do you need a 6 pin power connecter?
443874
Yes, the card requires a 6-pin power connector from the power supply. The system won't boot without it being connected. The video card ships with a short cable that is a 4-pin to 6-pin power adapter, in case your power supply doesn't have a dedicated 6-pin power line.
2138583
No, but you should have one already coming off your power supply that you can use.
2262520
As long as your motherboard has an unoccupied PCI-express ×16 port, and your power supply is capable of 600 watts on a single-card setup. Ideally for power connection, you would need a 8 pin and a 6 pin connector from your power supply (6 and 6+2) If it is a little older, you might be in need of molex to 6 or 8 pin adapters(maybe both.)
1796927
Honestly, I don't know, although I have never seen a power supply with an 8 pin connector and I have been doing this work for 25 years.
1088784
Hooks up to the motherboard 3 or 4 pin that's the only power connection it has but you could connect it to your power supply using a three pin Molex adapter.
2166879
Yes, I powered my 7870 with no problem. It requires 2 of 6 pin connectors as well.
264637
If power adaptor is an issue you can get by without using it. It takes the computer's internal 4 pin molex connector which is a day saver.
956689
You are right. Doesn't need own power connector but PSU should be minimum 450w
1116285
Philip is correct. Your need an additional 6 pin outlet from your power supply
1443438
As long as it's coming from the PCIe rails then you're fine. I'm assuming you mean a 6pin and a 6+2 pin cable. As far as I know, there isn't just a 2 pin cable hanging around. It's paired with a 6pin
1116283
Not really. You just have to make sure your power supply has 2 6-pin plugs for pci
422983
No, there are only 6 powered ports and I doubt there is enough amperage to share even among six minis.
1166737
Just to clear something up. yes the video card takes 2 6 pin power connectors, but it comes with an adapter to convert one 4 pin from your power supply (used to power a hard drive or what not) to 6 pin. So with what comes with the video card you only need one 6 pin connector on your mother board, and can actually get by with none if you can find another adapter.
427966
Both 6 pin and 8 pin power connectors are included with this power supply so I don
929914
6+2's have a downside of being unstable when you start to get into higher power draws, it's always better to have individual 6 pin connectors from your PSU to make sure you are able to get sufficient amp draw that your card will need.
967921
No. It does not require a power connection from the power supply. It draws the power it needs from the PCI-E slot.
1422414
power's there, but you'd probably be better off just getting a 36v psu separate. A big buck/boost on this will either dirty up your power if you have other 12v devices on it, or be a loss in efficiency. I've used this with bucks to take it down to 5 to provide 12 and 5v with this. haven't gone up with it.