PLEASE HELP ME!

[scienceisfun91]

I have a power supply that does not a a 6 pin connector for my Radeon 6850. I have an extra 230w psu sitting around that has a 6 pin connector. If I plug the the 6 pin from my old psu to the graphics card, will it work. I will leave the current psu in the case, but use the old 230w one as an external psu. So if I connect my psu to the electrical outlet and plug the 6 pin to my Radeon 6850, will it work?

P.S- Can you get shocked from a psu that is not in a case but sitting on the floor?

 

[christop]

It's not going to work. Why not purchase molex to pcie. Get one of these.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16812198022&nm_mc=OTC-Froogle&cm_mmc=OTC-Froogle-_-Cables-_-Athena+Power-_-12198022

 

[arson94]

Well, for that to work you'd have to bridge two wires from the main power connector on the 230W PSU for it to power up. I don't know exactly how safe it is or isn't though. But, like christop said, you can get a simple 4pin molex to 6pin pci-e adapter to use. However, if your PSU doesn't have a 6pin power connetor, are you sure it has the watts and amps to power a 6850?

 

[adamwe86]

You would be better off to get a 4pin to 6pin adapter than running 2 psus. You just need 2 open four pin connections. Should be able to find one super cheap at any local computer shop.