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I have a Sapphire R9 270X Vapor-X card that has been serving me well for the past year or so. In the process of looking into tidier cabling options for my Elite 130 build, I came across a post warning people that due to the 150W rating of PCIe 6-pin and 6+2-pin cables, one shouldn't power a...

Would something like this work combined with a standard 6-pin cable, assuming I can plug the 6-pin male into the 6+2 slot on the psu? Are there all male versions of cables like this?

To be more specific: good alternatives to 6+2 pin PCI-E y-cable supplied with CS550M PSU! First, some background: I built up a small form factor gaming PC (Elite 130 case) using, amongst other parts, a Corsair CS550M PSU (link) and a Sapphire R9 270X Vapor-X graphics card (link) about 10...

ok, looks like i'll need another psu. thanks.

I have a Corsair CS450M modular PSU and a Sapphire Vapor-X R9 270X 2GB graphics card. I understand that its 36A on 12V rail will power the card without problem. My question is regarding the power connectors. The card requires **2** x 6-pin PCI-E power connectors but the PSU only has one 6-pin...