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December 25, 2013 3:14:39 PM

hi I just got my Asus Gtx 760 and I dident get any cables. I just got one 6 pin in my case and I need a single 8 pin for my gpu. What cable do i need?? (Im a noob)

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December 25, 2013 3:42:00 PM

In a pinch (until you get the proper one) you can connect just the 6 pin. Actually an adaptor won't do squat for you since the rest of the wiring is only going to be 6-line anyways. It would be like throwing a turbocharger onto the passenger seat of your car - it ain't gonna do nothin'!
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December 25, 2013 3:57:54 PM

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In a pinch (until you get the proper one) you can connect just the 6 pin. Actually an adaptor won't do squat for you since the rest of the wiring is only going to be 6-line anyways. It would be like throwing a turbocharger onto the passenger seat of your car - it ain't gonna do nothin'![/quotems

So you mean I should connect the 6 pin to the 8 pin? it would be 2 pin slot empty

6 pin 75w?
8pin 150?
it does not feel right...
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December 26, 2013 5:07:54 AM

short answer: sure.

longer answer: the PCIe bus allows a certain amount of power through the motherboard slot connector, anything more needs to be through these auxiliary power connectors. so it's not REALLY 6-pin=75 and 8-pin=150W. and if you look at that 6pin-to-8pin adapter, all it does it copy two pins over to the 7th and 8th positions - it does actually give you two additional wires going back to the power supply unit. you could plug in the 6pin, jam toothpicks in the other 2 pins, and have basically the same result.

if on the other hand your power supply has a proper 8pin then it would have 8 wires going back to the supply itself. if it only has 6 wires going back, then it's realistically a 6pin with 2 extra pins copied over at the end. that's how those 6+2 connectors work - they're only 6-wire, and the "+2" bit is just a short wire at the connector end. all it really does is cover those last 2 holes. pocket lint would do the same trick if you had enough of it.

i'd say save your money, try just the 6pin, if it works put the cover on and get on with stuff. if it still bugs you at night, start saving up for a new power supply that has a proper 8wire 8pin connector and gives you options for whatever expansion you think you might do down the road.
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