New Video Card has two 8 pin power slots, my power supply only has 6 pins

Donorob · Sep 10, 2015

My Video Card : MSI GeForce GTX 980 GTX 980 GAMING 4G 4GB 256-Bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support G-SYNC Support Video Card

My Power Supply is a Corsair 750w

My motherboard came with an adaptor ( 6 pin to 8 pin)

I need both 8 pins on video card connected. (As just the 6 to 8 pin doesn’t give it enough power to recognize it on my computer)

Called my only local computer store and they said all they had was a two 6 pins to one 8 pin left, holding it for me to pick up tomorrow.

I wanna make sure that the 6 to 8 pin and the two 6 pins to 8 is enough power / not too much.

Help is appreciated, thanks in advance.

Mousemonkey · Sep 10, 2015

A couple of Molex adapters would be cheaper and work just as well.

seeingeyegod · Sep 10, 2015

Pretty odd that that PSU doesn't have two built in 8 pins. Also your GPU should have also came with an adapter for 6=>8 pin.

Is this the PSU?
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139006

shows it comes with 4 6+2 pin PCIE so should already be good to go.

coozie7 · Sep 10, 2015

Take a close look at the power connectors on the power supply, they should be the '6+2' type like the one on the right: https://www.bing.com/images/search?q=6%2b2+pin+pci-e&view=detailv2&qpvt=6%2b2+pin+pci-e&id=FB8062C2FB784D1CD3A0F1C5FA05AE7A683EAF59&selectedIndex=4&ccid=cHjvUfP0&simid=608029582982513793&thid=OIP.M7078ef51f3f41a3e841566aeb52e5f76o0&ajaxhist=0
If so, just hold the little 2 pin part together with the 6 pin part and insert them together in the graphics card 8 pin sockets.

sora · Sep 10, 2015

I personally think that it should provide enough power.

Donorob · Sep 10, 2015

http://imgur.com/6TGz6kC,Xs8Lilb,vW472Kh,BGZfLvH,wtWwGFh#0

5 Pictures

1st is my Power Supply (Not the linked one from seeingeyegod)
2nd is all my 6 pin cords from Power Supply (without the 6+2 type mentioned by coozie7)
3-5 is the 6 to 8 pin adaptor I have now.
( I am buying a two 6 pin to 8 pin tomorrow)
the video card needs two 8 pin to work.

is the two 6 to 8 pin and the one 6 pin 8 pin too much or not enough power?

gerr · Sep 10, 2015

It's an older PSU, which is why you don't have 8-pin headers. The adapter's should work fine.

Thatguythatexists · Oct 5, 2015

Donorob :

I see 6+2 pins there, definitely. You see those 2 pin connectors on the far right of the screen in the first pic that are wired up to your 6 pin connectors? Those are your extra 2. Just hold them together and put them in to the 8 pin sockets. If you're still using the adapters or simply plugging in 6 pins, you can plug those extra 2 in instead now.

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