[SOLVED] 4+4 pin ATX 12V == 8 pin PCI-E ?

[iamunderthewater]

Recently, I bought a gtx 970 which is powered through an 8 pin PCI-E connection. My power supply only has a double 4 pin 12V connector. As far as I've heard, these are only for the motherboard or CPUs, but it fits into the PCI-E slot. Will it work?

 

[Deleted member 2731765]

NOPE. That ATX power cable isn't meant to power up a gaming card. You need to use the PCI-E connectors from your PSU. Are you sure that cable fits in the GPU's PCI-e slot (doubt it) ? Which PSU Model do you have ? Look for these cables:

 

[1LiquidPC]

No, as the wiring itself is different for current. They are keyed to prevent users from installing this way by accident.

 

[iamunderthewater]

NOPE. That ATX power cable isn't meant to power up a gaming card. You need to use the PCI-E connectors from your PSU. Are you sure that cable fits in the GPU's PCI-e slot (doubt it) ? Which PSU Model do you have ? Look for these cables:

Thanks. I just overlooked that one 😀

 

[Deleted member 2731765]

You didn't mention the MODEL of your current PSU though. Which brand/model is it ?