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    Question About Installing New Graphics Card

    I am currently using an EVGA nex750w 80 + gold psu and just bought the Sapphire r9 280x toxic, it requires 2 8 pin PCIE. My psu came with 4 6 +2 pin / 6 pin PCIE, they're combined/ connected to the same cable. Can I use two completely different 6+2 PCIE cables to plug into my gpu? There are 4...
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    Question About Installing New Graphics Card

    I am currently using an EVGA nex750w 80 + gold psu and am thinking about buying the Sapphire r9 280x toxic and it requires 2 8 pin PCIE. My psu came with 4 6 +2 pin / 6 pin PCIE. Can I use two different 6+2 PCIE cables to plug into my gpu? There are 4 slots for VGAs on the psu itself so can I...
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    6 pin to 8 pin adapter for gpu

    I'm thinking about buying a new sapphire r9 280x toxic and it requires two 8 pin cables. My psu, a EVGA nex750 + 80 gold only came with a 6+2 pin and 6 pin. Is it ok to use a 6 pin to 8 pin adapter? I've been reading a couple of things and it seems like the answers are mixed. Could this damage...
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    Computer Crashes and Black Screens When Playing Games

    As far as I can tell, this only happens when I am gaming. I built my first PC a couple of weeks ago and I love it. It runs games very well besides the fact that it is constantly crashing. The computer is still on when the computer crashes but it doesn't actually do anything. The monitor goes...