Hi, first time builder and I'm afraid I'll fry something. My GPU is a MSI 'Duke' GTX 1070 Ti (linked) and my PSU is a EVGA 650 G3 (linked).
I'm assembling my components now but I'm stuck on what cable(s) I should be using between my PSU and GPU. I know this question appears to have been asked before, but I can't find definitive answers, apologies.
The 650 G3 comes with a single 8-pin to 6+2 cable, and a single "double-headed" 8-pin to 6+2 + 6+2 cable. In other words: the second cable I describe has 8 pins on one end, and two 6+2 connections on the other end.
Here are the possible connections I could make between my PSU and GPU:
A) Hook up only one 8-pin connection on the GPU
B) Hook up only one 6-pin connection on the GPU
C) Hook up BOTH the 8 and 6 pin connections on the GPU using the lone 8-pin to 6+2 + 6+2 cable
D) Hook up BOTH the 8 and 6 pin connections on the GPU using TWO cables (utilize the 8 pin to 6 pin cable, and utilize only half of the 8-pin to double 6+2 pin cable's capacity)
What is the right move here? I don't plan on overclocking the card immediately or anything, just want to do this right the first time around. Many thanks for the help.
I'm assembling my components now but I'm stuck on what cable(s) I should be using between my PSU and GPU. I know this question appears to have been asked before, but I can't find definitive answers, apologies.
The 650 G3 comes with a single 8-pin to 6+2 cable, and a single "double-headed" 8-pin to 6+2 + 6+2 cable. In other words: the second cable I describe has 8 pins on one end, and two 6+2 connections on the other end.
Here are the possible connections I could make between my PSU and GPU:
A) Hook up only one 8-pin connection on the GPU
B) Hook up only one 6-pin connection on the GPU
C) Hook up BOTH the 8 and 6 pin connections on the GPU using the lone 8-pin to 6+2 + 6+2 cable
D) Hook up BOTH the 8 and 6 pin connections on the GPU using TWO cables (utilize the 8 pin to 6 pin cable, and utilize only half of the 8-pin to double 6+2 pin cable's capacity)
What is the right move here? I don't plan on overclocking the card immediately or anything, just want to do this right the first time around. Many thanks for the help.