[SOLVED] 6 pin PCIe to 8 pin

[B00Bam]

Hi everyone!

I just got my hands on a GTX 1070 and i was about to plug it in, but i quickly realised i only had two 6pin PCIe conectors...

Should i get a 6 pin to 8 pin adapter? And if i do how will it still work as intended?
Dont have the money for a new PSU right now...

Its a 500w psu

My last gpu was a g1 gaming gtx 960 3x and required two 6 pins

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

Nope , no adapters , time to get a quality power supply with the right connections.

 

[Marlin Schwanke]

Some people here on Tom’s and elsewhere suggest the dual 4 pin Molex to 8 pin PCIE adpter instead:

https://www.amazon.com/Cable-Matters-2-Pack-8-Pin-Inches/dp/B01DV1Z428?SubscriptionId=AKIAILSHYYTFIVPWUY6Q&tag=duckduckgo-ipad-20&linkCode=xm2&camp=2025&creative=165953&creativeASIN=B01DV1Z428

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

Not a good idea to use adapters with a poor quality power supply.

 

[kraelic]

Molex or Sata to pci express are absolutely out.

Your 1070 has only the single 8 pin connector? Three 12V and 5 grounds, the two extra grounds on the side tell it to draw 150W from the 8 pin. 6 pin have 3 12V and 3 grounds and supply 75W. In this instance only, taking the dual 6 pin from your supply to a single 8 pin card is ok with the adapter below

https://www.amazon.com/TopOne-Express-Video-Adapter-000143/dp/B01BF01S54/ref=sr_1_117?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1546659990&sr=1-117&keywords=pci+express+6+pin+8+pin

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

Hi everyone!

I just got my hands on a GTX 1070 and i was about to plug it in, but i quickly realised i only had two 6pin PCIe conectors...

Should i get a 6 pin to 8 pin adapter? And if i do how will it still work as intended?
Dont have the money for a new PSU right now...

Its a 500w psu

My last gpu was a g1 gaming gtx 960 3x and required two 6 pins

https://cdon.se/hemelektronik/corsair-cx550m-550w-p45485954
CX550M

 

[B00Bam]

Molex or Sata to pci express are absolutely out.

Your 1070 has only the single 8 pin connector? Three 12V and 5 grounds, the two extra grounds on the side tell it to draw 150W from the 8 pin. 6 pin have 3 12V and 3 grounds and supply 75W. In this instance only, taking the dual 6 pin from your supply to a single 8 pin card is ok with the adapter below

https://www.amazon.com/TopOne-Express-Video-Adapter-000143/dp/B01BF01S54/ref=sr_1_117?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1546659990&sr=1-117&keywords=pci+express+6+pin+8+pin

I would love to use that but no swedish store has them available 🙁

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

I wouldn't use adapters with a low end PSU.

 

[B00Bam]

I wouldn't use adapters with a low end PSU.

I already said i cant afford a new psu right now??

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

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[jankerson]

I wouldn't use adapters with a low end PSU.

I already said i cant afford a new psu right now??

You do need one however so I recommend making allowances to get a new one ASAP.

 

[cbrocks06]

I wouldn't use adapters with a low end PSU.

I already said i cant afford a new psu right now??

i would save up and get one.. would rather do that than risking using an adapter and having it cause a hardware issue....

 

[Marlin Schwanke]

I wouldn't use adapters with a low end PSU.

I already said i cant afford a new psu right now??

Many of the graphic card manufacturers include a dual PCIE 6 pin to PCIE 8 pin adapter with the GTX 1070 cards. That suggests to me that is what they are recommending for your situation.

 

[DSzymborski]

What is the *exact* PSU? There are older PSUs I'd be willing to use a two six-pin to an eight-pin adapter, but I would never advise this without the relevant information. The "hey, just go ahead it isn't the box," advice is from someone with no skin in the game; they're not the one paying if you fry something or a fire starts at the weak point.

 

[B00Bam]

My dad got me a cx550 from corssair everything works.

 

[DSzymborski]

Good budget choice. Upvote for dad.