Need help with installing new gpu

dovydasal · Jul 23, 2014

I just bought a r9 280 and it came with power cables. Do I even need to plug these in or no. And if so where do they go on my pc. I don't see any slots

Suztera · Jul 23, 2014

Your power supply should have the required power cables already.

dovydasal · Jul 23, 2014

Let me explain. My card came with two cables that go into the card and into somewhere else. They have 3 portions prongs and one empty space

clifford64 · Jul 23, 2014

The r9 280 should require two power connectors, a six pin and an eight pin. These come from the power supply or from an adapter and plug into a a connector on the power supply. The only other cable might be a crossfire cable in which case if you don't have two gpus, dont worry about plugging that in, that would go towards the back of the gpu where you would screw in the bracket to the case

dovydasal · Jul 23, 2014

So I need a cable that comes with my power supply to connect to the cable that connects to my graphics card

trawetSluaP · Jul 23, 2014

What Power Supply do you have? All cable necessary for connecting your Graphics card should have come with the PSU.

dovydasal · Jul 23, 2014

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817341018

clifford64 · Jul 23, 2014

The power supply should have a regular six pin connector and then another six pin connector with two extra pins hanging from it that act as the other two pins to make it an eight pin, plug those into the gpu

dovydasal · Jul 23, 2014

I'm really new to this stuff. Should these connectors have come with my power supply

trawetSluaP · Jul 23, 2014

dovydasal :

Yes. You'll have a 6pin connector cable than plugs into the GPU and then the other end on the Power Supply port named "PCIE". Then an 8pin connector to plug into your GPU with the other end also going into a "PCIE" port on your Power Supply.

dovydasal · Jul 23, 2014

Are these them
http://m.imgur.com/hWMn0VB

clifford64 · Jul 23, 2014

Did those come with the gpu?

trawetSluaP · Jul 23, 2014

dovydasal :

No. They look like the connectors that come with the graphics card. Is your Power Supply modular? Or are all the cables attached?

These are what you're after - http://www.techpowerup.com/forums/attachments/pcie6-2-jpg.57637/

dovydasal · Jul 23, 2014

These look like them. They say pci express. Are these good
http://imgur.com/9yN8z3J
http://imgur.com/Ugb9N2J

trawetSluaP · Jul 23, 2014

dovydasal :

They're that bad boys you're after.

dovydasal · Jul 23, 2014

Now where on earth do they even go. I didn't think i'd need this

clifford64 · Jul 23, 2014

they should connect to the side of the gpu. when you have it in the pci slot, the connectors should be right on the side of the gpu to the right
http://www.ozone3d.net/public/jegx/201011/gtx480_power_connectors.jpg

dovydasal · Jul 23, 2014

And then go into power?

clifford64 · Jul 23, 2014

They should already be on the power supply, you just have to find which cords they are on and plug them into the gpu

trawetSluaP · Jul 23, 2014

dovydasal :

On the side of your Graphics card, you'll see this - http://www.kitguru.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/DSCF0398.jpg
Plug the 6 pin and 8 pin (which is a 6+2 pin) connectors into these sockets.

If you have a normal PSU then you're sorted. If your PSU is modular then plug the other end of the cables into a socket on your Power Supply labelled "PCIE".

dovydasal · Jul 23, 2014

They are not in the power supply

trawetSluaP · Jul 23, 2014

dovydasal :

That's because it's modular.

Here's a picture of the face of the PSU - http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41TV0S1-1eL.jpg

The two connectors need to go in the red ports.

clifford64 · Jul 23, 2014

You need to go and buy a six and an eight pin PCIE power connector

dovydasal · Jul 23, 2014

I already have one. It's just not connected. On a related note I cannot fit my gpu because of this cable
http://m.imgur.com/js8HWIW
Any tips? It'll fit without that cable in way

trawetSluaP · Jul 23, 2014

clifford64 :

He's got them, they came with the PSU as it's semi-modular.

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