just checked, My psu has a 6pin connector (which goes in my GTX currently) and a 8pin which is un-used. Im guessing I use both of them and it'll allow for ATI Overdrive... the other reviews I read were saying 2 x6 pin ones makes it work/overclock. But no use of the overdrive settings? Because overdrive won't work unless it detects a 6pin and an 8pin I guess... any thoughts?

I also just re-installed 3dmark06 to test something before I get the new video card...

1st OLD 3DMarks (default 266fsb (2.4ghz))
3DMark-6089
SM2.0 Score -2580
HDR/SM3.0 Score -2482
CPU Score -2009

NEW 266fsb (2.4ghz)
3DMark-4869
SM2.0 Score - 2487
HDR/SM3.0 Score - 1342
CPU Score: -2158

The 1st was taken awhile ago, maybe a year or more... the 2nd just now... HDR/SM3 is your video card right? Cause look at the substanial drop my cards taken... I knew it was f***ed up...



6th 3DMarks (3.42ghz)
3DMark -6608
SM2.0 score -2633
HDR/SM3.0 Score -2578
CPU Score - 2877

Just thought I'd throw that in.. thats the best my HDR score ever got with testing up to 3.8ghz. 3.42 was stable. =)

okay weird.. i just ran the test again.. and it supports the OLD results... I wonder why.. ? does it mean the other one as a fluke or off.. or the card just jumps up and down now ? All the older ones were consistant, these 2 however are weird.. new one is as follows....
3d mark06 score: 6162
sm2.0 score: 2572
hdr/sm3.0 score: 2482
cpu score: 2161

keep re-running the SM3.0/HDR ones and their consistant now.. strange... But I don't think 3dmark tests really matter all the time do they... because in games I get artifacts, lag, split pixels, pixels stretched across my screen. In Maya I get all of the above also..

I'll probably sell the gtx for $100 if anyones interested once I get my ATI 2900XT in otherwise ill just beat it to death with a hammer for pure satisfaction.. and yes thats worth almost $100 to me XD