As for the power, AMD has adopted a system with two connectors, the first a 6pin and the second an 8-pin PCI express connector. The presence of an 8-pin connector indicates that the card requires a higher watt settings than the 8800GTX. In any case, the card will work using 2 6-pin connectors, but on the driver panel, it’ll become impossible to overclock through the official drivers.

It’s possible to overclock the card, even using only 2 6-pin connectors, through third-party software, but if the user wants the best overclocking possible, it’ll be a requirement to have the 8-pin connector, which can be found on more recent power supply models.