Hi all, newbie to the forums here! I am currently trying to upgrade my Graphics set up on my i5 PC. I researched my specs and all seems to be in order for it to run successfully, however i do need some help.
Firstly i am a bit confused over the right connections to my PSU (OCZ MOD EXSTREAM 500W). It has 2 PCI-E ports, however the card I got came with a 6pin to 2 molax connectors. I have an adapter from molax to PCI-E but i have a normal 6pin to 6pin PCI-E, can i just use this?
I did try with both, however on both runs received an instant BIOS warning beep (AMI BIOS, Continuous high beep; Video Card problem).
Here's a basic Sandra for my system if it will help:
Processor
Model : Intel(R) Core(TM) i5 CPU 750 @ 2.67GHz
Speed : 2.8GHz
Cores per Processor : 4 Unit(s)
Threads per Core : 1 Unit(s)
Type : Quad-Core
Integrated Data Cache : 2x 32kB, Synchronous, Write-Thru, 8-way, 64 byte line size, 2 threads sharing
L2 On-board Cache : 2x 256kB, ECC, Synchronous, ATC, 8-way, 64 byte line size, 2 threads sharing
L3 On-board Cache : 8MB, ECC, Synchronous, ATC, 16-way, Exclusive, 64 byte line size, 16 threads sharing
Computer
Mainboard : Asus P7P55D LE
BIOS : AMI 1307 02/23/2010
Bus(es) : ISA X-Bus PCI PCIe IMB USB FireWire/1394 i2c/SMBus
Multi-Processor (MP) Support : No
Multi-Processor Advanced PIC (APIC) : Yes
Total Memory : 8GB DIMM DDR3
Chipset
Model : ASUS Core (Clarksfield/Lynnfield) DMI
Front Side Bus Speed : 2x 2.41GHz (4.82GHz)
Chipset
Model : Intel Core Desktop (Lynnfield) UnCore
Front Side Bus Speed : 2x 2.41GHz (4.82GHz)
Total Memory : 8GB DIMM DDR3
Channels : 2
Memory Bus Speed : 2x 670MHz (1.34GHz)
I am very new to Video Graphics and although i have tried to research this for myself, I haven't really found anything to help a noob such as myself! Also doing it myself may end up in a nasty bang!
Many Thanks
