8500GT????
This is a discussion about 8500GT???? in the Windows Hardware category; I've been looking at the 8500GT video cards, and in all of the pictures of all the cards, I don't see a secondary power supply port. Do these cards not require a secondary power supply?? I was thinking of getting a second 7950GT so that I can use SLI, but one 7950GT is $200 and two 8500GT cards would be about $200 ...
I've been looking at the 8500GT video cards, and in all of the pictures of all the cards, I don't see a secondary power supply port. Do these cards not require a secondary power supply??
I was thinking of getting a second 7950GT so that I can use SLI, but one 7950GT is $200 and two 8500GT cards would be about $200 also. I know that the 7950GT have a 6 pin power plug, so I was also going to get the Thermaltake 250watt power supply for video cards, and thats another $50.
I also compared the specs between the two and it seems that the only thing that the 8500's have that the 7950 doesn't is the ability to run direct X 10 (which is no use to me).
So the 8500's are cheaper, especially if they don't need secondary power, but the 7950's have better specs. WTF??
I was thinking of getting a second 7950GT so that I can use SLI, but one 7950GT is $200 and two 8500GT cards would be about $200 also. I know that the 7950GT have a 6 pin power plug, so I was also going to get the Thermaltake 250watt power supply for video cards, and thats another $50.
I also compared the specs between the two and it seems that the only thing that the 8500's have that the 7950 doesn't is the ability to run direct X 10 (which is no use to me).
So the 8500's are cheaper, especially if they don't need secondary power, but the 7950's have better specs. WTF??
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Since nobody else has replied to this, I'll reply to myself. I did some searching and have found that indeed some of the new lower end 8500's and 8600's do not require a secondary power source, all their power is through the bus.
