OLD 1st gen 8800GTS - Use molex 6 pin adapter?

[TechBoyJK]

Hey Guys, I'm working on a charity build for a friend, and Im piecing together an older pc

(xeon 2.4ghz quad core, 3GB ddr667)..

The power supply I have though doesn't have a 6pin connector for the GPU. I have a molex 6 pin adapter

However, the manual says not to use an adapter, even though there was one in the box.

I don't even want to hook it up to try it unless someone tells me the caution sign is unfounded.

 

[lavaheadache]

Using the connector is fine. It's the power output of the PSU I would question.

 

[TechBoyJK]

Using the connector is fine. It's the power output of the PSU I would question.

350W. Rig only has 1 cdrom drive and 1 hdd.

 

[lavaheadache]

ouch, Do you know what kind of amps it has on the 12v rail?

What make and model is it?

 

[Face2Face]

GeForce 8800 GTS 320MB can be easily powered up by a quality ATX 2.0 power supply with a wattage of 350W and higher provided that the remaining capacity of the PSU is enough to power the rest of the gaming system components. Quoted from XBit

Is the power supply of good quality?

 

[lavaheadache]

GeForce 8800 GTS 320MB can be easily powered up by a quality ATX 2.0 power supply with a wattage of 350W and higher provided that the remaining capacity of the PSU is enough to power the rest of the gaming system components. Quoted from XBit

Is the power supply of good quality?

fyi, he never said 320gb. This card could very well be a factory OC'ed 640 meg card.

I have seen garbage 500watt psu struggle to power a quad intel quad core sytem and an 8800GTX. A 350 watter no name psu is asking for trouble

 

[LordNoob]

I have an older ACER desktop with a Q6600 quadcore and an 8800GTS 320mb that has been running fine on the stock generic 350 watt power supply for years now. 1 hard drive, CD/DVD ROM, and 2 sticks of memory (2 x 2GB).