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falconpunch777
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2015/01/31 10:54:00 (permalink)
so im plugging in my 970 FTW and for some reason it looks like it requires 2, 6 pins but it's kind of confusing.
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    Re: 970 FTW Plug in 2015/01/31 10:56:53 (permalink)
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    so im plugging in my 970 FTW and for some reason it looks like it requires 2, 6 pins but it's kind of confusing.

    Hello and welcome to the forum. Yes, it requires two 6 pin PCIe power plugs. What is confusing?

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    Re: 970 FTW Plug in 2015/01/31 10:57:06 (permalink)
    It does require two 6-pins.


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    Re: 970 FTW Plug in 2015/01/31 11:00:28 (permalink)
    Yeah it said that but I was just making sure. Pretty expensive to just guess on. Haha thanks guys :)
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    Re: 970 FTW Plug in 2015/01/31 11:00:59 (permalink)
    2 plugs on high end cards for a long time  some 2- 6's  some one 6 one 8 , Got to have power 
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    Re: 970 FTW Plug in 2015/01/31 13:58:54 (permalink)
    If the card has 2 6-pin PCIe power plugs then it requires them.
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    Re: 970 FTW Plug in 2015/01/31 14:53:44 (permalink)
    Need to plug the two 6pins in to run or it wont work at all. I have two 970 GTX FTW 2978

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    Re: 970 FTW Plug in 2015/01/31 15:24:59 (permalink)
    In case it hasn't been mentioned, you'll need to plug in both 6-pins for the card to run.  

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