8 pin to 8(6+2) pin connector

[dihiboy]

Hello. I recently built a pc and it is running nicely. I have MSI 1060 gaming x and Corsair Rm750x. Currently, I am using 8pin to 2x 6+2 pcie connector to power 1060. Since 1060 only uses 8pins and I am not planning on add inganother GPU, I want to change the connector to 8pin to 8pin instead of 2x 8pin, for neatness. Is there 8pin to 8pin? I only found 8 pin to 2x 8pin or 6pin to 8pin connectors. Thanks

 

[clutchc]

Your PSU has several 6+2 pin connectors. I'm not sure I understand what the issue is. If the card has 1 x 8-pin header, use one cable. If the card has 2 x 8-pin headers, use 2 cables.

 

[dihiboy]

The only reason for it is to make it neater and organize cables better. Right now, i zip tied unused one with used one so it is super thick and hard to manage cable location in NZXT s340 case

 

[10tacle]

Modern PSUs come with 6+2 power connectors. The reason is because some GPUs need only 6 pins, others need 8, and even some require one 8 pin and a 6 pin like my GTX 970s. To keep everyone happy, they have adopted the 6+2 PCIe power adapter as a standard to be flexible to the different GPU power requirements out there.

You have an MSI card, but what you might want to look into, if it will fit on your GPU, is this device from EVGA which is an adapter that moves the side inputs on the GPU to the back of the GPU and hides the PCIe power cable(s). It's called a PowerLink: http://www.evga.com/Products/Product.aspx?pn=600-PL-2816-LR

Here's what it looks like attached: https://www.overclock3d.net/news/gpu_displays/evga_reveal_gpu_power_adapter_and_hb_sli_bridge/1

 

[Themastererr]

This is incredibly hard to understand. So you want only ONE 8 pin connection travelling to your card, where as right now you a SPLIT connection running to your GPU correct?

Take tin snips and cut the other cable off. Wrap it with electrical tape and be done? What's the issue?

 

[10tacle]

Yeah I don't fully understand the issue either. He has a fully modular PSU, so any unused PCIe power adapter(s) shouldn't even be attached to the PSU in the first place, making extra cable management a non-issue.

 

[clutchc]

The only reason for it is to make it neater and organize cables better. Right now, i zip tied unused one with used one so it is super thick and hard to manage cable location in NZXT s340 case

You've got us all scratching our heads. Maybe a picture of the situation is in order...