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    [SOLVED] need help getting a 1080 Ti to work with a legacy motherboard (if it's even possible) (HP Z420)

    if i understand correctly, it wasn't working because the corsair psu wasn't connected to the motherboard (and by extension, the power button which triggers the start sequence), and not getting the signal to turn on. the PCIe bus was giving the card just enough power to have the lights and fan...
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    [SOLVED] need help getting a 1080 Ti to work with a legacy motherboard (if it's even possible) (HP Z420)

    edit: i figured it out, thanks for your help i looked at that when i realized the HP mobo took an 18-pin instead of a 24, but i wasn't sure if it was safe (I've heard stories of things catching on fire thanks to power supply adapters). but since you say it works fine for you, ill take a look...
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    [SOLVED] need help getting a 1080 Ti to work with a legacy motherboard (if it's even possible) (HP Z420)

    I recently picked up an Asus Founders Edition 1080 Ti, and wanted to put it in my current PC, a Z420 workstation from my dad's old work. Along with the 1080 Ti, I bought a new PSU (a Corsair RM750 2019) to feed the hungrier graphics card. The original HP proprietary mobo takes an 18-pin power...