Nvidia 8500gt ??

If the card has HDMI out it could be an internal SP/DIF lead. But without knowing what the connectors are I wouldn't really like to say.

hmmm, i wonder, would the card work if it was an important cable, the card seemingly is working ok, but he may think its ok when its not if you know what i mean, hes not very clue'd up with computers.

As long as its seated correctly, the signal lead screwed in up finger tight and the 6 pin PCI-e power lead connected up he should be fine. (NB the 6 pin connector is not present on every card).

he didnt mention a 6 pin lead

In which case its more likely he's either plugged it in or there wasn't one.

But even if he's left it out the card will work without it. Its only there to provide extra power during resource intensive games like COD4, Bio Shock etc...

hmmm, he actually says that he has been using cod4, hes saying that the graphics look superb compared to what hes used to, but they would be as it was onboard graphics before, as i say, the guy doesnt really know the difference to be honest.

So to check, what exactly do i tell him to look out for with these cables etc, he said its an xfx geforce 8500gt with 512mb ram, dont know if that helps u any.

He's looking for a connector like this:


and the card should have come with a lead like this:


But not all cards have the connector as they don't need the extra power...

thats great mate, thanks , just sending him the message the now and see what the response is.:Clap: