CanadaOne Posted December 9, 2019 Posted December 9, 2019 Hello, I just got my 2060 Super and it came with a pretty vague installation guide written in microscopic print. The video card has a 6 pin power slot AND an 8 pin power slot right beside each other. I understood that it just took an 8 pin connection from the PSU. The unhelpful instructions says only "use the proper six or eight pin PCIe connecter". I'd prefer not to fry the card within one-second of turning the machine on of possible, and I'd be grateful for any advice. Than you.
Redwo1f Posted December 9, 2019 Posted December 9, 2019 https://linustechtips.com/main/topic/1089902-rtx-2060-super-psu-connection/ 1
CanadaOne Posted December 9, 2019 Author Posted December 9, 2019 Thank you! It works. The drivers failed to install, so I'll try that again in a minute, but it didn't start a fire or kill the cat, so that's something. Having some coffee to calm down. Playing with electronics drains me of my courage. 1
dburne Posted December 9, 2019 Posted December 9, 2019 Best to use two cables. GPU's can be finnicky on getting their power. 3
CanadaOne Posted December 9, 2019 Author Posted December 9, 2019 (edited) I only have one cable, but the card powers up, nice blue lights, and the fans turn. But for the life of me I can't get my machine to acknowledge that it's there. I'm reading all the web stuff and looking at videos. If all else fails I'll bring the PC to the shop and throw it at the technician. "I wanna fly! You have one hour!" ******************************************************************** Ahhhh, bless the boys and girls over at DDU. Free software, rated as safe by a few good sites and cleared by Norton. It deep cleans the registry in safe mode removing any vestige of old drivers, then a reboot, and there's my card. Drivers installed perfectly. Eat... then fly! Edited December 9, 2019 by CanadaOne
CanadaOne Posted December 10, 2019 Author Posted December 10, 2019 And the end result of a 1060 3GB to a 2060 Super is "Holy sh-t!" Where I was at 40FPS and less, high settings over cities, I'm at around 90FPS now. Just tooling around the map enjoying the scenery at max it's 100FPS+. Across the board it's a 100% increase in FPS. Except... when the settings are very low. I got 282FPS with everything off or at lowest over a barren winter map with the 1060. With the 2060 Super and the same flight, it's just a few frames higher, about 310FPS. I guess that's where the video card has nothing to do and the CPU limits things maybe, I don't know. My CPU is not quite a potato, but it's showing its age. DCS is also much better. what was 20-25FPS is now 45-50, sometimes 60. That's makes a huge difference. Gotta love all that flightsim eye candy! 1
Redwo1f Posted December 10, 2019 Posted December 10, 2019 Glad it is working out for ya! ? I gotta hang in there for another year before I can do a video card upgrade (and the 2060 super may be one that falls into budget) - but glad you are enjoying it! ? 1
CanadaOne Posted December 10, 2019 Author Posted December 10, 2019 39 minutes ago, Redwo1f said: Glad it is working out for ya! ? I gotta hang in there for another year before I can do a video card upgrade (and the 2060 super may be one that falls into budget) - but glad you are enjoying it! ? It is fun, thank you. I've been saving for this puppy for a while. First bit of "high end" gear I've owned. 1 1
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