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Hi...

I have started a first time build of a gaming PC. All has gone okay so far and have nearly finished, but I have come stuck on two things -

1. I am using a EVGA GTX 970 graphics card which has been inserted into the PSI E slot and connected to the Thermalgate Cord X1. I have attached the two six pin connectors, but I am confused as to what to attach to the 'other' end of the auxiliary cables. Should I be using the auxiliary connectors if already directly connected to the psi-e slot?

2. My second question is that there is two fans built into the case, one front and one back, I have already connected the back fan to the motherboard, but the cable from the fan at the front's cable isn't long enough by a few inches at least to comfortably reach the motherboard 2nd slot.

Any advice would be great!!

Thanks in advance!

Claire
 
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I'm having a little trouble visualizing the connectors and cables you're describing. Could you post the make and model of your power supply - that would help a lot.

It's generally pretty important to have good cross ventilation in your case. However, if you just want to get it up and running, you could probably monitor your temps with software like Speedfan or HWINFO64. It's hard to give you exact temperatures to watch for because different hardware operates at widely differing temps; however try to avoid temps over 50C at idle. Another alternative for strictly temporary use is to just take the side panel of your case off. This can be dangerous (especially if you have pets or young children around) because of the exposed electronics...
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1) I'm not entirely sure by what you mean by auxiliary cables. The two 6 pin cables you plugged into the EVGA GTX 970 should run back to your power supply. The PCIE slot only provides 75 watts, and the 970 needs considerably more than that to operate, hence the extra cables.

2) You can get an adapter cable to plug the front fan directly into your power supply. The problem is that if you do this, the fan will run at full speed all the time. The fans in the Thermaltake Core X1 are replaceable, so you could conceivably replace the fan with a model that has a longer cord. Just make sure that you buy a model that matches the connector on your motherboard. Most fan cables are either three- or four-pin models.

EDIT: You can also get an extension cable, like this one: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16812200961
Just make sure that your fan and motherboard connector have four pins if you get that specific model .I'm sure there are three pin varieties as well.
 
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Hi...

Yes I understand, the auxiliary cables (the connector cables) from the graphics card have two sets of 3 pin adapters on the end - as part of the PSU there is a cable with only 3 adapters which would fit and also does fit with the connectors, but I maybe assumed that that was incorrect as it would leave one connector from the graphics card without a cable - so there would only be three leads from four of the sockets.

If there is a fan at the back of the case, and with the cpu fan also, is it essential to have a fan at the front for the time being?

Sorry for the confusion.

Thanks!
 
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I'm having a little trouble visualizing the connectors and cables you're describing. Could you post the make and model of your power supply - that would help a lot.

It's generally pretty important to have good cross ventilation in your case. However, if you just want to get it up and running, you could probably monitor your temps with software like Speedfan or HWINFO64. It's hard to give you exact temperatures to watch for because different hardware operates at widely differing temps; however try to avoid temps over 50C at idle. Another alternative for strictly temporary use is to just take the side panel of your case off. This can be dangerous (especially if you have pets or young children around) because of the exposed electronics, so if you do this be very careful.
 
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Hi...

Yes sorry I should have said -

The PSU is a EVGA 600W
The graphics card is a EVGA GTX 970

The graphics card came with two split connectors to go into the 2x6 pin slots, but as they are 2 X split cables, there would be four connectors needed to connect to each socket. The sockets just have 3 wide pins.

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OK, I think I understand your confusion now. Most graphics cards come with 6/8 pin connectors to use if your power supply doesn't have them already. So don't use the cables that came with your graphics card, just run the power directly from the cables already attached to your power supply.
 
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Do the ones that came with your graphics card look like this? http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA4UB33Z2726

If so, don't use those. There should be some six pin connectors already connected to your power supply. (Sometimes they're 8-pin connectors that you can "break away" 2 pins from, making a six pin connector.) Use those instead.

Sorry, I don't think you can post photos directly to the site. You'll have to use a site like imgur.com and then post a link to it.
 
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