- Dec 7, 2015
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I just bought the Nvidia GTX 1060 Asus Strix and as you know, it has an 8-pin.
This is my first card that requires a pci-e cable, until now I only had cards that you just put in the mobo slot and that was it. Now there's all this stuff with 6 pin, 8 pin, 6+2 pin bla bla.
For the most part, I understand it, yet there seems to be a problem and I can't figure it out, although I'm guessing it has to do with the pci-e cable. I am using a cable that has 6 pins on one end and 8 on the other, I am guessing this is what is called a 6 pin to 8 pin cable? I am guessing this is the problem and that I need a cable that has 8 on both ends? THe thing is, I plug the 6 pin end to the PSU and then the 8 pin end to the video card and my pc simply will not start no matter how hard and how many times I press the power switch. At first I thought the pw sw is broken, then I thought the PSU somehow broke. Nope, it only happens when this pci-e is connected to the video card.
Right now I am using my old card and it's working fine. So, obviously I am a bit confused and I need some help. Is it that I need an 8-pin cable? 8 pins on both ends?
My PSU is the Seasonic S12II-620 Bronze 620W. I also considered the fact that maybe the PSU is not powerful enough for the card but there's just no way that the 1060 is that demanding, it should be fine. There are others that have this PSU and use the 1060's including the strix and there's no issue. The PSU is quite new, been using it for a couple of months, maybe 3 or 4.
This is my first card that requires a pci-e cable, until now I only had cards that you just put in the mobo slot and that was it. Now there's all this stuff with 6 pin, 8 pin, 6+2 pin bla bla.
For the most part, I understand it, yet there seems to be a problem and I can't figure it out, although I'm guessing it has to do with the pci-e cable. I am using a cable that has 6 pins on one end and 8 on the other, I am guessing this is what is called a 6 pin to 8 pin cable? I am guessing this is the problem and that I need a cable that has 8 on both ends? THe thing is, I plug the 6 pin end to the PSU and then the 8 pin end to the video card and my pc simply will not start no matter how hard and how many times I press the power switch. At first I thought the pw sw is broken, then I thought the PSU somehow broke. Nope, it only happens when this pci-e is connected to the video card.
Right now I am using my old card and it's working fine. So, obviously I am a bit confused and I need some help. Is it that I need an 8-pin cable? 8 pins on both ends?
My PSU is the Seasonic S12II-620 Bronze 620W. I also considered the fact that maybe the PSU is not powerful enough for the card but there's just no way that the 1060 is that demanding, it should be fine. There are others that have this PSU and use the 1060's including the strix and there's no issue. The PSU is quite new, been using it for a couple of months, maybe 3 or 4.
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