Question for connecting the PSU to Asus R9 280

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Hello dear tech enthusiasts, i kinda got lost in google trying to find an exact case like mine so i am finally here, had to make sure before doing anything wrong.

So, i have bought an ASUS R9 280 DirectCU II TOP 3GB 384Bit which has an 8 pin + 6 pin connectors on it.
PSU is Corsair VS 550
Apart from the 8pin CPU power cable, The PSU has TWO 6+2 pin connector cables looks exactly the same. and written PCI-E on them. (The cable starts as a single cable unit, then divides into two diffrent same type connectors, as in pictures)

Question is; Will i be okay with connecting a Single 6+2 to the 8 pin port, then the other 6 pin to the 6 pin port. (so there's no open slots)

If the answer is yes, you are my hero. If no, please guide me.

Thank you people! Here are the pictures

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Barty1884
You have 2x 6+2 connectors.

If you were to use it, you'd use 1x 6+2 connector (8pin) and the 6 portion of the second 6+2 (for a 6 pin).

That being said though, the VS550 is not a great PSU (and worse than 'not great' if its >12 months old), and the 280 is a 200W card.
Depending on the balance of your components, you may (or may not) have instability issues - but you have the appropriate connectors to run it.
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You have 2x 6+2 connectors.

If you were to use it, you'd use 1x 6+2 connector (8pin) and the 6 portion of the second 6+2 (for a 6 pin).

That being said though, the VS550 is not a great PSU (and worse than 'not great' if its >12 months old), and the 280 is a 200W card.
Depending on the balance of your components, you may (or may not) have instability issues - but you have the appropriate connectors to run it.
 
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Thank you for the answer barty! The PSU is 6 months old. My old card was 5770 (8 y/o) which really needed an upgrade.

Other components are ;

i5-750 lynnfield that has 95W max power usage iirc.
2x 4GB RAM running 1600MHz (Corsair CMX8GX3M2B1600C9)
4x 1300RPM case fans
Hyper 212X (single fan)

So i assume instability is not likely until i upgrade my cpu.

Nevertheless i got my answer, thanks again.
 
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