[nearmiss]

Over the years graphics cards have become more and more powerful,and in turn require more
and more power. Earlier cards got enough power through the pci slot. The next generation of
cards required external power directly from the power supply Via a six pin plug. In order to achieve this on old power supplies, graphic card manufacturers included adaptors that allowed
you to combine two molex(4 prong)connectors to make one 6 prong connector. The latest cards
are now using two 6 prong connectors to get enough power to run them. Chances are that If
your power supply doesn't have any 6 prong connectors,It's too small to power that video card.

When buying a new power supply remember the amount of amps it can put out is more important than how many watts it's rated at. :wink:

The PSU I have has two PCI-E power cords with 6 pin connector on each cord.

http://www.pro-clockers.com/review.php?id=293

The last card I had was an X800 ATI and it got all power from the PCI-E SLot.

Now I've up to a lot more than I realized Power supply wise.

The box/case Altec 900 I put the new system in has 5 auxiliary fans as well. I've never used more than a Processor, VC and one aux fan.

I ordered the Vista 64Bit Ultra OS to address the 4 GIG of ram.

I'm almost afraid to fire the puppy up. It might friggin' explode or something.