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So, I'm building my first gaming PC, and I have just discovered that my Corsair cx750 (nonmodular) power supply does not have adequate PCIe connectors for the 8+6 pin power plug that my new Asus DirectCUII GTX 780 requires. I am wondering if I need to return my power supply and find a new one that natively supports this, or if I am good just getting a molex/sata adapter? Any advice/corrections to my wrong information would be great! Thanks
 
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newegg specs are wrong, as they often are. ignore that junk.

your PSU had FOUR 6+2 pin PCI E power cables. and yes, the 6+2 cables are technically the 8 pin cables you need.
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The specs on the CX750's page show that it has 2 PCI-E connectors. They both are 6-pins, but they have a small "adapter" sticking on the side that clips in the existing one and transforms it into an 8-pins connector. Are you sure you didn't miss anything ?
 
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yes it does. every modern power supply you will ever find does not actually have an "8 pin" PCI E power cable. they instead have "6+2 pin" power cables. your PSU came with FOUR of them.

think logically for a sec. if they would start putting solid 8 pin connectors on the PSUs then people whose cards only take 6 pin power connectors would be screwed. the 6+2 thing is a one-sized-fits-all sort of deal.

it looks something like this: http://www.playtool.com/pages/psuconnectors/pcie6plus2.jpg
just hold the 6 pin and two pin cables close together and shove them into your GPU.
 
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So you're saying when it is listed on Newegg as "2 x 6-pin" it is technically a 2 x 8 pin because of the little niblet that pokes off of the 6-pin? (sorry for using the term niblet)
 
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I am aware that the modular model of this Power supply is equipped with 4 x 6+2 pin, but is that also for this one? If so, why are they listed differently on Corsair/Newegg's website? Different sources have told me that the non-modular version (the one I have) has 4 x 6+2, but Newegg lists it as "2 x 6-Pin" under "PCI-E Connector." I am confused and am getting mixed information.
 
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dude, seriously....
you have the PSU in front of you, do you not? you can count them yourself at this point.

BOTH versions come with 4 PCI E power cables. the only difference is that on one PSU they are detachable but not on the other. don't look at newegg's specs. unless you know what what you are looking at, and you clearly don't, newegg's website will only throw you off. look on the manufacturer's website.

go to corsair's product page, here: http://www.corsair.com/en-us/cx750-80-plus-bronze-certified-power-supply
click the specs tab
in there it clearly states, "PCI-E Connector 4"

just plug the cables in and go.
 
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