Recently, a friend of mine upgraded his graphics card from a GTX 460, and knowing that I too was considering a new rig, kindly gave me his used card. At the time, I didn't know it was a 460 - but looking up the model number 'P1041' gave me the specifications. So, while I was checking my build for any potential problems, I came across several threads regarding how many 6-pin connectors this particular card has - most of the threads say that for the card to work properly, two connectors are needed. However, the card that I have only has one.
I'm not sure why - I was told that it originally came with an Alienware pre-built rig, so I'm thinking that that might be it. However, I am slightly worried that this throws my build out of balance - I need the savings on not buying a graphics card to sufficiently splash out on everything else.
Any advice that anyone can give me? As I said, the card has MODEL : P1041 etched onto it, along with NVA-P1041-000(B), which I would guess means the same thing. Thanks.
I'm not sure why - I was told that it originally came with an Alienware pre-built rig, so I'm thinking that that might be it. However, I am slightly worried that this throws my build out of balance - I need the savings on not buying a graphics card to sufficiently splash out on everything else.
Any advice that anyone can give me? As I said, the card has MODEL : P1041 etched onto it, along with NVA-P1041-000(B), which I would guess means the same thing. Thanks.
That's put my mind at ease. 
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