Okay, so my rig was maybe B+ 2 years ago when I bought it, so now it's like F---- so I figured it's time to upgrade, I went from 1GB memory to 4GB no prob, that was a huge perfomance increase, and now I figure it's time to upgrade arguably the most integral part of PC gaming, the Graphics card.
Current system spects (Don't laugh too hard, tution is expensive!)
ABIT KN9 SLI motherboard Socket AM2
AMD Athlon64 X2 4200+ (2.2GHZ) Overclocked to 2.42GHZ (go go aftermarket cooling!)
4GB (2x 2GB) DDR2 PC6400 Memory (Corsair, High performance, DHX)
Hard Drive, Laughable 7200RPM Hitachi 320GB
GeForce 8600GT 256MB (DDR3)
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What I'm upgrading too (Compatibility willing)
GeForce 9800GTX+ (512MB DDR3)
This requires 450 watts of juice and 24 Amps on 12V rails it has 2x 6pin connectors
My Powersupply is a NZXT PF-500 Max DC Output 500 Watt
12 Volt Rail ratings +12V1:16Amp +12V2: 17Amp. According to Xfx I meet the requiments since it's 2 seperate rails delivering over the required 24Amps.
The Problem: I only see once 6pin Connector but my PSU was made in the transition between PCI-E and PCI-E 2.0 so it has One 6pin, and a heap of 4pins. Can I use a 4pin to 6pin Adapter to supply the rest of the Juice?
It's stupid crap like this that prevent more and more people from hitting PC gaming more than consoles, eventually PC gaming is going to be undone by it's own progress lol.
