I am looking into getting a new power source to support my new video card - an nVidia Geforce 6200 AGP with 256mb ddr. Looking through power sources, I notice that most of them don't have any kind of connector for an AGP item, but I've heard that some cards require this. Will my new card require to be hooked right to the power source or will it be powered through the motherboard? Thanks!
7th|||Not all video cards draw a current from the power source. Some of the newer cards have increased memory size, higher clock speeds, more fans and other things that increase their size and complexity, and therefore require more juice to operate. I had an ATI 9700 Pro that was an AGP card that drew a current from the power source in addition to the motherboard power current. By looking at the pictures I have seen of this card, there are no power input slots on the card, so I do not believe that this card will need to be plugged in. If it does, it will likely not require more than a floppy drive power connector, meaning it would draw very little power at all. Hope this helps!|||To my knowledge power supplies feed and AGP card through the motherboard. On the other hand some new PCI-e video cards have a power supply jack and are powered directly from the power supply. I believe these to mainly be SLI cards.|||Sorry for laughing but I have recomposed myself to answer no. It connects to your mother board. It has other connections for better operating but power comes through the mother board. Just make sure your power supply has enough watts.
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