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SNIPoR
08-17-2007, 03:08 PM
http://www.tbreak.com/forums/showthread.php?t=39077

Enjoy :up:
Circaflex
08-17-2007, 04:09 PM
or you can just grab an adapter from PPC for 8 bucks which is what i did and bam no ugliness coming from the card.
DFI pit bull
09-18-2007, 12:04 PM
or you can just grab an adapter from PPC for 8 bucks which is what i did and bam no ugliness coming from the card.

Or you can do it for free with a little piece of wire, there are'nt any stores that sell the adapter that you mention, nor are there any etailer's in my country(UK) that sell them, I only saw one store in the US that stock them. Anyway this is what I did to unlock the overdrive function in CCC.



First I made 3 loops with the wire.
http://img232.imageshack.us/img232/1749/hpim0992ii9.jpg


Then placed the wire on the 3 pin things like in the photo
http://img215.imageshack.us/img215/3500/hpim1001pe1.jpg


http://img215.imageshack.us/img215/4818/hpim1003ga2.jpg



I confirm that this mod is 100% working and as you can see it's not ugly, I think it's cute looking:up:
Ghost742
09-18-2007, 12:14 PM
y is there so many plug holes in the first place
celemine1Gig
09-18-2007, 01:12 PM
Because the extra ground wires increase the possible current flow. ;) Added stability. Me personally I wouldn't do the mod as described here, but as long as it works for you, be happy about it.
largon
09-23-2007, 01:58 AM
Sometime ago I was planning on getting a 2900XT (it didn't come to be though) so I modded (http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=64778&stc=1&d=1190537843) the 6pin PCIe powerplug of my Seasonic M12:
dinos22
09-23-2007, 02:17 AM
I confirm that this mod is 100% working and as you can see it's not ugly, I think it's cute looking:up:

cute?
it looks like a metal turd :D
DFI pit bull
09-23-2007, 10:42 AM
cute?
it looks like a metal turd :D

Cheeky git;)

What does it matter how it looks, it works.:up:
Ghost742
09-23-2007, 08:00 PM
maibe solder it next time, looks like it may come lose if u ever move ur case.then fall onto ur mobo and fry it or somthing
binormalkilla
09-23-2007, 08:12 PM
No thanks.....cool idea though. I just bought an adapter from performance PCs.
DFI pit bull
09-23-2007, 08:31 PM
maibe solder it next time, looks like it may come lose if u ever move ur case.then fall onto ur mobo and fry it or somthing

If I soulder I will loose warranty on the card. And if I was so worried about it coming loose then I could have just stuck a bit of tape over it;)

No thanks.....cool idea though. I just bought an adapter from performance PCs.

You guys still enjoy wasting your money on unnecessary things.
BulldogPO
10-03-2007, 11:40 PM
What do you gain from this?