EVGA GTX 970 Power Connection Help

[Squirrellove]

I have a Dell Precision T3600 work computer that I now need to upgrade the video card in in order to drive a UHD monitor (3 total). I work from home so I'm thinking I'll put a GTX 970 in there so I can game on it as well. I was looking at the EVGA GeForce GTX 970 SC GAMING ACX 2.0 (http://www.evga.com/Products/Product.aspx?pn=04G-P4-2974-KR) but I have a question about the power requirements / connections. I have the 650 watt Dell PSU. On the PSU is an 8 pin connector labeled "Power VGA 2" and currently plugged into it is an 8 pin connector that "splits" into two unused 6 pin connectors. (It came w/ that, not aftermarket spliiter). The EVGA GPU requires two 6 pin connectors.

So my question is can I just plug in those two 6 pin connectors directly and be good to go?

Thanks for the input! I really don't know much about building computers or swapping components.

 

[azzazel_99]

yep you should be fine. Also check the amps that psu is good for but you should be fine.

 

[Squirrellove]

yep you should be fine. Also check the amps that psu is good for but you should be fine.

Thank you for your quick reply. From what I've seen online it looks like the GPU requires GeForce GTX 970 - 28A minimum. On my PSU it shows that each channel is 18.0A max. (Photo of my PSU specs http://i.imgur.com/OyLuZgM.jpg). Does this mean I'm screwed, or does each connection provide 18A so combined it would provide 36A which would be enough? Sorry this is all new to me.

Thanks again!

 

[azzazel_99]

Believe it's combined but I could be wrong. Your total psu is 36 amps so should be fine. Someone else should chime in a clarify the psu question but I think you're good to go