Can I use a dual 4-pin to 8-pin converter to power up my RX480?

Slashdraw

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Aug 20, 2016
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Hello everyone. I have 2 things to ask, and i would really appreciate if you could answer them for me.

First off, my buddy and i have gotten ourselves an XFX RX480 8GB. However, the cards need an 8-pin in order to connect to the PSU. So the first thing i want to ask is, my buddy's PSU only has 4-pin connectors available (the flat ones that are in a line). Can he use a dual 4-pin to 8-pin converter in order to power his GPU?

The second thing i wanna ask is for me, my PSU has a 6+2 pin connector. I can safely use that to connect it to my 8-pin GPU, correct?

I will be grateful if you could answer my questions!
 
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In general if your PSU does not have the proper connectors it can't handle what your adding.
For your question they made the connectors 6+2 pin so they will work for either 6 pin or 8 pin so yes that is what it's made for.

Zerk2012

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In general if your PSU does not have the proper connectors it can't handle what your adding.
For your question they made the connectors 6+2 pin so they will work for either 6 pin or 8 pin so yes that is what it's made for.
 
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