Hi, many a year since I had a chance to build new, couple of basic questions please.
1) With the GPU power requirements - have a msi gaming GTX 970, and a cooler master psu. To power the GPU it has an 8 pin power supply and a 6 pin.
The PSU has its 2 x 6+2 Pin supply. The GPU also has an 8 Pin -> 6 Pin converter.
Should I just feed the card directly the 6+8 config or use the adapter to supply 6+6?
2) Have an i5 4690k - at this stage just running the stock supplied fan. However it doesn't mention thermal paste in the installation instructions, and isn't included (not that this means much), is it still required?
1) With the GPU power requirements - have a msi gaming GTX 970, and a cooler master psu. To power the GPU it has an 8 pin power supply and a 6 pin.
The PSU has its 2 x 6+2 Pin supply. The GPU also has an 8 Pin -> 6 Pin converter.
Should I just feed the card directly the 6+8 config or use the adapter to supply 6+6?
2) Have an i5 4690k - at this stage just running the stock supplied fan. However it doesn't mention thermal paste in the installation instructions, and isn't included (not that this means much), is it still required?
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