pci-e cable

I would like to get an extender for my pci-e cables. I have 2 cables, both have a 6+2, and I would like to extend them to another 6+2 just longer. Would using an extender that's a 6 to 6+2 work if I just connected it to the 6 part of the original cord?

Got a Seasonic Focus GX-550. PSU's manufacturer recommends using two separate PCI-e cables to power GPUs . Currently I don't have a 6+6 to 8 pins adapter to allow me to plug in two cables at once, It was powered this way with the old PSU though, but the adapter is gone. Am I safe with just one...

Short question is: my 580 (Sapphire Pulse 8Gb) has an 8 pin connector. My PSU (GM500W) has 2x 6x2 cables/connectors. Right now I got one of those 6+2 plugged in. Should I try connecting the 6 pin from one cable plus the 2 pin from the other cable? Are there any risks of overpowering/shorting the...

Hi everyone, so I'm looking to buy a Ryzen 5 2600 but I'm not sure which motherboard I should go for a B350 or X470. the B350 seems like a nice cheap option and it pretty much has all the features I could see myself using on the other hand X470 is more expensive but has more features and it will...