[SOLVED] Can you plug in a 6-pin connector to an 8-pin connector?

[MRPENZYMISER]

I've got a GTX 1060 6gb with 6 pins but I'm planning on getting a Thermaltake 850W PSU, which has 8 pins. Could I plug the GPU into the PSU?

 

[Lutfij]

Welcome to the forums, newcomer!

Model for your Thermaltake PSU? Also, no, you need to have the connector populated the right way. If it's an 8 pin, use an 8pin PCIe connector. You should not confuse the 8pin EPS to the 8pin PCIe as well. For your GPU, the PSU should almost always come with a PCIe connector which is 6+2 which is actually an 8pin PCIe.

 

[NightHawkRMX]

Yes. Assuming the 8 pin connector is a PCIe connector, the 8 pins connector will split into a 6 and 2 pin connector. Just separate the extra 2 pins from the 6 pin part of the connector and plug in the 6 pin part of the connector in.

 

[jay32267]

The 8 pin most likely splits to a 6 pin and a 2 pin.