Installing ASUS GeForce GTX 780 Ti DirectCU II problem

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Hello all. I'm having some trouble with my ASUS GeForce GTX 780 Ti DirectCU II i just bought. I took it out of the package mounted it into my MOBO. I see that there are two 8 pin connectors on the top of it. I recieved a cord in the box that seems to connect to PCI-e from the PSU to one of them but what about the other? is there something im missing here?

you can see the cord im talking about here http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814121838
 
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you should NOT be using those adapters anyway. if your PSU doesn't supply the needed connections then it's probably not built to feed a card that powerful.

what PSU are you using?
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don't use that cable that came with your graphic card. you don't need it. your PSU is actually able to handle your GPU very well and it comes with 4 PCI-E 8pin power cables. you will need to use two of this for this GPU.
 
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The PCI-E 8pin cables that came with the PSU dont fit the gfx card..
 
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that's not possible. are you sure you aren't plugging them in upside down?

the 6pin + 2pin side goes to the GPU. the other side, which is the 8pins already pasted together, go to the PSU. if you are having trouble plugging the 6+2pin side into your graphic card, plug in the 6pin plug first then the 2pin plug right next to it.
 
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i never realized it was the 6pin+2pin i always thought that those where seperate :??: one last question. Do i plug two of the 6+2 pins or just one of them?

 
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the rule is that you always need to fill all the holes on the GPU. ("giggity" in quagmire's voice). both power inputs have to be populated completely.

they use the 6+2 pin cable design because some cards need 6 pins and some need 8. some cards have a 6 pin AND an 8 pin power input. it's sort like a "one size fit all" kinda deal.
 
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well my good sir thank you very much :)
 
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