separate the extra 2 pins. Also, as David has already stated, separating the extra two plugs should be fairly easy.
I also agree with David as to uninstalling the AMD drivers but would go further. Go to your Control Panel then Programs and Features and uninstall anything dealing with AMD and/or Radeon including Catalyst. Also look for a folder on your C: drive named 'AMD'. If you have not previously deleted this folder it is the setup files for your old card. Delete this folder.
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