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I just recently bought a 1070ti and it has just arrived at my house. After opening the bod and taking a look at the card i see it has a 6 pin port and an 8 pin port. Now, i know the 8 pin is the pcie slot, but is the 6 pin slot just for more power to the card? And what cable should i use to connect it from the psu to the gpu? Ask me if u need me to clarify anything because this sounds poorly worded

PSU - https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817182300&cm_re=rosewill_arc_m650-_-17-182-300-_-Product

NEW GPU - https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814137254
 
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Both the six- and eight-pin connectors are extra power connectors. The card gets a certain amount of power from the PCIe connection (the long slot it slides into) but high-end cards require more power than that provides. The PSU should have two cables marked "PCIe" or that look like the six-pin with an extra two separate on the side (6+2=8 for the larger connector). Plug both in,

Make sure the PC is unplugged while doing all this, then start up and install gpu driver.
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Both the six- and eight-pin connectors are extra power connectors. The card gets a certain amount of power from the PCIe connection (the long slot it slides into) but high-end cards require more power than that provides. The PSU should have two cables marked "PCIe" or that look like the six-pin with an extra two separate on the side (6+2=8 for the larger connector). Plug both in,

Make sure the PC is unplugged while doing all this, then start up and install gpu driver.
 
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Unfortunately my PSU has only one PCIe, and the SATA,/Peripheral/&Floppy Connector. So basically one PCIe, three 6 pin ports, and built into it (its semi modular): a 24 pin, and the CPU power cable. What do I do from here?

 
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The specs in the link for that PSU indicate "2 x 6+2-Pin PCI-E Connector"

IOW, two of these:

12-PCIe-300x180.png


Those go into the two power ports in question.
 
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ya I just realized the 8 pin cable splits into two 6+2 connectors on the other end. Is that what u mean; plug in one 6+2 connector into the 8 pin on the gpu and plug only 6 and leave "2 part hanging out"? Thanks

 
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